Jun 22 Watch 9:02 Why Gov. Asa Hutchinson says reopening Arkansas isn't to blame for rising COVID-19 cases As states continue to lift pandemic restrictions and allow economic activity to resume, many are seeing new surges in coronavirus cases. Arkansas has documented more than 3,500 new positive tests since it began the second phase of its reopening. Arkansas… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:17 Past pandemics have reshaped society. Will coronavirus do the same? By Jeffrey Brown, Gretchen Frazee Although the coronavirus pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for people living through it, humans have endured similar health ordeals in the past. Jeffrey Brown speaks to two historians, Frank Snowden of Yale University and Nancy Bristow of the University of Puget… Continue watching
Jun 22 WATCH: WHO urges world leaders to unite to tackle virus By Associated Press The greatest threat from the COVID-19 pandemic is not the coronavirus itself but a "lack of global solidarity" in confronting it, the World Health Organization chief warned on Monday. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: House Education and Labor committee holds hearing on racial inequities during pandemic By Candice Norwood The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing called "How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce."… Continue reading
Jun 22 WHO chief warns world leaders not to 'politicize' pandemic By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The comments by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has faced criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, comes as the number of reported infections soared in Brazil, Iraq, India and southern and western U.S. states, straining local hospitals. Continue reading
Jun 21 WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases By Joseph Wilson, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the U.S. next at 36,617. Over 15,400 came in in India. Continue reading
Jun 21 2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we're still in the 1st By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press “When you have 20,000-plus infections per day, how can you talk about a second wave?" said Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health. “We’re in the first wave. Let’s get out of the first wave before you have… Continue reading
Jun 20 6 staffers setting up for Trump rally positive for COVID-19 By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Campaign officials say everyone who is attending the rally will be given temperature checks before they pass through security. They will also be given masks to wear, if they want, and hand sanitizer at the 19,000-seat BOK Center. Continue reading
Jun 20 Metal barriers, Trump gear: Crowd readies for Tulsa rally By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The crowd — including some who have have camped near the venue since early in the week — were hoping to be among the first inside the more than 19,000-seat BOK Center for what is expected to be the biggest… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 8:18 How wearing a face mask became politically fraught As several states experience surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the debate over wearing face masks is creating a sharp divide. Nearly everyone in the public health community says masks worn in crowded places can help slow coronavirus spread --… Continue watching