Japan PM: Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus concerns

Japan’s NHK public television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach.

WHO expects rise in reported cases, deaths

Dr. Margaret Harris, a WHO spokeswoman, said overnight reporting showed 85% of the new cases were being reported in Europe and the United States.

Family of 90-year-old COVID-19 victim struggles with no goodbyes, contact

A 90-year-old woman who died of COVID-19 spent her final minutes alone due to being place on quarantine. Family members were told they were risking their lives by seeing her before she died.

'Knees and toes!' Man shows seniors around the world how to stay active during coronavirus pandemic

Described as a "national treasure," 96-year-old Bob Fulton is showing fellow residents of the United Kingdom and seniors around the world that you can still keep active while being isolated at home during this novel coronavirus pandemic.

Volunteers sew masks to aid healthcare workers

As plenty of people are looking for new in-home activities, a fairly familiar hobby is finding a way to help those fighting the coronavirus.

Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months

President Donald Trump claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic.

Federal court action to combat COVID-19 fraud filed in Austin

The website, called coronavirusmedicalkit.com, offered free vaccine kits in exchange for a shipping charge of $4.95 to be paid by credit card.

Cook Children’s sees spike in child abuse cases likely from COVID-19 stress

Cook Children's Medical Center says it has treated seven cases of severe child abuse in the last week. Two of those children died from their injuries.

Over 1.5 billion globally told to stay home to avoid spreading coronavirus

Warning that the outbreak continues to accelerate, the head of the World Health Organization called on countries to take strong, coordinated action.