COVER STORY This issue: A chef’s mission. In the community formed by catastrophe, José Andrés sees a way to serve. Not many people were getting on airplanes in the u.s. on March 12, and even fewer were heading for the Grand Princess cruise ship. COVID-19 was discovered among the ship’s 2,400 passengers after it set sail from Hawaii, making the vessel about as popular as the Flying Dutchman; the Grand Princess had to loiter off the California coast for days before being given permission to berth…To understand the world we live in, read TIME.

How COVID-19 affects pregnancy. Pregnancy can be an uncertain time even without a pandemic. Now researchers are rapidly trying to figure out the risks of COVID-19 to pregnant women and newborns. U.S. experts say that for now, pregnant women should follow general guidelines, including handwashing, and continue to attend their prenatal checkups. The WHO agrees, saying there is “no evidence” that pregnant women are at higher risk from COVID-19 but that because of changes in their bodies and immune systems, they can be badly affected by respiratory infections…

We’re online more than ever right now. Can the Internet keep up? As millions of people go online to stay productive and connected while trying to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re putting the Internet itself under enormous pressure. A home or neighborhood Internet connection is like a highway: the more traffic being sent back and forth, the longer it takes for data to get where it needs to go—and traffic worldwide is up 35% in the past two weeks, says networking firm CenturyLink…