Mar 23 Watch 11:59 What doctors are seeing in emergency departments across the country Concern is growing around the country over how frontline health care workers will deal with a potential surge of patients. Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals are also worried about their own health and that of their families. William Brangham… Continue watching
Mar 23 Florida governor wants visitors from NYC quarantined By Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over 100 such flights arrive daily in Florida and he believes each one contains at least one person infected with the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 5:45 What precautions health care facilities should be taking to protect their workers What else can be done to protect frontline health care workers and reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus? Dr. Atul Gawande has just published a piece outlining the specific insights he has derived from the outbreak experiences of Hong… Continue watching
Mar 23 Amid COVID-19, a new push for telehealth to treat opioid use disorder By Zoe Rohrich The medical community has been working to provide accessible treatment for opioid use disorder to those who are in hard to reach areas. As COVID-19 sweeps across the U.S., telehealth, or the use of videoconferencing, texting and mobile apps, may… Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Trump, Pence give update on U.S. coronavirus response By Courtney Vinopal President Donald Trump is expected to offer an update on Monday about the continuing U.S. response to the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, alongside the White House Task force. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser gives coronavirus update By Harry Zahn Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called on the federal government for more support at a news conference Monday after announcing the second death in the nation's capital from COVID-19 a day earlier. Continue reading
Mar 23 Trump appears to waffle on shutdown as Congress pursues aid By Andrew Taylor, Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump suggested Monday he had qualms about extending the current 15-day suggested shutdown as his officials warned about the deepening coronavirus crisis and Congress and the White House struggled to complete a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package. Continue reading
Mar 23 Fed to buy as much government debt as needed to aid economy By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Fed's announcement Monday removes any dollar limits from its plans to support the flow of credit through an economy that has been ravaged by the viral outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: Trump speaks at White House Coronavirus Task Force news conference By News Desk President Trump speaks at the White House Coronavirus Task Force news conference. Continue reading
Mar 22 New York to shut down as it becomes next virus hot spot By Jim Mustian, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press New York City's mayor prepared Monday to order his city behind closed doors in an attempt to slow a pandemic that has swept across the globe and threatened to make the city of 8.5 million one of the world's biggest… Continue reading