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Jill Mickelson helps a drive up voter outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building Monday March 30, 2020, in Milwaukee. The city is now allowing drive up early voting for the state's April 7 election. The state is facing renewed calls to postpone the election amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Sanders Calls On Wisconsin To Delay Election As Governor Calls Up National Guard

Despite the coronavirus outbreak and a dire shortage of poll workers, Wisconsin is still going forward with a statewide election on April 7.

A man wearing a face mask crosses the Charles Bridge in Prague on Tuesday. The Czech Republic is one of a handful of places throughout Europe now mandating that residents wear face masks when they leave their homes.

In 'Big Adjustment,' Some European Countries Push For Residents To Wear Masks

Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have issued strong recommendations or orders for people to don face coverings in certain public places — though lots of their neighbors continue to disagree.

Israeli police officers wearing protective gloves and masks check papers as they enforce restrictions in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem on Tuesday, during a partial lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus infection.

Israel Faces Challenges In Fighting Coronavirus In Ultra-Orthodox Communities

Ultra-Orthodox Jews make up about 12% of Israel's population — but account for many of Israel's COVID-19 cases. This week a senior rabbi finally urged his followers to obey government lockdown orders.

A 1960s health poster from the National Tuberculosis Association indicates that TB was still a problem in the U.S. in that decade.

Opinion: The Way The U.S. Beat TB Could Be A Boon In Battling Coronavirus

Tuberculosis is a dangerous infectious disease. The strategies used by wealthy countries to wipe it out within their borders in the 1950s hold lessons for the world.

Tales Of Two Cities: Coronavirus Outcomes Differ Between Bay Area, New York City

Early on, Bay Area cities adopted social distancing restrictions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Health officials are optimistic about what they see so far — unlike in New York City.

T-Mobile Completes Takeover of Rival Company Sprint

Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed its merger with Sprint, creating a more formidable third rival to AT&T and Verizon. CEO John Legere stepped down as part of the merge.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York

Schumer Calls For Hazard Pay For Frontline Workers In Coronavirus Fight

A next coronavirus relief package should require additional pay for workers like nurses, doctors and first responders, the Senate minority leader said.

A box of Zantac tablets sits at a pharmacy in Miami Beach, Fla. On Wednesday, U.S. health regulators ordered that the popular heartburn drug be pulled from the market.

FDA Says Zantac Should Be Pulled From Market, Citing Cancer Risk

Major pharmacies had already pulled the popular heartburn drug and its generic equivalents due to a contaminant. Now the Food and Drug Administration says definitively they should not be sold or used.

Coronavirus Updates: Congress Considers More Action, Scientists React

NPR science and White House correspondents relay the latest in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Garrett Ward sprays disinfectant behind a plexiglass panel at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Overland Park, Kan., on March 26. Stores have begun installing the shields in checkout aisles to protect clerks and help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Grocery Workers Keep America Fed, While Fearing For Their Own Safety

Many low-wage workers with essential jobs — like grocery store cashiers and stockers — can't stay home to protect themselves and their families. The protections they receive vary widely.

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