Apr 11 Are schools open? Governor, NYC mayor give different answers By Karen Matthews, Brian Mahoney, Associated Press The state governor and the New York City mayor are at odds over whether public school sites in the 1.1 million-student district will be shuttered for the rest of the academic year to curb the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 11 Every 15 seconds: Outbreak overwhelms NYC’s emergency system By Michael R. Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press Operators pick up a new call every 15.5 seconds. Panicked voices tell of loved ones in declining health. There are multitudes of cardiac arrests and respiratory failures and others who call needing reassurance that a mere sneeze isn't a sign… Continue reading
Apr 05 Today’s coronavirus task force briefing in 5 minutes By Hari Sreenivasan, Zachary Green Another day, another coronavirus task force briefing. NewsHour Weekend's Hari Sreenivasan and Zachary Green once more dive into the White House press conference to sift out the most accurate information about the pandemic that's affecting all our lives in our… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 6:07 British PM Boris Johnson hospitalized with COVID-19 Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has tested positive for COVID-19, was admitted to the hospital late Sunday. The prime minister has been in isolation at his residence next door to 10 Downing Street. The government says Johnson is running… Continue watching
Apr 05 WATCH: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing By Michael D. Regan President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing. Watch the briefing in the player above. Continue reading
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 05 Watch 4:15 Should parents lower the bar while working from home? By Zachary Green With the growing coronavirus outbreak, millions of parents in the U.S. are being asked to work from home while also caring for their children. Balancing the two may seem like an impossible task. But one writer says that this is… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 5:11 Will the coronavirus change how skeptics think about science? Scientists, scholars and medical professionals say false and misleading information and a lack of preparedness for the coronavirus has made a bad situation worse. But does the world's lack of preparation for the outbreak have a silver lining? Naomi Oreskes,… Continue watching
Apr 05 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus By Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 05 No COVID-19 testing at home yet but quicker options coming By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Home testing for the new coronavirus may sound like a good idea, but U.S. regulators say it’s still too risky. They’ve stopped companies that quickly launched home-testing kits until they can show their products can accurately detect the virus. Continue reading