May 19 COVID-19 is eroding scientists’ ability to conduct field work By Casey Setash, Richard B. Primack, The Conversation The COVID-19 pandemic is interrupting scientific field work across North America, leaving blank spots in important data sets and making it harder to track ecological change. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 4:46 As states reopen, Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine By John Yang More states are lifting restrictions put in place to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, President Trump announced Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug unproven as a treatment for COVID-19. The disease's national death toll is… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 4:23 House debates another round of pandemic aid as Trump vows, ‘We’re back’ In the U.S., more than 87,000 people have died from COVID-19, and another 300,000 have recovered from it. The House of Representatives is considering another round of federal relief, but Republicans, and even some Democrats, dismissed the proposed bill as… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:47 Why does COVID-19 appear to cause inflammatory response in some children? While only a small percentage of children infected with the novel coronavirus become seriously ill, researchers are now learning about a potentially dangerous syndrome in young people apparently caused by the virus. In more than 100 cases in New York… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 7:16 Densely populated Bangladesh faces immense infection control challenge By Fred de Sam Lazaro Bangladesh is about the size of Iowa, but it has 50 times as many people. That extremely high population density makes containing coronavirus a huge challenge -- as does the recent influx of a million refugees from neighboring Myanmar. Special… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 3:01 Mourning 5 people killed by COVID-19 By Judy Woodruff It has been another devastating week in the U.S. battle against the novel coronavirus pandemic. With the national death toll above 85,000, we take a moment to share stories of five people in the U.S. killed by the disease, including… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 5:35 What vaccine expert Rick Bright said about the government’s pandemic response The global death toll in the coronavirus pandemic has reached 300,000, with 85,000 fatalities in the U.S. alone. The new numbers were posted as federal vaccine expert Dr. Rick Bright, in congressional testimony, levied grave criticism of the White House's… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 12:07 Andy Card and Rahm Emanuel on what Trump is doing right — and wrong Governing in a crisis like the novel coronavirus pandemic can define a presidency. What lessons does history have to offer as a guide? Judy Woodruff reports and talks to former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was President Obama’s chief of… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 6:45 Will college campuses reopen in the fall? Cal State’s chancellor weighs in Colleges and universities across the country are wrestling with how and when to reopen for classes in the fall. While some are planning to bring students and faculty back to campus, others feel such a move would be unwise and… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 9:28 U.S. prisons are crowded, dirty and opaque. COVID-19 is running rampant. COVID-19 is sweeping the country’s jails and prisons. They have proven to be breeding grounds for contagion, with close quarters and a lack of protective gear. Some have released inmates early to free up space -- but people inside say… Continue watching