Mar 31 Those without broadband struggle in a stay-at-home nation By Tali Arbel, Michael Casey, Associated Press While more people have been connected in recent years, tens of millions still lack access to high-speed internet because phone and cable companies hesitate to invest in far-flung rural areas. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:20 U.S. restrictions on movement likely to persist as death toll tops China’s By Amna Nawaz The U.S. death toll from novel coronavirus has now exceeded that of China. While Italy and Spain have recorded many more deaths, the U.S. has the most confirmed cases of the illness. Dozens of states have limited residents’ movement outside… Continue watching
Mar 31 For health care workers fighting COVID-19, crisis spurred innovation By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas In response to growing strain brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals are coming up with new workarounds and innovations to provide the best care possible to their patients. Continue reading
Mar 31 Surge in deaths overwhelms New York’s morgues, hospitals By Michael R. Sisak, Robert Bumsted, Associated Press It has become a grim ritual outside New York City's hospitals: workers in protective gear loading the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated trailers. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:07 Amid economic crisis, food banks are struggling to keep all the newly hungry fed By Stephanie Sy, Casey Kuhn, Lena I. Jackson With unemployment soaring, the COVID-19 outbreak is taking a staggering toll on workers. Food banks are ramping up their services to meet the rising demand, even as donations, volunteers and supplies are limited. Meanwhile, organizations worry about keeping their own… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 11:07 How learning changes when school happens at home and online By Lorna Baldwin, Leah Nagy More than 55 million American students are staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The impacts are huge — affecting students, parents and teachers. Learning is happening with a host of new challenges. Kate Gardoqui of the Great Schools Partnership joins… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 7:37 Why scientists need to learn more about how COVID-19 behaves within a human body How much do we know about COVID-19, the virus spreading misery across the globe? Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss understanding the dynamics of the virus within people it has infected, why some experience much more severe forms… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 4:19 Trump warns of more ‘very tough’ days ahead as death toll passes that of 9/11 President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing Tuesday evening to provide an update on the U.S. fight against COVID-19. The tone at the news conference was sober, as Trump urged Americans to prepare for a “very tough” period ahead. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 3:19 U.S. Navy says it won’t evacuate ship housing infected sailors The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Pacific-based aircraft carrier, is facing its own outbreak of the novel coronavirus. With several sailors testing positive, the ship’s captain made the extraordinary request for it to be almost entirely evacuated. But the admiral in… Continue watching
Mar 31 Businesses may get COVID-19 relief loans as soon as Friday By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press With an approval process that's been stripped down from the one used for traditional business loans, money can be available to companies the same day. Continue reading