Apr 20 Watch 7:43 Why getting the U.S. back to normal in the next couple months is a 'fantasy' As the novel coronavirus pandemic wears on, debate is brewing over how long the associated shutdowns should last. The New York Times’ Donald McNeil has covered epidemics for close to two decades and reported recently on why American society could… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 10:22 How the COVID-19 pandemic is sending American agriculture into chaos By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn COVID-19 is disrupting agriculture on many levels. The Trump administration recently announced it will spend $19 billion to help farmers. But they aren’t the only group in need of support -- undocumented immigrants are roughly half of American farmworkers, and… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 4:21 Brazil's people fear a COVID-19 threat their president denies By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin How does a country mobilize to fight COVID-19 when its own president says the virus isn’t a serious matter? Brazil is in the process of finding out, as President Jair Bolsonaro prioritizes Latin America’s largest economy in the face of… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 7:18 As the longest war grinds on, Afghanistan now faces pandemic enemy By Jane Ferguson The scourge of COVID-19 is even more severe in less-developed nations -- and the presence of military conflict makes it worse still. Afghanistan is among the countries facing this heightened threat, as thousands of cases of the virus collide with… Continue watching
Apr 20 Texas can ban medication abortions during virus efforts, appeals court rules By Associated Press A federal appeals court says Texas can now ban medication abortions as part of the state's emergency effort to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 6:58 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on U.S. pandemic response polling NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including protests against government COVID-19 restrictions, polling on how Americans more broadly feel about reopening the economy amid a public… Continue watching
Apr 20 Brazil's Bolsonaro seeks end to social isolation measures By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press The Brazilian president favors a less restrictive model in which only those in high-risk groups would be quarantined at home until the end of the outbreak. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 3:17 A sanitation worker's fears about collecting trash during the pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, the phrase “essential workers” tends to bring to mind first responders and hospital staff. But a key function of American society is collecting garbage to keep our communities clean. PBS station WTTW in Chicago is producing… Continue watching
Apr 20 WATCH: Georgia governor aims to reopen some businesses as early as Friday By Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has rolled out aggressive plans to reopen the state’s economy, saying many businesses shuttered to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus may reopen their doors as early as Friday. Continue reading
Apr 20 Florida slowest state in U.S. to process unemployment claims By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Nearly 7 of every 8 Floridians who managed to file claims during the three weeks from mid-March until early April were waiting to have them processed. Continue reading