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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Airs Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, April 23 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Dr. Bradly Dreifuss has been living in an Airbnb for months to ensure he doesn't bring the virus home to his wife and daughter.

Doctors, nurses and other professionals are not only fighting an intractable virus day after day, they're also coping with isolation, shifting official guidelines and limited ways to recharge.

Vivian Howard holds up a bitter melon while shopping at an Indian grocery store in Cary, N.C.

SOMEWHERE SOUTH

Airs Mondays, March 30 - May 3, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + PBS Video App

A flight information board displays canceled incoming flights from Italy at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, last month. Airlines are slashing hundreds of flights amid fear of the spreading coronavirus.

Coronavirus Fears Lead To Canceled Flights And Concerns Within The Travel Industry

Companies are canceling employee travel and airlines are slashing hundreds of flights amid fear of the spreading coronavirus. The slump is hitting the travel industry and related businesses hard.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, pictured last month, withdrew litigation against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the City Council over a requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor Drops Lawsuit Against Atlanta Mayor Over Masks, But Fight May Not Be Over

Gov. Brian Kemp suggests he will wait out his existing executive order and address Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' refusal to lift her mask-wearing requirement when he signs a new one on Aug. 15.

"For Sale By Owner" and "Closed Due to Virus" signs are displayed in a storefront in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. on April 2, 2020. The coronavirus has triggered a stunning collapse in the U.S. workforce.

How To Help The People Who (Used To) Help You

Social distancing has people doing more of their own cooking and cleaning and getting family to cut their hair. That's left domestic workers, waiters, hair stylists and many others out of work.

Empty parking lots surround an Amazon distribution center in Shepherdsville, Ky., that has been closed for cleaning after several employees tested positive for COVID-19.

Amazon Closes Kentucky Warehouse After Workers Test Positive

The closure of a Kentucky warehouse is the first confirmed prolonged shutdown of an Amazon facility. Workers in at least 10 others have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting shorter closures.

Siblings Jasmine and Josh Obra both tested positive for the coronavirus on the same day. Only one of them survived.

Lives Cut Short: Remembering Health Care Workers In Their 20s Killed By COVID-19

While most people who die from COVID-19 are over 65, health care workers who die are often younger. Here are stories of some who died in their 20s, leaving shattered dreams and devastated families.

The fun of Fall Guys comes in watching its little jelly bean-shaped characters getting whacked around goofy obstacle courses.

'Fall Guys' Is Candy-Colored Party Battle Fun

If you're stressed out by battle royale shooter games like Fortnite, you and your friends may enjoy steering the jelly-bean-esque characters of Fall Guys around an array of goofy obstacle courses.

Eastern Flex Academy is an experimental program in Lansing, Mich.

High School Starts At 3 p.m. For These Michigan Students

A small group of students attends Eastern Flex Academy in Lansing, Mich., which is designed to accommodate part-time job schedules, internships and even family responsibilities.

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