Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden depart after placing a wreath at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Memorial Park on Monday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
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A U.S. Marine Corps veteran pays his respects at the Korean War Memorial behind a face mask in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump participates in a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. Trump went on to deliver Memorial Day remarks at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The Washington Monument and the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building are visible behind the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Left: Jana De Brauwere, a contact tracer in California. Right: Rachel Saykpah, a nurse in Liberia who has overseen contact tracers in Africa since 2014. Jana De Brauwere; Rachel Saykpah hide caption
Tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl are displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration Northeast Regional Laboratory on Oct. 8, 2019, in New York. According to the DEA, one drug that remains widely available in much of the U.S. is fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is seen at a demonstration in favor of his government on Sunday. Andressa Anholete/Getty Images hide caption
On Sunday, visitors strolled the pier at Coney Island beach. New York state parks reopened for the Memorial Day weekend at 50% capacity, and campgrounds were given the green light to reopen Monday. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption
A sign displaying beach rules hangs along Venice Beach, where beachgoers returned this weekend following weeks of lockdown due to the coronavirus. Saul Gonzalez/KQED hide caption
In Los Angeles, Relief And Caution As Locals Return To Venice Beach
Floyd Van Alstyne, 100, and his wife, Marjorie Van Alstyne, 92, live on a farm in East Barnard. Tara Wray for NPR hide caption
North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services announced Saturday that it had recorded 1,107 new coronavirus infections, the state's highest one-day spike since the outbreak began. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
President Trump is visiting one of his golf course this weekend, his first apparent golf outing since declaring a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
People relax in the sun while practicing social distancing last weekend in New York City's Domino Park. On Friday night, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an order loosening some of the state's coronavirus restrictions. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Town worker Steve Crowley washes and disinfects the public restroom at Mayflower Beach, in Dennis, Mass., last week. As stay-at-home restrictions are lifting, many people are concerned about using public restrooms. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
Fear Of Public Restrooms Prompts Creative Solutions As Some Businesses Reopen
An empty terminal at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The normally bustling check-in at the United Airlines terminal was eerily quiet on April 24. David Schaper/NPR hide caption
A Hertz car rental logo is seen in Landover Hills, Maryland, December 31, 2014. SAUL LOEB/SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Downtown Houston, Texas in 2019. Loren Elliott/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
With Moratorium Lifted, Houston Becomes Largest U.S. City Where Evictions Can Resume
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With Moratorium Lifted, Houston Becomes Largest U.S. City Where Evictions Can Resume
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was ordered to respond to the suit filed by Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey by Thursday. Instead, he moved the case to federal district court. Justin L. Fowler/AP hide caption
Dana Nessel announcing her bid for Michigan attorney general in 2017. Detroit Free Press/Tribune News Service via Getty I hide caption
Sergeant First Class Nathan Anslow runs the Inglewood Army recruiting station in Los Angeles. Tom Bowman/NPR hide caption
Army Scales Back In-Person Recruiting, Deploys Virus Testing Before Basic Training
Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 12, is facing backlash for comments that his campaign says were a joke about black support for him versus President Trump. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A worker wipes down surfaces on a New York City subway car to disinfect seats during the coronavirus outbreak. The CDC is clarifying its guidance on touching surfaces after a change to its website triggered news reports. Andrew Kelly/Reuters hide caption
Picnic areas at Cesar Chavez Park in Laveen, Ariz. were closed off to facilitate social distancing. The state's stay-at-home order expires May 15. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption