Sep 22 Watch 7:47 How Maine’s Colby College is striving to keep COVID-19 under control By Jeffrey Brown, Gretchen Frazee As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many academic institutions across the country are dealing with outbreaks -- or offering only virtual learning in an attempt to prevent them. But one liberal arts school in Maine is seeking to avoid either fate. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 10:31 The U.S. has lost 200,000 people to COVID-19. How did this happen? Over the past six months, we have tried to capture and convey the heartbreaking loss of American life due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the country passes a somber threshold, with 200,000 people killed by COVID-19, Amna Nawaz talks to… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 7:45 Denmark and Sweden responded differently to the pandemic. How did they fare? By Malcolm Brabant Countries around the world have pursued different strategies to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. While many implemented shutdowns, including Denmark, nearby Sweden took a different approach, trusting citizens to follow social-distancing guidelines on their own and setting an objective of… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 6:50 How the U.S. can get coronavirus testing where it needs to be As summer comes to a close, the United States is averaging about 830 coronavirus deaths per day, along with tens of thousands of new cases. Although testing for the virus has improved, problems with access and obtaining expedient results persist. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 6:02 How Iowa became a coronavirus hot spot Iowa is dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases that has turned the state into a hot spot for the disease. The increase has been driven in part by the return to school, with virus clusters developing around the state’s… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 3:52 Voices of Americans suffering the pandemic’s economic harm By Rhana Natour It has been two weeks since the federal government’s previous coronavirus relief package expired, and Democrats and Republicans appear no closer to a new deal. That means $600 less per week in unemployment benefits for many Americans, and millions of… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 3:23 Remembering 5 lives lost to the coronavirus As we do at the close of every week during this pandemic, we want to take a moment to honor a group of individuals who lost their lives to the coronavirus. Judy Woodruff shares their stories, from a 21-year-old baseball… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 13:27 Fauci says despite upcoming election, science will not be politicized By Judy Woodruff, Courtney Vinopal The United States has reported its highest daily death toll from COVID-19 since mid-May, with nearly 1,500 lives lost Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the lag… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 7:07 Young people are still going out, despite rising rates of coronavirus hospitalization By Stephanie Sy, Gretchen Frazee Young people are making up a large proportion of the new coronavirus infections being seen across the U.S. In some states, such as Arizona and Florida, people under 45 account for more than half of all cases. Doctors are warning… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 7:11 Pandemic is ‘direct threat to our homeland security,’ says infectious disease expert The U.S. has now recorded more than 5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 160,000 deaths -- over 22 percent of the worldwide totals. Many American public health experts warn that the U.S. is at another important crossroads in its… Continue watching