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"This is important because to fight a virus, you need to know its life cycle," says Dr. Yves Cohen. "This case will allow us to better understand the evolution of the virus on French soil."

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Indiana high school student Archit Kalra about his experience of contracting COVID-19 and losing a loved one to the virus.

Dr. Helen Boucher, chief of the department at Tufts University Medical Center, and Dr. Jeffrey Laurence, professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, take listener questions on blood.

Dr. Helen Boucher, chief of the department at Tufts University Medical Center, and Dr. Jeffrey Laurence, professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, take listener questions on blood.

Joe Biden pledged to pick a woman as his running mate. Beyond gender, there are many calculations involved in the Democratic candidate's decision, including his perspective as a former vice president.

With schools closed, elementary school counselor Marie Weller is improvising to reach her students: She's recording YouTube lessons about how they can handle their feelings from her kitchen.

With schools moved online and kids cooped up at home, soccer coaches, dance instructors and other leaders of extracurricular activites are finding creative ways of keeping kids active and engaged.

Lithuania requires masks. Vilnius erected billboards featuring residents — including the mayor — modeling designer masks. Some are custom-sewn and some are decorated surgical masks.

NPR's Noel King talks to Gary Kelly, chairman and CEO of Southwest Airlines, about the impact of the coronavirus on his carrier. Kelly says the airline requires workers and passengers to wear masks.

The plant in Mehoopany, Pa., which makes Charmin toilet paper and Bounty paper towels, is the biggest Procter & Gamble factory in the world and has been running nonstop in recent weeks.