As the WHO raises its risk assessment for the coronavirus, a face mask adorns statue of Italy's patron saint, St. Francis, in San Fiorano, one of the towns on lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. The picture was taken by schoolteacher Marzio Toniolo. Marzio Toniolo/via Reuters hide caption
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Director Dr. Nancy Messonnier, speaks during a news conference in January. Messonnier on Friday defended the CDC's handling of a new coronavirus case in California. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, is President Trump's pick to be the next Director of National Intelligence. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle emerges from a chamber concealing a 360-year-old passageway that was rediscovered during renovation work in the Houses of Parliament in London. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
More NPR content after sponsor message
Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Losses on Wall Street deepened following a bruising open, as global markets were poised to conclude their worst week since 2008 with another rout. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., wants access to witnesses and documents as part of a look into potential political influence at the Justice Department. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Migrants, pictured in September 2019, apply for asylum in the United States in a tent courtroom in Laredo, Texas. On Jan. 2, the U.S. government began sending asylum-seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings that will be scheduled roughly 350 miles away in Juarez, Mexico. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Worried about coronavirus? Keep some nonperishable food items and medicine stocked on hand, and follow flu prevention protocol like sneezing into a tissue, disinfecting surfaces and washing your hands frequently with soap and water. Photo Illustration by Max Posner/NPR; Tony Latham/Corbis/Getty Images; Credit: Hinterhaus Productions/DigitalVision/Getty Images hide caption
China's Sun Yang leaves the pool deck following the men's 4x200m freestyle relay heats at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, in 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption
The most common test for coronavirus infections checks for the virus' genetic material. A blood test that, instead, measures antibodies against the virus could give doctors and researchers more information. Jane Barlow /WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Freeman Dyson was known for thinking big on topics ranging from extraterrestrials to fundamental physics. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images hide caption
South Carolinians stand in line for early voting Thursday in Columbia, S.C. The state is one of 15 that use an "open primary" system, which allows Republicans to vote in a Democratic primary, and vice versa. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden pauses while speaking after receiving an endorsement from Rep. James Clyburn earlier this week. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer greets guests following a campaign stop at Nacho Hippo on Wednesday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
In her StoryCorps interview in September 2018, Olivia Hooker talked about her experience as the first black woman to enter the Coast Guard. Afi Yellow-Duke/StoryCorps hide caption
The Bernie Sanders campaign's small live-streaming video operation has been a central part of his strategy during his second run for president. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Jessica, one of the contestants on Netflix's reality dating series, Love Is Blind. Netflix hide caption
Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan) displays the veneer(s) of pleasantness in Michael Winterbottom's Greed. Amelia Troubridge/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption
Sharon Van Etten astride a horse for her "Beaten Down" video. YouTube hide caption