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People turning to technology to stay fit due to the coronavirus

May 8, 2020

Future of office space layouts challenged by COVID-19

The Pandemic has rattled our routines in many ways including our jobs. Experts say our workplace will need to adjust before many businesses can reopen.

May 8, 2020

Cruise ship crew member shares lockdown experience at sea

For most of us “Social distancing” has meant staying in our houses or apartments with our families plus the occasional walk through the neighborhood or trip the grocery store or carry-out restaurant. But for Ezra Freeman, an onboard entertainer for Princess Cruises, it has meant lockdown […]

May 8, 2020

Home births surge during the pandemic

Midwives in the U.S. say they are seeing a surge in demand for home births because of concern about COVID-19. Fear of contracting the virus, not being allowed to have a partner present for the birth, and current pressure on the health system means some women are choosing to […]

May 8, 2020

COVID-19: Oil storage nears capacity

Oil prices have been on the increase this week, thanks to investor optimism about the relaxing of coronavirus lockdowns in the U.S. and globally. This after excess oil supply sent prices into negative territory in April. So how is the oil glut affecting companies and the industry at large?

May 8, 2020

Demand of mental health services surge amid pandemic

“Mental Health Month” was started in 1949 to raise awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in the lives of Americans and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. Every year, several events are organized across the country to start conversations about issues surrounding […]

May 7, 2020

New Orleans doctor saves colleague from COVID-19 by donating blood

While the race goes on for a vaccine, legions of critically ill patients have their lives hang in the balance. There are a select number who receive the gift of life. It comes via antibodies in the bloodstream of those who have beaten COVID-19, and […]

May 7, 2020

Rare silence grips New Orleans as city battles disease

The birthplace of jazz has little to celebrate right now. New Orleans has the dubious distinction of becoming one of the first pandemic hot zones in the United States. A 300-year-old city that has found itself silenced for one of the rare times in history. […]

May 7, 2020

Mounting pressure on U.S. meat supply amid plant closures

In the United States, there are concerns over the impact of COVID-19 on meat supplies. Some major grocery chains are now limiting the amount of meat customers can buy. It comes after dozens of meatpacking plants were forced to close following outbreaks of the virus […]

May 7, 2020

Dr. Deborah Birx’s scarves become sensation

Dr. Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator, is one of the leaders in U.S. efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. But she has also earned quite a lot followers who admired her style of wearing scarves. . What are her followers saying about […]

May 7, 2020

COVID-19: Will the handshake survive?

The COVID–19 pandemic is transforming societies across the world. Many habits and social norms have changed radically. And that includes how we greet each other. Some public health experts say the handshake – a standard greeting in many cultures – should be scrapped forever. But what should replace it?

May 7, 2020

How has the pandemic affected life in News Orleans?

New Orleans, Louisiana was an unlikely COVID-19 hot zone. Until you consider its annual party for the world, Mardi Gras, brought hundreds of thousands to the city just as the pandemic gripped the United States. Exactly two weeks after the end of Mardi Gras, physicians […]

May 7, 2020

Pet adoptions rise during outbreak

Pet adoptions have surged since the pandemic, because people may be in more need of companionship during the hard times. How has the rescue centers responded to the rise? Learn more.

May 6, 2020

COVID-19: Farmers in the U.S. face significant challenges

Farmers across the country are facing significant crop losses and unprecedented market challenges. Thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Florida are being plowed over or left to rot because farmers can’t sell to restaurants, cruise ships, or hotels, losses estimates to exceed 500 […]

May 6, 2020

Exclusive: How do critically ill patients battle with COVID-19?

The City of New Orleans became one of the earliest hot zones for COVID-19. Consider this sobering statistic – more people have now died from the virus, than were killed by hurricane Katrina 15 years ago. While the crisis is abating, doctors and nurses are […]

May 6, 2020

COVID-19: What does the new normal in Florida look like?

Florida’s governor is slowly reopening the state, a month after he closed it down for business amid national criticism for his slow response to the COVID-19 outbreak. More than 15-hundred people have died from coronavirus in Florida, with the state’s highest daily death toll marked Tuesday, just days after businesses began […]

May 6, 2020

NYC subway shut down for cleaning, homeless on train moved out

For the first time in 115 years, overnight subway service in New York City has been shut down to clean trains amid the pandemic. Ridership is down more than 90 percent. The majority of people riding the rails these days are either essential workers or […]

May 6, 2020

U.S. COVID-19: Investigation on the first recorded death

For some time, it was believed that the first COVID-19 death in the US occurred outside Seattle, Washington on February 26th. But recently, public health investigators determined cases occurred weeks earlier in Santa Clara County in the San Francisco Bay Area. What are the investigation […]

May 6, 2020

The Museum of Chinese in America preparing for COVID-19 exhibition

A museum documenting the history of Chinese Americans in New York, has begun collecting items to record how the community has helped respond during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Museum of Chinese in America says it wants to counteract the increase in racism experienced by Asians since the start of […]

May 6, 2020

What does clinical trial participant say about Remdesivir?

It’s a glimmer of hope in the fight against the coronavirus. Remdesivir, an antiviral drug, has shown real promise in speeding up the recovery time for COVID-19 patients.

May 6, 2020

Trump says coronavirus task force to work ‘indefinitely,’ shift focus

The White House coronavirus task force will shift to focus on medical treatments and reopening the U.S., President Donald Trump says. He said he wants to winde down the task force and perhaps include different advisers.

May 5, 2020

Podcasting during COVID-19

Podcasting is a booming industry. With millions now sheltered at home, you’d think listeners would now be at an all-time high. You might be surprised.

May 5, 2020

Music may provide key to coronavirus cure

The coronavirus has ravaged the world, leading to unimaginable death and destruction. During the outbreak, music has provided an avenue to lift spirits, and some scientists say it may also hold the key to a cure.

May 5, 2020

Researching COVID-19 antibodies

The COVID-19 cure could be in the bloodstream of those whose immune systems rallied to defeat the coronavirus.

May 5, 2020

Will California enter stage 2 of reopening?

California may reopen many of its retail businesses as early as Friday.

May 5, 2020

Mexican students develop respirators

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital capacities and medical supplies are a concern across the globe. After seeing this problem in Mexico, one team of space travel engineers has joined forces to help fight supply shortages.

May 1, 2020

Teen swaps studies for skies to deliver supplies

U.S hospitals have suffered dire shortages of basic supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. One enterprising student has turned his hobby into a vital service to help them. Take a look at how this teen pilot delivers supplies to hospitals that are in needs.

May 1, 2020

Food insecurity in NYC becomes more acute amid coronavirus

Before the coronavirus hit New York City, more than 1.2 million of its residents, about 15 percent, were food insecure – including one in five children. Now that the city has shut down and hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have lost their jobs, the […]

May 1, 2020

Rolling Stones keyboard player talks about the COVID-19 outbreak

The new normal means all sporting events, concerts, and public gatherings are on hold until the COVID-19 crisis comes under control. Major performers, such as the Rolling Stones are postponing tours – and just like everyone else, embracing safe sheltering. Stones keyboard player Chuck Leavell, who is […]

May 1, 2020

10K COVID-19 deaths in U.S. nursing homes, care workers need support

Nursing homes in the United States have been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak, with media surveys counting more than ten thousand deaths. Many of these facilities say they don’t have enough protective clothing for staff and they need more support from the state and federal governments. […]

May 1, 2020

‘W-shaped’ recovery may be too optimistic, Fed’s Powell suggests

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says economic activity will stop and start for months to come, until an effective treatment or vaccine for the novel coronavirus can be found.

April 30, 2020

COVID-19: Uncertain harvest season for U.S. farmers

The ripple effects from COVID-19 are washing across the United States. Even hitting farmers who work in wide-open spaces. For them, social distancing isn’t as big of a problem as it is in densely-packed cities. But they worry about the future. And, wonder what the global […]

April 30, 2020

Brazilian project offers free covid tests in favelas

Despite a dismal rate of testing, Brazil has the most Covid 19 infections in Latin America and, experts fear, the country may be on the brink of exploding. Especially in the densely populated favelas, or slums, conditions are ripe for the rapid spread of the […]

April 30, 2020

Food stamp demand rises amid the pandemic

The pandemic has prompted more Americans to seek help to buy food and groceries. States across the country report food stamp applications are way up. And the federal government, which had plans to tighten eligibility for those benefits prior to the outbreak, is now putting more money […]

April 30, 2020

COVID-19: Over one million cases confirmed in the U.S.

The U.S. has passed a grim milestone: more than one million confirmed cases of COVID-19. But there are some signs social-distancing measures may have “flattened the curve” – there are no longer exponential increases in new cases, hospitalizations or deaths in large population centers. “But we’re still by no […]

April 30, 2020

Colombians show love to others amid social distancing

Colombia has been on lockdown since March 23rd. During these trying times, some citizens are defying the odds and showing how love can still connect people despite social distancing.

April 30, 2020

Chicago hospital faces huge resource shortage amid pandemic

The death toll in the U.S. from the COVID-19 pandemic now tops 60,000. The virus has placed a huge strain on the resources of the country’s hospitals. That is especially true of Roseland Community Hospital, a small but vital safety-net hospital on Chicago’s South Side. […]

April 29, 2020

Argentina bans commercial flight sales until September

All ticket sales for commercial flights to, from or within Argentina have been banned until the first of September.

April 29, 2020

‘Quarantine Together’ dating app created for the pandemic times

A new ‘dating app’ was created for the millions of people around the world who are in some sort of lockdown.

April 26, 2020

Waterloo for America’s leadership

Editor’s note: The Trump administration’s widely acknowledged irresponsible reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns on a global level. For the first time since the World War II, the world is not looking Washington for assurance and leadership amid a global crisis. This video lays […]

April 26, 2020

Trump’s disinfectant comments reveal his contempt for science

Editor’s note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and the U.S. The article reflects the author’s opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. […]

April 26, 2020

Media needs to de-platform Trump for his statements about COVID-19

Editor’s note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. He has been featured on Press TV, Russia Today and Radio Sputnik. The article reflects the author’s opinions, not necessarily the views of CGTN. In 1985, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and noted cigar smoker […]

April 26, 2020

U.S. info warfare about China’s COVID-19 response is hypocritical

Editor’s note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author’s opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. It’s obvious by now to any objective observer that the U.S. is engaged in an intense information warfare campaign about China’s COVID-19 response, […]

April 26, 2020

Trump’s quick-fix approach to COVID-19 could devastate America

Editor’s note: Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the London School of Economics – South Asia Centre, and an author. The article reflects the author’s opinions, not necessarily the views of CGTN. There is a reason why presidents shouldn’t treat pandemics with sarcasm: the implications of […]

April 23, 2020

The Essential People: Risking their lives during coronavirus pandemic

Workers in sectors that governments deem essential are risking their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. Hear their stories in our ongoing series: The Essential People.

April 23, 2020

WHO urges U.S. to reconsider suspending funding

The World Health Organization’s head said he hoped the United States would reconsider suspending U.S. funding to the international organization. The U.S. is the world’s biggest donor country and gave $400 million last year.

April 23, 2020

Iran Guards chief vows ‘decisive response’ to U.S. Gulf threat

Iran warned the U.S. it would make a ‘decisive response’ after Trump instructed the U.S. Navy to “shoot down” Iranian boats that harass American ships in the Gulf.

April 23, 2020

China to donate additional $30M to WHO

China announced it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization, in addition to $20 million it donated in March.

April 20, 2020

Bolsonaro joins anti-lockdown protest despite worsening outbreak in Brazil

The president of Brazil has joined protestors rallying against coronavirus stay-at-home orders by state governors.

April 20, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine may be given to health workers for emergency use first

The first vaccines for COVID-19 may be inoculated to the healthcare workers by the end of the year for emergency, a Chinese official said.

April 19, 2020

False racism claims can’t dampen China-Africa ties

Editor’s note: Ssemanda Allawi is the author of Global Governance and Norm Contestation: How BRICS is Reshaping World Order. The article reflects the author’s opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. Over the past few days, there have been claims that Africans living in […]

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