• WATCH: De Blasio gives coronavirus update as New York emerges from lockdown

    WATCH: De Blasio gives coronavirus update as New York emerges from lockdown

    Jun 11, 2020 07:04 PM EDT

    ... Mayor Bill de Blasio has said it could be delayed until July. The cautious return to business is intended to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus, which has killed at least 22,000 people in the city. While the number of new infections has dropped dramatically, it has not stopped ...

  • As coronavirus rises in Alabama, experts worry over lack of 'guardrails' in reopening

    As coronavirus rises in Alabama, experts worry over lack of 'guardrails' in reopening

    Jun 10, 2020 10:40 PM EDT

    ... is, are they going to close us back down if the cases get too high? John Yang: As experts say people in Alabama and across the nation will likely have to face life without a coronavirus vaccine for some time to come. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm John Yang.

  • Syrian civilians prepare for a new battle with invisible foe: coronavirus

    Syrian civilians prepare for a new battle with invisible foe: coronavirus

    Jun 10, 2020 10:30 PM EDT

    The brutal war in Syria is now in its 10th year, and amid renewed bombing by the air corps of Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backers, a new worry looms: coronavirus. The country’s health care system has been destroyed in the conflict, and people who have already suffered so much are now rushing to produce...

  • This chart can help you weigh coronavirus risks this summer

    This chart can help you weigh coronavirus risks this summer

    Jun 09, 2020 09:44 PM EDT

    ... too, although there is no conclusive data on this yet. In planning get-togethers, consider your risk to others More than three months into the coronavirus lockdown, many are eager to expand their social circles, meeting up with friends or extended family. In considering whether to see people beyond your ...

  • Preguntas frecuentes sobre el coronavirus

    Preguntas frecuentes sobre el coronavirus

    Jun 09, 2020 07:02 PM EDT

    ... los de la gripe estacional, lo que también ha complicado el esfuerzo por identificar y contener la COVID-19. ¿Cómo afecta a los niños el coronavirus? Las personas de 17 o menos años representan alrededor del 5% de los casos en Estados Unidos; en general experimentan síntomas ligeros de la ...

  • A U.S. recession began in February in the face of coronavirus, say economists

    A U.S. recession began in February in the face of coronavirus, say economists

    Jun 08, 2020 06:32 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record. The economists said that employment, income and spending peaked in February and then fell sharply afterward as the viral outbreak shut ...

  • Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests

    Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests

    Jun 07, 2020 06:46 PM EDT

    As New York City prepared to reopen after a more than two-month coronavirus shutdown, officials on Sunday lifted a curfew that was put in place amid protests of police brutality and racial injustice. But they also urged that demonstrators be tested for COVID-19.

  • Stories of 5 coronavirus victims in the U.S.

    Stories of 5 coronavirus victims in the U.S.

    Jun 05, 2020 10:30 PM EDT

    Even as unrest and mass protests dominate national headlines, the novel coronavirus continues to take more lives. We share stories of five victims, including a baker who endured internment during World War II, a veteran of the Fire Department of New York who responded on 9/11 and a retired ...

  • American skyscrapers face an uncertain future amid coronavirus

    American skyscrapers face an uncertain future amid coronavirus

    Jun 04, 2020 10:25 PM EDT

    ... pandemic. Matthew Jacobs: We have visual artists. We have people editing television programs. We have YouTube stars. We have had one broker ask for a coronavirus discount, but we have sold a number of live-work lofts over the past month at original market prices, no discounts. Paul Solman: So ...

  • How the coronavirus crisis offers a glimpse of what poor, black communities 'feel every day'

    How the coronavirus crisis offers a glimpse of what poor, black communities 'feel every day'

    Jun 04, 2020 10:20 PM EDT

    Long lines to enter stores. Anxiety about finding food on the shelves. Boarded up businesses and barren streets. Journalist and author Dawn Turner says this pandemic has afforded everyone the chance to understand what people who live in poor communities faced long before COVID-19. Turner offers her humble opinion on why we all need to...