COVID-19 Has Caused A Shortage Of Face Masks. But They're Surprisingly Hard To Make China makes millions of masks. But ramping up production is tricky. "Making masks is not as easy as you imagine," a pharmaceutical executive in China says. Emily Feng
WHO Official Says Coronavirus Containment Remains Possible China's experience shows how the virus can be stopped. But the World Health Organization's Dr. Bruce Aylward said other countries may be drawing the wrong lessons about how China achieved it. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Why China's Air Has Been Cleaner During The Coronavirus Outbreak Air pollution levels have dropped dramatically as power plants and factories have slowed down — potentially saving lives. But the public health benefits aren't so simple to calculate. Lauren Sommer
Freedom House Report Finds Freedom On The Wane Worldwide The annual survey of the state of global freedom includes the world's two biggest democracies — India and the U.S. — among nations where freedom is declining. David Welna
Why The Death Rate From Coronavirus Is Plunging In China And what that means for the rest of the world. Researchers have found three likely reasons for the drop in the fatality rate. Nurith Aizenman
Personal Essay From Wuhan: 'Living In Hell' A young person in the city where the novel coronavirus was first discovered reflects on how the government's response has forever changed her. A Resident Of Wuhan
Coronavirus Update: 'We Are In Unchartered Territory,' WHO Says "We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission, but which can also be contained with the right measures," WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says. Bill Chappell
As New Coronavirus Cases Slow In China, Factories Start Reopening Strict quarantine measures have prevented 300 million migrant workers from returning to work. Now local authorities are trying to get businesses going again. The main bottleneck: a shrunken workforce. Emily Feng
WHO Says Risk Of COVID-19 Is Now 'Very High At A Global Level' On Monday, 29 countries reported having cases of the coronavirus disease. It's now been confirmed in nearly 50 nations. Bill Chappell
What Happens If You're Critically Ill In China — But Not With Coronavirus Residents say their relatives have been unable to get care for cancer, for childhood diseases and more as Wuhan and other cities put a priority on treating COVID-19 patients. Emily Feng
