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Mississippi and Louisiana were hardest hit by the storms that were part of a band of severe weather stretching across the entire southeast of the country.

Officials said Monday that mainland China had 169 new confirmed cases, 98 of which were described as "imported." It was the largest increase since March 6.

On March 13, President Trump promised to mobilize private and public resources to respond to the coronavirus. NPR followed up on each promise and found little action had been taken.

A Smithfield Foods plant in South Dakota that produces 4% to 5% of the nation's pork supply has become the latest meat processing facility to shut down as COVID-19 sickens plant workers.

Currulao combines drums and marimbas and is popular along the country's Pacific coast where most of the population is Afro-Colombian. One verse goes: "We no longer have peace in our paradise."

Sanders had long said he'd support whoever won the Democratic nomination. He made it official on Monday.

The federal government has begun sending $1,200 checks to millions of Americans. But some who need the money the most may have trouble actually getting it, and debt collectors may want it too.

More than 440,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 — and their status is an important question. If people are immune after recovery, they could resume normal life activities more quickly.

"Any plan to reopen society MUST be driven by data and experts," said Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, which is forming a regional coalition of states. California will work with Oregon and Washington.

"I know we will succeed somewhat and we will fail somewhat," says one of the plan's chief architects. "We won't be able to find every single person — but we will hopefully prevent a lot of deaths."