• WATCH: Gov. Cuomo addresses the coronavirus during the Democratic National Convention

    WATCH: Gov. Cuomo addresses the coronavirus during the Democratic National Convention

    Aug 18, 2020 03:29 AM EST

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his state found a way to bring the coronavirus under control by following scientific guidelines and coming together -- an example that he says the Trump administration has refused to follow. Watch Cuomo’s remarks in the player above. Cuomo addressed the opening night of ...

  • Frontline nurses fear coronavirus may follow them home

    Frontline nurses fear coronavirus may follow them home

    Aug 17, 2020 03:05 PM EST

    For four nurses in a Southern California hospital, the scariest place isn't the ward where they care for coronavirus patients. It’s home, where they feel helpless to keep their families safe.

  • Remembering 5 lives lost to the coronavirus

    Remembering 5 lives lost to the coronavirus

    Aug 14, 2020 10:25 PM EST

    As we do at the close of every week during this pandemic, we want to take a moment to honor a group of individuals who lost their lives to the coronavirus. Judy Woodruff shares their stories, from a 21-year-old baseball enthusiast to a 75-year-old pharmacist. ... Judy ...

  • How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors

    How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors

    Aug 13, 2020 06:02 PM EST

    ... containing bacteria and viruses and can help reduce disease transmission. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that air cleaners can do this for the coronavirus, but not all air cleaners are equal. Before you go out and buy one, there are few things to keep in mind. The first ...

  • Young people are still going out, despite rising rates of coronavirus hospitalization

    Young people are still going out, despite rising rates of coronavirus hospitalization

    Aug 12, 2020 10:35 PM EST

    Young people are making up a large proportion of the new coronavirus infections being seen across the U.S. In some states, such as Arizona and Florida, people under 45 account for more than half of all cases. Doctors are warning that young people need to take more precautions -- not only to keep from spreading...

  • Paris Marathon canceled after coronavirus hits travel plans

    Paris Marathon canceled after coronavirus hits travel plans

    Aug 12, 2020 04:39 PM EST

    PARIS (AP) — The Paris Marathon has been canceled because of the coronavirus after repeated attempts to find a new date, organizers said Wednesday. The race was originally due to take place in April but was then moved to October. Organizers said they'd recently tried to rearrange the race for ...

  • Global coronavirus cases top 20 million

    Global coronavirus cases top 20 million

    Aug 11, 2020 01:46 PM EST

    "We do not want a solution that would, in social terms, be more costly than the disease itself," he said. WATCH: Remembering 5 victims of the coronavirus pandemic Mexico's relatively high death rate results partly from the country having one of the world's highest rates of obesity ...

  • Families volunteer to perform at-home tests for coronavirus research

    Families volunteer to perform at-home tests for coronavirus research

    Aug 07, 2020 07:40 PM EST

    ... true number is likely much higher because many kids have silent infections or only vague symptoms and don't get tested. Data on kids and coronavirus spread is also murky. Hundreds of infections have been reported in children and staff members at U.S. day care centers, but whether kids ...

  • How far apart are Democrats and Republicans on new coronavirus relief bill?

    How far apart are Democrats and Republicans on new coronavirus relief bill?

    Aug 06, 2020 10:50 PM EST

    ... of the impasse right now. The two sides are divided over dollar figures by a large amount and over philosophy over how to handle the coronavirus and reopening itself. Judy Woodruff: Such a frustrating moment in so many Americans watching these negotiations very closely.Lisa, I know you will continue ...

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on surviving coronavirus at age 102

    A Brief But Spectacular take on surviving coronavirus at age 102

    Aug 05, 2020 10:21 PM EST

    Throughout the pandemic, Americans in elder care facilities have been at a high risk of contracting COVID-19. But there are also those residents of nursing homes who have survived the disease in spite of their age. Centenarian Grace Weissman-Spiegel-Davis is one of those. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on her spectacular, but not...