Volunteers from the relief organization Samaritan's Purse set up an emergency field hospital in New York's Central Park on Monday. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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President Trump listens to Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Sunday. At the same briefing, Trump announced extended social distancing guidelines in effect until April 30. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
With the coronavirus outbreak taking hold in the U.S., thousands of flights have been canceled — but on Sunday, there were still 2,800 planes in the air, according to aviation site Flightradar.com Courtesy of Flightradar24.com hide caption
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, speaks after the arrival of the USNS Comfort, a naval hospital ship with a 1,000 bed-capacity. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption
As hospitals consider how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting care, maternity wards across the country are changing policies on deliveries and visitors. Jasper Jacobs/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort is welcomed to New York City by Charlene Nickloan, waving a flag from the Matthew Buono war memorial in Staten Island, N.Y., on Monday. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
Workers inside a warehouse in Columbus, Ohio, prepare Battelle's decontamination units for deployment. Paige Pfleger/WOSU hide caption
Technology To Clean And Reuse PPE Is Being Deployed To Hotspot Hospitals
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Technology To Clean And Reuse PPE Is Being Deployed To Hotspot Hospitals
Facebook says it's dedicating $100 million to prop up news organizations pummeled by the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic
As a large number of companies opt to work from home, cybersecurity experts say it's a hacker's paradise. Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images hide caption
Cybersecurity Lawyer Who Flagged The WHO Hack Warns Of 'Massive' Remote Work Risks
President Trump listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House on Sunday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
A screen grab from a social media video shows a tornado tearing through Jonesboro, Ark., on Saturday. Said Said/Triples S Phone and Computer Repair/via REUTERS hide caption
Judy Dollenmayer taking a break on a hike with Willow, a husky-hound mix and the newest member of her family. Barbara Page hide caption
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend for two more weeks the hiring of 2020 census workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A staffer checks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit in Chennai, India, Friday. States in the U.S. are coming up with plans for what to do if they run out of ventilators and other supplies. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
HHS Warns States Not To Put People With Disabilities At The Back Of The Line For Care
Apple's new COVID-19 app and website provides the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Apple hide caption
During his remarks to reporters before his departure to Norfolk, Va., President Trump said outside the White House that there was a "possibility that sometime today" there will be a two-week quarantine on parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption
Former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, seen on Capitol Hill in 2013, has died at the age of 72. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Authorities are setting up a temporary hospital with 1,000 beds at the Jacob K. Javits Center on Friday in New York City. The city is bracing for an overwhelming tide of patients, as its number of confirmed cases continues to rise. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Gateway to the Americas Bridge connecting Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been nearly empty. On a normal day, about 10,000 people cross from Nuevo Laredo into Laredo. This week, it's barely a trickle. John Burnett/NPR hide caption
Life On The U.S.-Mexico Frontier Dramatically Altered By Partial Border Shutdown
Dr. Kass recently sent all three of her children away, to live with her parents in New Jersey while she treats coronavirus patients. Erin Gitlin hide caption