Officials are pushing people without homes into shelters to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but advocates say more must be done to save lives.
Author: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Marijuana’s big moment: Pot stores are now essential businesses. Will legal weed go mainstream?
The burgeoning marijuana industry is working swiftly to adapt to its customers needs as the coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on the economy.
‘We hear you, Dad’: A daughter stays on the phone for hours and hours as her father dies alone from coronavirus
Abby Adair Reinhard couldn’t be with her father as he died in a hospital 5 miles away. She stayed on the phone with him for hours as he passed.
Poor, essential and on the bus: Coronavirus is putting public transportation riders at risk
While many Americans work from home, millions of critical workers are still cramming onto buses and trains, putting themselves and others at risk.
Going shopping for your coronavirus quarantine? Leave some food for low-income moms
Millions of low-income mothers and their children face a tough new challenge at grocery stores as coronavirus shoppers snap up food.
‘It’s horrible’: Hospitals cancel surgeries because of coronavirus, leaving Americans in pain
Doctors have cancelled tens of thousands of “elective” surgeries to prep for coronavirus patients, leaving many Americans with pain and uncertainty.
The Spanish flu devastated Alaska. This time with coronavirus, villages aren’t taking any chances.
The coronavirus outbreak is raising heartbreaking memories for many Alaska Native villages devastated by the Spanish flu.
Truckers brave coronavirus outbreak to deliver goods: ‘If we stop, the world stops’
Truckers across the country say they’ve seen no slowdown in factory or food production, and are busily delivering to stores nationwide.
Rarely used in modern times, quarantine laws give public officials wide-ranging powers
Public health officials say respecting quarantines will help reduce the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, despite the inconveniences they pose.
‘Scary for everybody’: This is what it’s like in Seattle and King County, areas under siege from the coronavirus
Public health officials have recommended “social distancing” for millions of Seattle-area residents. Here’s a close-up look at what the area is enduring.