United Airlines Adds A Step To Check-In: Stating You Don't Have COVID-19 Symptoms Travelers must review the checklist when checking in online or at the airport and confirm — similar to how passengers must affirm they're not bringing explosives or banned materials on board. Laurel Wamsley
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Faces Backlash After Withholding COVID-19 Data With the coronavirus surging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro attempted, unsuccessfully, to suppress information about the spread of COVID-19. Philip Reeves
Judge Blocks Deportation Of Honduran Teenager Due To Pandemic The 16-year-old boy was to be deported Wednesday under a new administration policy that applies federal health statutes, intended to mitigate the spread of disease, to immigration cases. Vanessa Romo
WHO Creates 'Confusion' About Asymptomatic Spread. Here's What We Know That's the word some doctors used for a World Health Organization statement. At issue: 1) How many people are infected with COVID-19 but show no symptoms? and 2) Can asymptomatic people infect others? Pien Huang
U.N. Chief: Security Council Gridlock Blocks Effective Coronavirus Response The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to its knees, says U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. He says the global body requires more enforcement mechanisms and more "appetite to bite." Ari Shapiro
Governor Promises To Provide Free Health Care For All Black Kentuckians Who Need It NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear about the pledge he made Monday to provide free health care for all black Kentuckians who need it.
Texas Reports Record-Breaking COVID-19 Hospitalizations As State Reopens Texas Department of State Health Services says 1,935 people were admitted as hospital patients with the coronavirus. That is up from a previous record of 1,888 more than a month ago. Vanessa Romo
Even In A Pandemic, WHO Believes That Public Protests Are Important The World Health Organization, in a press conference on Monday, expressed solidarity with the demonstrations calling for racial justice — and shared advice to reduce the risk of catching COVID-19. Pien Huang
Lockdown Limits Access To Legal Abortion in Colombia. Telemedicine Is Now An Option The pandemic has caused some abortion providers to close and made it more difficult for citizens to go out. Clinics are looking for alternatives. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Global COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 400,000 The United States — at more than 109,000 — accounts for more than a quarter of global deaths from COVID-19. More than 6.9 million worldwide have been infected with the coronavirus. Jason Slotkin
