Jason Beaubien

A new study found kids and teens appear far less likely than adults to actually get infected with the virus. But it is still unknown what role children play in transmission.

The administration wants to channel more funds through the State Department in an effort to target emerging diseases. Critics say that could have dire impacts on the children of the world.

The scientists are still studying the ways the coronavirus spreads, months into the pandemic. And one of the biggest questions is who can spread the virus.

Researchers cast a backward look to see what might have happened during the first months of the coronavirus crisis without any preventive measures.

When it comes to controlling the spread of the coronavirus, stay-at-home orders work. Two new studies published in the journal Nature say millions of lives have been saved worldwide.

President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. would terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization.

It's a diverse mix of places — New Zealand, Vietnam, Germany, Costa Rica. We look at the keys to their success in controlling the coronavirus.

The WHO cited a scientific study published last week suggesting that proposed COVID-19 drug hydroxychloroquine may do more harm than good in halting its study to review data.

The U.S. is approaching a grim milestone: 100,000 coronavirus deaths. Brazil's COVID-19 cases have surged, and the White House is clamping down on Brazil with a new travel ban.

The World Health Organization's annual meeting has ended in Geneva on Tuesday. Member states have voted on the need for an independent investigation into the global response to the pandemic.

The World Health Organization's governing body meets virtually for a second day. The first day was marked by technical glitches, calls for cooperation and raised tensions between the U.S and China.

The governing body of the World Health Organization holds its 73rd annual meeting virtually as the organization faces the worst pandemic in its history. The meeting will focus on the global response.

The 73rd annual World Health Assembly, which begins Monday, will be held virtually for the first-time ever. It will also be focused on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch this video to learn more about contact tracing, which public health figures say is critical to halting the coronavirus pandemic.

A major health agency fears a humanitarian crisis. Migrant workers are returning home from the hard-hit Dominican Republic. Medical equipment is in short supply. And social distancing is improbable.

The Southeast Asian city-state was lauded as a success story when it came to controlling the coronavirus. Now, it's facing an enormous outbreak in the cramped quarters where migrant laborers live.

An adviser to the Department of Homeland Security gave a presentation during the White House COVID-19 briefing about "emerging" results that coronavirus could slow with direct sunlight and humidity.

As parts of the U.S. aim to move out of lockdown, a key tool to contain coronavirus cases will be contact tracing. It's something health workers in low-income countries have lots of experience with.

NPR's global health and development correspondent answers listener questions about contact tracing, the World Health Organization and flattening the curve.

The World Health Organization says it's reviewing its funding after President Trump declared that the United States is halting payments to the global body over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.