May 19 Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital By Morgan Lee, Associated Press While much of New Mexico is showing signs of emerging from the initial wave of the pandemic, stubbornly high rates of infection and death persist in the state's northwest corner — including in the Navajo Nation that extends into Arizona… Continue reading
May 18 Watch 4:46 As states reopen, Trump says he's taking hydroxychloroquine By John Yang More states are lifting restrictions put in place to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, President Trump announced Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug unproven as a treatment for COVID-19. The disease's national death toll is… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 5:45 U.S.-China tensions take center stage at WHO summit The World Health Organization hosted its annual summit Monday. This year, the meeting was intended to enable world leaders to coordinate their responses to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the session was dominated by ongoing tensions between the… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 7:01 As restrictions are lifted, how to apply lessons from health care workers to daily life In all but two U.S. states, stay-at-home orders are being lifted, and businesses are reopening. But can the lifting of restrictions be safe, when COVID-19 is still increasing in many parts of the country? Atul Gawande, a surgeon at Brigham… Continue watching
May 18 Trump says he's taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine, despite FDA warnings By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. Continue reading
May 18 Local leaders resist Mexico president's push for reopening By Carlos Rodriguez, María Verza, Associated Press Local governments across Mexico pushed back against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's call to reopen the economy in some 300 townships that do not have active cases of coronavirus. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces full Phase 1 of recovery plan By Associated Press Florida is entering the full Phase 1 of its step-by-step plan for recovery, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in a news conference on Monday. Continue reading
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