• WATCH: Mississippi governor gives coronavirus update

    WATCH: Mississippi governor gives coronavirus update

    Apr 21, 2020 06:12 PM EDT

    Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is holding a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Watch the governor's remarks in the player above. Tate's news conference comes soon after severe thunderstorms ripped through Mississippi and other parts of the South ...

  • WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo gives coronavirus update ahead of White House meeting

    WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo gives coronavirus update ahead of White House meeting

    Apr 21, 2020 04:32 PM EDT

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave an update on the state's response to the novel coronavirus Tuesday. Watch Gov. Cuomo's remarks in the video player above. Cuomo will head to the White House on Tuesday as he seeks billions in federal aid and help with coronavirus testing. The ...

  • Massachusetts becomes coronavirus hot spot as cases surge

    Massachusetts becomes coronavirus hot spot as cases surge

    Apr 20, 2020 08:51 PM EDT

    For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and the infirm, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death. As the number of hospitalizations and deaths dropped in ...

  • WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gives coronavirus update

    WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gives coronavirus update

    Apr 20, 2020 05:03 PM EDT

    Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves held a news conference to give an update on the state’s efforts to combat novel coronavirus. Watch Gov. Reeves is expected to deliver remarks at 3:30 pm ET on Monday. Watch in the video player above. Tate's news conference comes a day after ...

  • Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms

    Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms

    Apr 20, 2020 01:16 PM EDT

    ... Participants were recruited through Facebook ads, which would attract many people likely to be positive who have had symptoms and want to know if the coronavirus was the reason. Some neighborhoods also had way more participants than others, and “hot spots” within the county might have made infections seem more ...

  • WATCH: Coronavirus task force briefing in 15 minutes for April 19, 2020

    WATCH: Coronavirus task force briefing in 15 minutes for April 19, 2020

    Apr 20, 2020 02:08 AM EDT

    From swabs to reagents to columnists and China, President Trump and some of the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing Sunday that covered a range of topics related to the global outbreak and beyond. NewsHour Weekend's Hari Sreenivasan and Zachary Green recap the briefing in the ...

  • Pence says 150,000 coronavirus tests now being conducted daily

    Pence says 150,000 coronavirus tests now being conducted daily

    Apr 19, 2020 04:13 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence says 150,000 coronavirus tests are now being conducted daily in the U.S. but suggested that governors and not the federal government were to blame for numbers not being higher. Pence tells NBC’s “Meet the Press” that, “if states around the country will ...

  • Coronavirus deaths down in NY, but officials urge vigilance

    Coronavirus deaths down in NY, but officials urge vigilance

    Apr 19, 2020 03:11 PM EDT

    ... de Blasio warned Sunday that with the arrival of spring weather, the city will step up enforcement of social distancing rules. Here are the latest coronavirus developments in New York: DECLINING DEATH TOLL As of Saturday, the number of coronavirus deaths in New York state dropped under 550 for the ...

  • WATCH: Coronavirus task force briefing in 6 minutes for April 18, 2020

    WATCH: Coronavirus task force briefing in 6 minutes for April 18, 2020

    Apr 18, 2020 11:58 PM EDT

    During Saturday's White House coronavirus task force briefing, Dr. Deborah Birx showed what the COVID-19 curve is looking like in different United States cities. Plus, President Trump questioned China's low mortality rates and promised studies on the disproportionate number of coronavirus cases found in communities of color ...

  • WATCH: Trump, coronavirus task force hold news briefing from the White House

    WATCH: Trump, coronavirus task force hold news briefing from the White House

    Apr 18, 2020 08:57 PM EDT

    President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing at 5 p.m. EST. Watch the briefing in the player above.