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2% of known recovered patients in South Korea have retested positive for coronavirus, according to the country's Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttps://cnn.it/2VwFucY 

People might soon be able to perform their own test swabs for Covid-19 at home with a newly designed, Q-tip-style swab, the US Food and Drug Administration said today.https://cnn.it/2XIHFNk 

Mike Sonko, governor of the Kenyan capital city, Nairobi, confirmed that his Covid-19 care packages include a few small bottles of Hennessy. The governor justified the inclusion of alcohol as "throat sanitizer."https://cnn.it/3crJqCL 

Switzerland's famed Matterhorn mountain was illuminated with an American flag for a few hours as a symbol of solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic.https://cnn.it/2RO4hIG 

A Massachusetts veterans home under investigation for its response to the coronavirus pandemic lost 16 more residents to the virus in a week, increasing the death toll to 44, state officials said Thursday.https://cnn.it/3cs4j0z 

Just as cases are starting to plateau in some big cities and along the coasts, the coronavirus is catching fire in rural states across the American heartland, where there has been a small but significant spike this week in cases.https://cnn.it/3evRG6u 

Republican and Democratic offices in both the US House and Senate tell CNN they have seen an astronomical uptick in the amount of constituent calls coming in related to Covid-19https://cnn.it/2VHiyb6 

Captain Tom Moore, the now famous 99-year-old British war veteran who has raised more than $23 million for the UK's National Health Service by walking 100 laps of his garden, has said he is "absolutely overwhelmed" by the sum he has been able to raise.https://cnn.it/2KgyfRu 

People might soon be able to perform their own test swabs for Covid-19 at home with a newly designed, Q-tip-style swab, the US Food and Drug Administration said today.https://cnn.it/2xFm2mr 

Families are finding creative ways to reach their elderly relatives through methods like smart picture frames, dance parties over FaceTime and simple tools like email.https://cnn.it/2Kd0iB0 

Colin Kaepernick announced he is contributing $100,000 to a coronavirus relief fund, which will go toward aiding black and brown communities affected by the pandemic.https://cnn.it/2XMnSNk 

The only African American driver on the NASCAR grid, Bubba Wallace, has said he believes Kyle Larson's apology for using the N-word while taking part in a virtual racing event was sincere and that Larson deserves a second chance.https://cnn.it/2VBtRS9 

Bob Dylan has released a surprise song, his second in three weeks.https://cnn.it/2VkBfTg 

Mike Sonko, governor of the Kenyan capital city, Nairobi, confirmed that his Covid-19 care packages include a few small bottles of Hennessy. The governor justified the inclusion of alcohol as "throat sanitizer."https://cnn.it/2XGJISh 

Last time Jessica Meir, Andrew Morgan and Oleg Skripochka were on Earth, there were house parties, handshakes and no one was yet talking about coronavirus. More than 200 days since they each embarked on their trip to space, things are different.https://cnn.it/3ctZP9W 

As cleanup continues from 105 tornadoes that hit during Easter weekend, another storm system is gearing up on the heels of the last one. The potential for severe weather is possible this weekend for much of the South.https://cnn.it/2XGH3bf 

A 16-year-old Iranian chess prodigy has upended the chess world by beating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup.https://cnn.it/2RHjqeP 

As the novel coronavirus sweeps the globe, people with high blood pressure are among those who are at heightened risk for more severe complications should they contract Covid-19.https://cnn.it/2Kgmzy8