Kaiser Health News' Julie Rovner discusses how U.S. health insurance companies are responding to the coronavirus, and Bipartisan Policy Center's Shai Akabas discusses Washington's response to address job losses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) held a briefing on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. He said it appears the latest numbers continue to show a flattening of the virus curve. Gov. Cuomo also outlined a "reopening" plan, stressing the need for a "delicate balance." Other topics discussed included nursing home data, state distribution of hospital supplies and unemployment claims.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) hosts a conference call on coronavirus outbreak with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D), Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D), Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D), Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) and Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D).
Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced that South Dakota is the first state in the U.S. to start statewide clinical trials to determine the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating and preventing COVID-19. She briefed the media in Sioux Falls.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci joins to talk about the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Michael Saag, an expert on infectious disease, also joins to discuss his own experience contracting and beating the disease.
This month we feature the winners of our StudentCam documentary competition. Our Second Prize Middle School Winners were Hunter Tabor, Caden Smith and Dylan Stegemoller, 8th graders at Lora Batchelor Middle School in Bloomington, Indiana.
President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government's response to the pandemic. At the start, Dr. Anthony Fauci clarified his recent statement on the administration's coronavirus mitigation efforts. In addition, reporters questioned the president about his retweet which criticized Dr. Fauci. When President Trump was asked about the authority to reopen state economies, he responded saying, "When someone is president of the United States, the authority is total." Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin also appeared at the briefing announcing that over 80 million Americans would receive their stimulus checks by Wednesday.
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci joined to answer viewer calls about the COVID-19 pandemic and the federal response to control the spread of the disease.
Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced that South Dakota is the first state in the U.S. to start statewide clinical trials to determine the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating and preventing COVID-19. She briefed the media in Sioux Falls.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) held a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic and the recent tornadoes that hit the state. Gov. Edwards gave an said there have been no fatalities reported from the tornadoes. On the coronavirus, he said Louisiana continues to see encouraging figures in testing, case numbers and hospitalization rates.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) held a briefing on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The governor announced efforts to expand testing sites and revise testing criteria. In addition, he told reporters he signed an executive order earlier in the day suspending enforcement of the state's anti-mask law. At the start, Gov. Kemp declared a state of emergency due to extensive damage from tornadoes.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who suspended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on April 8, 2020, endorsed former Joe Biden for president. He called on voters to come together to support the former vice president's run against President Trump. The endorsement came as part of an online campaign event discussing the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the U.S. economy hosted by Mr. Biden from his home in Wilmington, Delaware via streaming video. The two men discussed how they would like to see the federal government respond to the pandemic's economic fall-out and why they believed President Trump should not win reelection in November 2020.
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci joined to answer viewer calls about the COVID-19 pandemic and the federal response to control the spread of the disease.
Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced that South Dakota is the first state in the U.S. to start statewide clinical trials to determine the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating and preventing COVID-19. She briefed the media in Sioux Falls.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) held a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic and the recent tornadoes that hit the state. Gov. Edwards gave an said there have been no fatalities reported from the tornadoes. On the coronavirus, he said Louisiana continues to see encouraging figures in testing, case numbers and hospitalization rates.
President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government's response to the pandemic. At the start, Dr. Anthony Fauci clarified his recent statement on the administration's coronavirus mitigation efforts. In addition, reporters questioned the president about his retweet which criticized Dr. Fauci. When President Trump was asked about the authority to reopen state economies, he responded saying, "When someone is president of the United States, the authority is total." Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin also appeared at the briefing announcing that over 80 million Americans would receive their stimulus checks by Wednesday.
This month we feature the winners of our StudentCam documentary competition. Our Second Prize High School West Winner was Zander Clinton, an 11th grader at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.
