Jul 23 Uganda confirms first coronavirus death By Associated Press The death likely will raise awareness of COVID-19 in the East African country where health officials have been saying many people don’t take the disease seriously. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Pelosi, Schumer call on GOP for better virus relief By Associated Press GOP senators and Trump are at odds over priorities, and Democrats say the Republican plans are not nearly enough to stem the health crisis, reopen schools and extend aid to jobless Americans. Continue reading
Jul 22 Kim K asks public to show compassion, empathy to Kanye West By Associated Press Kim Kardashian West is asking the public to show compassion and empathy to husband Kanye West, who caused a stir this week after fulminating in a series of social media posts. She says he is bipolar. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 2:40 U.S. sees spreading infection, spiking deaths and dwindling supply of PPE By Stephanie Sy The summer surge in coronavirus cases is now fueling a corresponding spike in deaths, with over 1,000 recorded in just 24 hours for the first time in weeks. In California, which now has the most confirmed infections in the nation,… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:15 U.S. must collect this data in order to contain pandemic, former CDC director says More than 1,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19 were reported Tuesday. As many states struggle with outbreaks, Dr. Tom Frieden, former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the country desperately needs improved data collection to understand how… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:38 What we know about the search for a COVID-19 vaccine — and what we don’t By Miles O'Brien The question of when a COVID-19 vaccine might be available is perhaps the most pressing in the world. There have been a number of recent headlines on this front, including early but encouraging results from trials. And on Wednesday, the… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 9:29 How the pandemic is complicating America’s addiction crisis By William Brangham, Mike Fritz According to preliminary data, drug overdoses killed nearly 72,000 Americans in 2019, a record high. Now, it appears that 2020 is on track to be even worse, as the U.S. has witnessed a startling rise in overdoses during the pandemic. Continue watching
Jul 22 WATCH: California surpasses New York state in confirmed virus cases By Kathleen Ronayne, Adam Beam, Associated Press California has surpassed New York for the most coronavirus cases in the country, reporting more than 409,000 infections after setting a record on Tuesday for the state's most confirmed new cases in a single day since the start of the… Continue reading
Jul 22 How laid-off Americans may ‘fall through the cracks’ of the health care system during COVID-19 By Courtney Vinopal Some newly uninsured Americans say they’re living without a health care safety net in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: Trump announces $5 billion more for nursing homes By Associated Press Nursing homes have borne a disproportionate share of the death toll in the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading