May 18 WHO to launch independent evaluation into coronavirus response By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press The World Health Organization has bowed to calls from most of its member states to launch an independent evaluation of how it managed the international response to the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 18 Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking is having some issues By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Harnessing today's technology to the task of fighting the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared. Continue reading
May 18 Italy has its fewest daily deaths in 2 months By Associated Press Italy has registered its lowest daily increases in both deaths and new cases of COVID-19 since before the national lockdown began in early March. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Western New York to begin reopening process By Associated Press Western New York, including the city of Buffalo, has met coronavirus containment goals and can begin to reopen its economy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: NYC could ease some virus restrictions in early June, mayor says By Candice Norwood "The first half of June is the first opportunity to relax anything," de Blasio said in a news conference. Continue reading
May 18 Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging, Moderna says By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday. Continue reading
May 18 Pandemic delivers financial blow to health care sector By Tom Murphy, Associated Press COVID-19 worries have kept patients away from doctors' offices and forced the postponement and cancellation of non-urgent surgeries. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 5:17 Voter suppression and the impact of COVID-19 on people of color The Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred. His Poor People’s Campaign in June will hold a digital assembly and march on Washington to draw attention to civil rights issues. Hari Sreenivasan spoke… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 3:29 Putting a face in front of Chicago’s shuttered businesses By Christopher Booker Like so many neighborhoods in America, Chicago's West Town has been largely shut down due to the coronavirus. But photographer Candice Cusic hopes she can put a face in front of the closed doors and dark windows of her neighborhood. Continue watching
May 17 Watch 3:49 A mother’s COVID-19 children’s book parodies go viral By Megan Thompson New York City mother of two Stefanie Trilling is aiming to bring a little joy to the world during the pandemic by parodying classic children's book covers. A lawyer by training with no artistic background, her paintings have gone viral… Continue watching