The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on many facets of everyday life, but has also shown the remarkable ways people can and have stepped up to help each other in a time of need. New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about how you can reach out and help your community as well, as part of our partnership with Rubin and her award-winning podcast, “Happier.” Source
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Dr. Agus on coronavirus pandemic: Social distancing “is starting to work”
The U.S. has reached a grim milestone with over 1,000 dead because of the coronavirus pandemic, as Dr. Anthony Fauci warns that a second wave of the virus could be possible. However, Dr. David Agus says that current social distancing efforts are working, and claims the country will be prepared for any future outbreaks. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about how efforts to flatten the coronavirus curve are set to benefit the country in the long term. Source
U.K.’s Boris Johnson 1st world leader to confirm coronavirus diagnosis
“Be in no doubt that I can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against coronavirus,” Johnson said. Source
How are everyday people handling the new normal of social distancing?
Although the U.S. has thousands of confirmed coronavirus cases, there are millions of Americans who find themselves in good health and confined to their homes due to precautions put in place to slow the disease’s spread. CBS News has heard from a respiratory therapist, a Door Dash delivery driver and others who chronicled how they spent a week of social distancing. Source
Zuckerberg to team up with Bill Gates on coronavirus treatment research
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are stepping up to battle the coronavirus pandemic through their charitable group, The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative. They announced plans to partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, “contributing $25 million with Gates and others” to begin exploring possible COVID-19 treatments. The sit down with Gayle King to talk about their effort as well as how they themselves are impacted by the virus. Source
Unemployed Americans face uncertain futures: “I’m very scared”
Nearly 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment last week amid the coronavirus pandemic. Source
Scenes of “catastrophe” as New York hospitals battle coronavirus
Coronavirus hospitalizations jumped 40% in New York state on Thursday, making doctors and nurses on the front lines fear for their safety as hospitals begin to fill. Emergency workers also say they are stretched thin, with the added risk of infection threatening to further lower their numbers. David Begnaud looks at two New York hospitals to hear from medical workers who are describing the scene they are dealing with. Source
U.K.’s Boris Johnson becomes 1st world leader to confirm coronavirus diagnosis
“Be in no doubt that I can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against coronavirus,” Johnson said. Source
Inside the financial struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic
A record number of Americans filed for unemployment last week as millions feel the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Jericka Duncan speaks to a few of these everyday Americans who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, talking to them about how they their families, and their colleagues are dealing with financial struggles and the uncertainty of their own careers. Source
Coronavirus updates from March 26, 2020
There are more than 85,000 cases across the U.S. and almost 1,300 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Source