May 21 European plans to use apps in virus tracking face setbacks By Danica Kirka, Vanessa Gera, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Doubts were growing on Thursday over whether ambitious plans by European governments to use contact-tracing apps to fight the spread of the coronavirus will be able to be implemented with any real effectiveness soon. Continue reading
May 21 China kicks off key political event delayed by pandemic By Associated Press China began its most important political event of the year on Thursday after a two-month delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 20 U.S. health officials quietly release more reopening guidance By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials have quietly released more reopening guidance that was created more than a month ago but initially shelved. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:01 All 50 states partially reopen as CDC quietly releases its guidelines By Stephanie Sy All 50 states have now taken some steps to reopen after COVID-19 shutdowns. Their approaches vary, with only minor restrictions remaining in states like Texas, while New York still has strict limitations in place. Federal guidance from the CDC was… Continue watching
May 20 White House report blasts Chinese 'malign activities' By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The White House has issued a broad-scale attack on Beijing's predatory economic policies, military buildup, disinformation campaigns and human rights violations. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 6:54 As Brazil's COVID-19 cases surge, Lula slams Bolsonaro for pandemic response By Amna Nawaz Brazil’s coronavirus crisis is one of the world’s most dire. The country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has long minimized the pandemic and the seriousness of COVID-19. Now, a popular former president is re-emerging on the Brazilian political scene -- and levying… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 8:23 What computer-based models can tell us about coronavirus -- and what they can't By Miles O'Brien For months, scientists and public officials have relied upon computer-based models to try to predict the trajectory or the coronavirus outbreak. But models are not crystal balls, and all of them involve human assumptions. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 9:01 How a disdain for government undermined U.S. pandemic response Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, questions have been raised about why the U.S. federal government was not better prepared for such a crisis. Scrutiny of President Trump has been intense, but questions extend beyond him to the efficacy of government and… Continue watching
May 20 Republican operatives front 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopening By Michael Biesecker, Jason Dearen, Associated Press Republican political operatives are recruiting what are described as "extremely pro-Trump" doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by public health experts. Continue reading
May 20 Most Americans think it will be at least 6 months before a return to normal from COVID-19 By Laura Santhanam Republicans were far more optimistic about the country’s resilience while reopening under COVID-19 than American adults overall, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, while Democrats were more pessimistic. Continue reading