Jul 27 80,000 people leave Vietnamese city after new virus cases appear By Hau Dinh, Associated Press Vietnam, widely seen as a success in dealing with the coronavirus, reimposed a social distancing order in Da Nang following the cases, the first known to be locally transmitted in the country in over three months. Continue reading
Jul 27 2 MLB games postponed as Miami Marlins deal with coronavirus outbreak By Associated Press The Marlins' home opener against Baltimore was called off, as was the New York Yankees' game at Philadelphia. The Yankees would have been in the same clubhouse the Marlins used last weekend. Continue reading
Jul 27 Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers By Associated Press The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government. Continue reading
Jul 26 Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face mask if he’s inside a business that requires them. He doesn’t make his officers… Continue reading
Jul 25 Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired By David Bauder, Associated Press The Sinclair Broadcast Group said Saturday it is pulling from the air an edition of its “America This Week” program that discusses a conspiracy theory involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 8:29 How structural racism is magnifying the public health crisis By PBS NewsHour As coronavirus cases disproportionately impact communities of color, several local and state officials have declared racism a public health crisis. Rhea Boyd, a public health advocate joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the structural racism in America’s healthcare system and how… Continue watching
Jul 25 Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus By Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he has tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said July 7 that he had the virus. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: Federal agents arrive in Seattle as mayor urges calm In our news wrap Friday, officials in Seattle warned against federal intervention in protests this weekend after agents arrived in the city. Mayor Jenny Durkan said federal action will incite new trouble and urged demonstrators to stay calm. Also, China… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 8:18 In Alabama, racial disparities in health outcomes predate the pandemic By Stephanie Sy, Zach Fannin In Alabama, doctors and nurses are seeing record numbers of hospitalizations associated with COVID-19. The state has reported more than 1,300 deaths since the pandemic began. But certain regions and populations within the state are faring far worse than others… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 3:24 Honoring 5 more victims of the coronavirus pandemic As we have every Friday for the past several months, we take a moment to remember some of the lives lost to the novel coronavirus pandemic, including a high school English teacher and a 39-year-old mother of six. Continue watching