Apr 04 Today’s coronavirus task force briefing in 5 minutes By Hari Sreenivasan, Zachary Green Being able to sift out facts from the White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefings each day can be an arduous affair. NewsHour Weekend’s Hari Sreenivasan and Zachary Green are highlighting the most salient details in a new online segment,… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:08 As the world stays home, will the environment improve? By Christopher Booker As more and more people stay at home during the pandemic, millions of vehicles are no longer on the roads and the skies are comparatively free of airplanes. Many other human activities that cause air pollution also have been scaled… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 5:18 What Florida’s stay-at-home order means for residents Amid heavy criticism, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued a state-wide stay-at-home order for the state in response to the coronavirus.This came after some local counties and cities had already put similar orders in place ahead of the governor’s… Continue watching
Apr 04 AP FACT CHECK: Trump, ‘wartime’ pandemic leader or ‘backup’? By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press Is he a wartime president or a backup point man? President Donald Trump seems to go back and forth on that, or both ways at once, in responding to the coronavirus pandemic that takes more lives by the hour. Continue reading
Apr 04 Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation By Brian Witte, Associated Press What sounds like an organized-crime thriller is now the new reality for governors desperately trying to find the medical equipment their states need in the throes of a pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 04 Gov. Cuomo: China sending 1,000 ventilators to New York By Jennifer Peltz, Amy Forliti, David Rising, Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that China is facilitating the shipment of 1,000 ventilators to his state, as he continues to shop for more of the lifesaving devices ahead of a growing number of coronavirus… Continue reading
Apr 04 China honors virus victims with 3 minutes of reflection By Associated Press With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-staff, China held a three-minute nationwide moment of reflection on Saturday to honor those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak, especially “martyrs” who fell while fighting what has become a global… Continue reading
Apr 04 Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows By Claudia Lauer, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press With U.S. medical experts and even President Donald Trump now estimating the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic could reach 240,000 nationwide, the sheer practicalities of death — where to put the bodies — are worrying just about everyone as… Continue reading
Apr 03 WATCH: Your questions about COVID-19, answered by a doctor By Justin Stabley Dr. Ranit Mishori , a professor of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Senior Medical Advisor to Physicians for Human Rights, and PBS NewsHour's William Brangham answer your questions about COVID-19 and what we know so far. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 4:58 Across the U.S., economic losses mount, but virus peak still lies ahead By Amna Nawaz The coronavirus pandemic has claimed some 7,000 lives across the United States, with more than 40 percent of those in New York. The state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, said he will seize vital unused equipment from private hospitals if necessary in… Continue watching