A Guide: How To Prepare Your Home For Coronavirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged the American public "to prepare in the expectation that this could be bad." Here are some of the steps you might consider. Maria Godoy
As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures The plight of Chinese health care workers contracting the coronavirus has prompted frontline medical staff in the U.S. to wonder if they're protected. Hospitals say they're taking steps to prepare. Yuki Noguchi
Listener Questions: What To Know About The New Coronavirus Here are some answers to listener questions about the new coronavirus, including how it compares with the flu and what people in the United States should do to prepare. Allison Aubrey
Insurers Sank Connecticut's 'Public Option.' Would A National Version Survive? Even in a solidly blue state where voters were demanding relief from the high cost of health care, the idea of a government-run public option for health insurance faced a "steam train of opposition." Shefali Luthra
Coronavirus: More New Cases Are Now Reported Outside China Than Inside South Korea, Italy and Iran have each confirmed at least 10 COVID-19 deaths, a mark that surpasses the death toll reported in many Chinese provinces. Bill Chappell
Health Officials Warn Americans To Start Planning For Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging Americans to start to prepare for the possibility of more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States. Rob Stein
10 week delays stall Washington's paid family leave program OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Weekly benefits under Washington state’s new paid family leave law are now taking up to 10 weeks to process because of the high number of people applying for the program. Rachel La Corte
What Happens If You're Critically Ill In China — But Not With Coronavirus Residents say their relatives have been unable to get care for cancer, for childhood diseases and more as Wuhan and other cities put a priority on treating COVID-19 patients. Emily Feng
H1N1 Was The Last Pandemic. Here's Why COVID-19 Isn't Yet In That Category The new coronavirus disease has been diagnosed in 28 countries, and new outbreaks are worrisome. But the World Health Organization sees some encouraging trends. Richard Harris
Secretive Church Sect At The Center Of South Korea's Coronavirus Outbreak With 833 cases, the country now says it is on "red alert" and is taking measures to contain the disease. Anthony Kuhn
