Apr 28 WATCH: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says virus deaths, hospitalizations down By Associated Press New COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York state are averaging under 1,000 a day for the first time this month, the latest sign of slowly decreasing pressure on the health care system. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Trump meets with Florida Gov. DeSantis to discuss coronavirus outbreak By Courtney Vinopal President Trump holds a news conference with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis April 28 to discuss the national response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 28 New Zealand tames virus as France, Spain announce lockdown exit plans By Angela Charlton, Elena Becatoros, Nick Perry, Associated Press France and Spain were laying out separate roadmaps Tuesday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged that the virus has been all but vanquished in New Zealand and Australia. Continue reading
Apr 28 Russian doctors, nurses face more risks as virus cases grow By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Reports of infected medical workers are emerging almost daily as Russia copes with the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 28 Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump says states should "seriously consider" reopening their public schools before the end of the academic year, even though dozens already have said it would be unsafe for students to return until the summer or fall. Continue reading
Apr 27 Masks, temperature checks mark ‘new normal’ at reopening restaurants By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Some of the nation's restaurants reopened for dine-in service, but it was a different experience than before the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 8:26 How this bipartisan plan proposes scaling up contact tracing As the U.S. grapples with the novel coronavirus, a bipartisan group is putting together an ambitious plan to scale capacity to track and contain the virus. Andy Slavitt, former director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, joins Judy… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 5:50 Health care in rural America was already fragile. Can it survive COVID-19? Cases of COVID-19 have been rising in some rural parts of the U.S. -- many of which were already squeezed for medical care before the pandemic. With fewer resources available in these places, a spike in patients requiring hospitalization and… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 7:42 Why losing a loved one amid COVID-19 means a different kind of goodbye By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Rachel Wellford The spread of COVID-19 has dramatically altered the way Americans both live and die. We asked our viewers to share their stories about losing loved ones during the pandemic, whether to COVID-19 or to something else. Amna Nawaz reports on… Continue watching
Apr 27 In shift, Bloomberg offers ex-campaign staff health coverage By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Bloomberg had initially enticed staffers to join his long-shot presidential campaign by offering generous benefits and pay and promising them employment through November, even if he didn't win the Democratic nomination. But after a poor showing on Super Tuesday, Bloomberg… Continue reading