Jul 12 Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan, 3 family members test positive By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Abhishek Bachchan tweeted Sunday that his wife, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and their 8-year-old daughter had also tested positive. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a top Bollywood actress. Continue reading
Jul 11 Video calls, separate bedrooms: Bolsonaro's first COVID week By Associated Press After months in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed COVID-19 by flouting social distancing recommendations and mostly shunning masks, both coronavirus precautions became part of his cloistered life this week at the official residence in capital Brasilia. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 3:22 Local groups are running pop-up testing sites in South Carolina By Sam Weber, Hari Sreenivasan Amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in South Carolina, PBS NewsHour Weekend visits a mobile testing site in Orangeburg County. Organized by the statewide chapter of the African Methodist Espicopal - or AME - churches, it was one of dozens… Continue watching
Jul 11 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has coronavirus By Associated Press Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. Bachchan has acted in more than 200 Indian films over the past five decades. He is also a former politician… Continue reading
Jul 11 Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, she survived two more attempts at suicide, which felt like the only way to stop her pain. Continue reading
Jul 11 Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings By Cara Anna, Associated Press South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its infections passed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in the… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 6:01 'You've got to help us out': Houston nurse begs residents to wear face masks Many states are seeing surging coronavirus cases, but Texas is breaking records. As single-day deaths rise to unprecedented levels, Gov. Greg Abbott warns the worst is yet to come. Amna Nawaz talks to Belinda Metts, nurse manager of a COVID-19… Continue watching
Jul 10 WATCH: Health officials testify on racial disparities in COVID-19 response By Laura Santhanam The nation's coronavirus response has been widely criticized as Black and brown communities suffer far worse health outcomes and higher death rates than white communities. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 9:46 The 'unwise, disruptive policy' of shutting out international students By Jeffrey Brown New rules for foreign college students have stunned American academic institutions. The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that all of the roughly 1 million international students currently enrolled in the U.S. must attend at least one in-person class this… Continue watching
Jul 09 3 things the U.S. can do to stop coronavirus By Laura Santhanam What strategies have been shown to work, but that the U.S. has not adopted on a wide scale? Public health experts say these tactics could still make a difference in saving lives. Continue reading