In Richmond, Virginia, demonstrators staged a “rolling rally,” driving their cars around the city center. Gatherings of more than 10 people are currently banned in Virginia, so protestors drove their cars around the state capitol building instead. The organizers called the rally, “Reopen Virginia,” and […]
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The coronavirus pandemic has hit every aspect of life across America, including how the lawmakers in the U.S. Congress conduct business. But the U.S. has been more reluctant to go into remote and video conferencing for lawmakers – but why? CGTN spoke with reporter Michael […]
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CGTN’s Sean Callebs and his cameraman Dan Criswell traveled through nine states over the last couple of weeks to cover the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they visited hospitals in New Orleans, East Jefferson, and Omega. They were in rooms with critically ill patients. And Dan […]
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Migrant farmworkers are deemed ‘essential’ in the U.S. to keep the economy going – and food on the table. But conditions at farms create great risk for catching and spreading coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wants to cut their pay. Leydy Rangel of United Farm Workers Foundation joins us to discuss the lack of safety – and justice – for America’s migrant farmers.
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Schools in the U.S. are closed to stop the spread of COVID-19. Millions of American kids are learning online instead. But more than 20 million people in the U.S. don’t have any internet access. Only two-thirds of Americans in rural areas have a broadband connection. […]
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Fears that the coronavirus could be brought back into China has led to the local government in Guangzhou to implement a number of measures, like surveillance and mandatory testing, along with an additional quarantine for African nationals – even if they had not left China. […]
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Before visiting COVID-19 patients, medical workers have to put on several layers of personal protective equipment (PPE), so they can keep themselves and others safe from the virus. What’s included in the PPE and how do you put it on? Watch a CGTN photographer gear […]
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Urgent work continues on more than 20 potential coronavirus vaccines. Plus is there enough accurate testing for U.S. states to reopen?
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“Before this pandemic, they wanted to deport us. But now that there’s a pandemic, they say they need us.” In the U.S., farm workers are considered “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic – making sure that food supplies make it from the fields to Americans’ tables […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has put millions of workers in financial peril and threatened to add to a huge mountain of wasted food. But CGTN’s Owen Fairclough visited one Washington DC bar trying to help solve both these huge problems. At least 17,000 meals had been […]
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As Peru’s coronavirus lockdown surpasses a month, thousands working in Peru’s informal economy have been forced to leave their homes in search of food and work. Community kitchens closed when Peru’s government announced a quarantine in mid-March. Now only one charity organization is offering food […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his three-phase approach to re-opening the U.S. But many are wondering, is the U.S. actually ready? Whether or not states reopen will depend on individual state governors but before states can ease social distancing requirements, there are certain benchmarks […]
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International students studying in the U.S. are facing uncertainty amid school closures and an increasingly overcompetitive job market. Many are being forced to return home due to visa restrictions where they can’t find work amid the country’s economic downturn due to COVID-19. Here’s how one […]
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Antiseptic alcohol is key to fighting COVID-19. “Alcohol is important because you use it to clean your hands and I put it in my mask to clean it as well,” said Pilar Solano. But it’s hard to find and expensive to buy across Venezuela. “You […]
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, countless U.S. companies have pivoted their operations to meet the market needs. Business owners from distillery and 3D printing company in Colorado shared about their experience.
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The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought on what’s being called the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. The International Monetary Fund issued stark predictions about the global economy for this year and next. CGTN’s Yin Yue had an indepth chat with Zhang Tao, Deputy […]
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CGTN speaks with Richard Lee, President of Joola, a ping-pong manufacturer, about the company shifting to face mask production for people in the U.S. to help fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. His company makes and sells table tennis equipment worldwide. But soon after the COVID-19 […]
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The Mexican city of Monclova has become a hot spot for the coronavirus, after a local hospital apparently put in place a policy banning face masks, as a way to keep the public from panicking in response to the growing pandemic. CGTN takes a look […]
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South African military personnel are being used to enforce the nation’s mandatory lockdown. There have been reports of homeless people being assaulted by security forces, and clashes between ordinary people and the military. Meantime, healthcare workers on the ground are working through the crisis amid […]
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The stay-at-home orders during the #coronavirus pandemic have led many to seek comfort in animals. See how pet adoptions have surged during the #covid19 lockdown.
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Speaking with a group of more then a dozen foreign nationals, China’s top respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan, discussed his experience in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak and what people abroad can take from his trials.
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On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he’d be halting the U.S. funding to the World Health Organization, claiming it “missed the mark” on the COVID-19 pandemic while also being “very China centric.” The WHO pushed back against the comments and the latest move […]
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While Argentina remains under a COVID-19 lockdown, one restaurant owner is using his business to help support the community, one breakfast at a time.
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COVID-19 quarantine is forcing many poor Venezuelans to make an unexpected journey home.
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In a White House press briefing on Tuesday U.S. President Trump announced the halt of direct payments to the World Health Organization.
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As countries all over the world fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic toll is also heavy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the coronavirus could peak in the United States. The Trump administration is under pressure to reopen the U.S. economy as soon […]
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Recently, Hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria, has started to show up more in conversations about how to fight COVID-19. U.S. President Donald Trump touts the drug as a sort of miracle cure. However, the WHO said there is no definitive evidence that it […]
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Days after the first batch of health kits, including masks, wipes and medicine arrived at a Chinese embassy facility, the delivery of those goods to over 3,000 students across the Washington D.C. area began the morning of Monday, April 13. In addition to basic protective […]
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As the U.S. struggles to control the COVID-19 pandemic, powerful storms pounded the southeast part of the country, killing more than 30 people.
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In the United States, governors are discussing how and when to re-open the economy. The Heat takes a look at that and also the mental health impact of social isolation.
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Argentina has entered its third week of lockdown, and the halt in activity is hitting the economy hard. Faced with a slump in orders for magazines, one factory has switched to making basic protective equipment.
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We asked three urgent questions of infectious disease expert Gavin MacGregor-Skinner, Director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council.
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Communities around the world are urging people to stay home as they try to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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The United States outpaces the world with 400,000 more case. Still, there’s a growing push to re-open the U.S. economy. CGTN White House correspondent Nathan King reports.
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The collapse in global oil prices, along with the coronavirus and U.S. sanctions, is putting severe pressure on the Venezuelan government.
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Los Angeles has extended its stay-at-home order for non-essential businesses and public spaces.
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Global cases of coronavirus are close to 1.7 million. Deaths more than 102-thousand. But amid the devastating numbers, there are signs of hope.
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As COVID-19 spreads in the U.S., the death rate among African Americans is twice that of white citizens. What are the factors for this disparity? Are they biologic? Cultural? Economic? We speak to Joseph P. Williams, Senior Editor at U.S. News World Report, about the disturbing connection between race and health in America.
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After returning from a dream trip to Egypt, Monica Yeung Arima and her husband came down with fever and would later be tested positive for COVID-19. As her health deteriorated, Monica was accepted into a clinical trial – receiving a treatment to combat the virus. […]
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Many New Yorkers have to travel by subway, even though they’re anxious. “I’m scared for like people not to touch me, people not to get close to me. I’m scared for other people, too. They ride too close. We New Yorkers, we don’t listen. That’s […]
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New York City is digging mass graves for unclaimed bodies from COVID-19. The city has experienced an overwhelming amount of COVID-19 infections and deaths, making it a global epicenter of the disease. With more than 170,000 infections, NYC has more COVID-19 cases than any nation […]
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries are reporting a shortage of blood supplies. In Brazil, one of the country’s biggest football clubs, Sport Club Corinthians, stepped in to help.
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The global death toll from COVID-19 has passed 102,000.
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The coronavirus pandemic has shed greater light on the economic and health disparities among racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control has not released complete data on race and COVID-19, but in an initial study they found evidence that […]
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With more than 170,000 infections, NYC has more COVID-19 cases than any nation on earth.
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As the world struggles to contain the coronavirus, we begin with encouraging news from the United Kingdom.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve announced a new series of policies and plans on Thursday to make more loans and money available to stats, localities, and companies hit hard by the coronavirus.
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Over 1.4 million students have signed up for an online course on happiness since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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As communities across the U.S. suffer from the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, food banks are stocking up and distributing supplies to those desperately in need.
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These are sites and sounds of the city of Wuhan reopening following its months long lockdown.
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