African Americans face immense disparities across a broad range of categories, including economic. That history of disadvantage is making the current problems of COVID-19 even worse. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
... not do so safely. Republican leaders say they will consider their next steps. Meanwhile, hospitals are buckling under surging admissions. And, on Sunday, White House coronavirus testing czar Admiral Brett Giroir, pushed the use of masks. Brett Giroir,: We have to have like 90 percent of people wearing a mask ...
... held a briefing on the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state. Watch the governor's remarks in the player above. The increase in coronavirus cases has filled some Florida hospitals, or brought them close to their capacity. Florida recorded more than 12,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday ...
The WHO director-general did not call out specific politicians but said that "too many countries are headed in the wrong direction" with the pandemic and some were not taking the proper steps to curb infections.
... served as host of “Kaun Banega Crorepati," India’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”Mumbai is among the Indian cities worst hit by the coronavirus. On Sunday, India's virus caseload approached 850,000, with 28,637 new cases announced, a single-day high for the country.
The coronavirus pandemic is exacting a devastating toll on families and communities across the United States. Each week, we want to remember some of the tens of thousands of lives we have lost. Judy Woodruff shares five more stories. ... Judy Woodruff: As we have been discussing tonight, the coronavirus continues ...
The World Health Organization on Friday announced that 12 million cases of the new coronavirus had been recorded in total, and warned that the number of people infected had doubled in the last six weeks. Watch the announcement in the player above. Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...
... than 200 others, appealed for national and international authorities, including WHO, to adopt more stringent protective measures. WHO has long dismissed the possibility that the coronavirus is spread in the air except for certain risky medical procedures, such as when patients are first put on breathing machines. In a change ...
NEW YORK — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sexual abuse cover ...
What strategies have been shown to work, but that the U.S. has not adopted on a wide scale? Public health experts say these tactics could still make a difference in saving lives.
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