Apr 05 Watch 7:43 Pandemic brings telehealth to the forefront The University of Mississippi and other medical groups have been pioneering the use of telemedicine to connect people living in the state's rural areas to health care. But while telemedicine has been slow to take off nationwide, the spread of… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 4:58 Across the U.S., economic losses mount, but virus peak still lies ahead By Amna Nawaz The coronavirus pandemic has claimed some 7,000 lives across the United States, with more than 40 percent of those in New York. The state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, said he will seize vital unused equipment from private hospitals if necessary in… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 17:25 What Dr. Fauci wants you to know about face masks and staying home as virus spreads By Judy Woodruff, Laura Santhanam, Alison Thoet As COVID-19 spreads across the country, there has been some debate over the need for government stay-at-home orders, whether Americans should be wearing masks in public and how the coronavirus spreads. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health,… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 6:25 Schumer on keeping pandemic’s recession from becoming a depression As millions of Americans find themselves suddenly unemployed and unsure that they can pay their bills, many are desperately awaiting federal aid. But are state and local governments able to deliver the trillions of dollars Congress and President Trump have… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 6:20 For some doctors, pandemic means accelerated career launch — or truncated retirement By Lisa Desjardins, Gretchen Frazee, Mike Fritz As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the U.S., officials are warning that there are not enough medical professionals available to meet the growing needs of patients. The shortage has led to the easing of some regulations, enabling medical students to… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 3:55 Mask shortage spurs Americans to action with their sewing machines By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport The Trump administration and health officials are now recommending that Americans should wear face masks while out in public to try to reduce the spread of coronavirus. But locals in Bethesda, Maryland, have already been putting their sewing machines to… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 8:04 U.S. facing 2-front war amid medical crisis and economic collapse The coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 1 million people and killed over 50,000 worldwide. In the U.S., President Trump is taking new action to bolster medical supplies, and unemployment is surging. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy relieved the captain of… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 4:29 Stories from Americans suffering the pandemic’s financial fallout The loss of jobs caused by the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout is unprecedented in the U.S. Over 10 million Americans became unemployed in the past two weeks alone -- and economists say there are many more who have not… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 6:31 Why the speed and scope of U.S. job losses complicate federal response What does the coronavirus pandemic’s unprecedented surge in job loss mean for the American economy? Professor and economist Laura Tyson served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration. She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss whether… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 6:27 Will these shuttered restaurants be able to reopen after pandemic? By Paul Solman A sector of the economy that is being hit especially hard amid the coronavirus pandemic is the restaurant industry. In normal times, Americans were spending roughly as much money on dining out as they were at grocery stores. With restaurants… Continue watching