“The coronavirus pandemic is “doubly terrifying” because the U.S. has “a complete nitwit as president who understands nothing, listens to nothing, judges nothing except by the stock market and is endangering the American people,” says leading economist Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Sachs also led the WHO’s Commission…
“The tragedies we see playing out in Italy and around the world are why most public health officials say it’s far too soon to plan when people can return to work. But President Trump says he wants to see much of the country back to normal by April 12. Paul Solman speaks with True Health…
“We continue our interview with Stanford University’s global health expert Dr. Michele Barry, an infectious disease doctor, with an in-depth look at the response in the United States to the coronavirus and how it compares to other countries, why she calls it a “ticking time bomb” for Africa, why testing is so important, whether it…
As society adjusts to the new realities of living amid a global pandemic and the isolation that is beginning to come along with it, many are overrun with the fears and anxieties of what to do next. Others already were facing mental health issues that may now be exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak. Maggie Mulqueen,…
“Novel coronavirus has, in just a few months, grown into a full-blown pandemic. It has stressed governments and health systems around the globe, ended an era of economic expansion, and reshaped public life.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour
“I would like to begin by announcing some important developments in our war against the Chinese virus. I will be invoking the Defense Production Act just in case we need it.” That was the opening line of President Trump’s news conference Wednesday afternoon. Later in the news conference, Trump was questioned by ABC News reporter…
“As San Francisco takes the most severe measures in the country in response to COVID-19, telling 7 million people to shelter in place, we go inside the Bay Area’s San Quentin State Prison, where two prison blocks are under partial quarantine, to speak with incarcerated journalist Juan Moreno Haines. We look at how the coronavirus…
“This is a moment for Americans to show our best qualities,” Judy Woodruff said as she closed the PBS NewsHour on March 13. “We’re going to work our way through this. Let’s keep others who may not be as strong and resilient as we are in mind too.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour
“It has been seven weeks since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the U.S. The death toll from the virus continues to climb and cases continue to mount. On Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, admitted publicly that the U.S. is seriously lacking when it…
“As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States passes 1,300 cases with 38 deaths, more than 30 million workers lack access to paid sick leave. President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night, saying he will expand sick leave as part of emergency response to the virus. But the same day, Republican senators blocked…