May 28 Watch 3:57 In memory of 5 amazing Americans lost to COVID Each week, PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives. Continue watching
May 25 Watch 9:24 Inequities in care, misinformation fuel COVID deaths among poor, indigenous Brazilians By Simon Ostrovsky, Charles Lyons All across Brazil, slums — known as Favelas — have long been places of crime and poverty, marked by overcrowding and unsanitary conditions. They are among the hardest hit by the pandemic, in a country where the death toll just… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 3:46 Memorializing 5 Americans lost to COVID-19 Each week, PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives. Continue watching
May 08 India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to implement a nationwide shutdown. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 3:46 Honoring 5 American lives lost to COVID-19 Each week, the PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives. Continue watching
May 05 Watch 6:46 The government wants to pay for every COVID funeral. Experts worry the process is flawed By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori In the past few weeks, a new and large form of COVID-19 relief has opened in the U.S., with the federal government offering to pay for all or most of every funeral of those lost to the disease. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
May 05 Donors race to aid India during COVID-19 surge By Alex Daniels, The Chronicle of Philanthropy The catastrophic wave of Covid-19 in India has prompted donors to send millions of dollars to the country, which Tuesday crossed the grim mark of more than 20 million cases. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 2:11 Indians suffer, die in the streets as overcrowded hospitals turn patients away The COVID-19 disaster in India piled up huge new numbers again, passing 200,000 deaths overall. Many hospitals are overcrowded and underfunded, and have been forced to turn patients away. Ali Rogin has our report on India's ongoing crisis. Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 3:49 Looking back at the lives of 5 wonderful people lost to COVID-19 Every Friday, we take a moment to remember five people lost to COVID-19. Here are their stories. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 3:28 Remembering 5 incredible people who lost their lives to COVID-19 Every Friday, we take a moment to remember the incredible lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are their stories. Continue watching