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Nationally and locally, cases of the coronavirus are on the rise in children. COVID-19 cases in children have gone up 16 percent in two weeks nationwide, and there are now more than half a million US children who have been diagnosed with the virus. A month ago, Cuyahoga County recorded about 700 cases of COVID-19 in children. Now, that number is over 1,000. The increase is concerning but expected, especially with schools opening back up, said University Hospitals Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Amy Edwards.

As scientists race to develop a vaccine specific for COVID-19, some researchers are testing an old vaccine, that's been proven safe and is cheap to manufacture, to see if it could slow the pandemic.

Health care workers are expected to get a COVID-19 vaccine first. But the speed of vaccine development, and the politicization of the process, has left some doctors and nurses skeptical and reluctant.

Brazil has become a coronavirus hot spot and the mayor of Sao Paulo warns the health care system is near collapse. Meanwhile, the country's president continues to flout social distancing requests.

What are the hospital and systems capacities in the three states hardest hit by the coronavirus? We go to our reporters in New York, California and Washington state.

French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for the coronavirus and will quarantine for a week, his official residence announced.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about a second life for two Houston Astros, and the NBA's hopes for a post-pandemic season.

An HIV outreach worker makes the rounds in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, checking that clients are taking their medication and doing what they can to protect themselves against the coronavirus.

On this broadcast of The National Conversation,a doctor answers some of your questions about visiting friends and family. We'll also answer your questions about young COVID-19 patients.