A copy of the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News sits in a newspaper box on a street corner in Denver, Colorado. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
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Andom Yosef, 38, works at Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in South Dakota, one of the countrys largest known coronavirus clusters. Yosef tested positive for COVID-19. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Federal Stay-At-Home Guidance Ends; A Potential New Test For COVID-19
Warming oceans are melting the ice around Antarctica, accelerating how much ice flows off the continent. NASA/Jeremy Harbeck hide caption
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference at the White House on April 16. Chris Kleponis/Polaris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
An illustration shows spiky antigens studding the virus's outer coat. Tests under development that look for these antigens might be faster than PCR tests for diagnosing COVID-19, proponents say. But the tests might still need PCR-test confirmation. Sergii Iaremenko/Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption
A Next-Generation Coronavirus Test Raises Hopes And Concerns
Wednesday
Volunteers give out groceries at a drive-thru Three Square Food Bank emergency food distribution site in Las Vegas in response to increasing demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. DAVID BECKER/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This Bornean horseshoe bat and other bat species can harbor coronaviruses. The nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance had U.S. government funding for an ongoing research project in China on bats and coronaviruses — until the money was cut on April 24. NHPA/NHPA/Science Source hide caption
A booth was taped off to ensure social distancing at a coffee shop in Woodstock, Ga., on Monday, as Gov. Brian Kemp eased restrictions in the state and allowed dine-in service. Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Compared With China, U.S. Stay-At-Home Has Been 'Giant Garden Party,' Journalist Says
People wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center in Las Vegas. John Locher/AP hide caption
Tuesday
A project in San Francisco to estimate spread of the coronavirus in hard-hit neighborhoods has expanded testing to everyone over age 4 in a broad swath of the Mission District this week, including at a pop-up site at Garfield Square. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption
San Francisco Enlists A Key Latino Neighborhood In Coronavirus Testing
Vice President Pence joined President Trump on Monday to announce a federal "blueprint" to help states ramp up their testing of the virus. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
People enjoy the Rock Creek Park in March in Washington, DC. While many Americans are following social distancing guidelines, others are not, and that worries people concerned about the spread of the coronavirus. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
What To Do When People Don't Practice Social Distancing
Vice President Pence tours a GE ventilator plant in Madison, Wis., last week — one of a series of trips the White House is learning from before President Trump resumes travel. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
A copy of the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News sits in a newspaper box on a street corner in Denver, Colorado. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Indiana gubernatorial candidate Dr. Woody Myers takes a COVID-19 test at Aria Diagnostics in Indianapolis last week. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption