How contact tracing could help the U.S. manage COVID-19
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What is contact tracing, and how could it help the U.S. manage COVID-19?
With COVID-19 cases in the U.S. still rising, many experts say the next phase in the pandemic response will require aggressive contact tracing. The technique has been used extensively in prior disease outbreaks elsewhere, but the U.S. currently lacks a nationwide tracing infrastructure. And while apps tracking movement and interactions could help, they raise privacy concerns. Amna Nawaz reports.
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How contact tracing could help the U.S. manage COVID-19
Clip: 5/4/2020 | 6m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
With COVID-19 cases in the U.S. still rising, many experts say the next phase in the pandemic response will require aggressive contact tracing. The technique has been used extensively in prior disease outbreaks elsewhere, but the U.S. currently lacks a nationwide tracing infrastructure. And while apps tracking movement and interactions could help, they raise privacy concerns. Amna Nawaz reports.
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A 'May the Fourth' musical tribute
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Clip: 5/5/2020 | 1m 17s | A 'May the Fourth' musical tribute by John Williams and the Vienna Philharmonic (1m 17s)
2 views on the U.S.-China rhetorical war over COVID-19
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Clip: 5/4/2020 | 9m 48s | Blame and counter-charges: the U.S.-China rhetorical war over COVID-19 (9m 48s)
Businesses in the U.S., Europe open doors to a new chapter
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Clip: 5/4/2020 | 4m 3s | Businesses in the U.S., Europe begin opening doors to a new chapter (4m 3s)
Grim new U.S. models predict 'explosive growth' in COVID-19
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Clip: 5/4/2020 | 8m 8s | Grim new projections forecast 'explosive growth' in COVID-19 cases, deaths (8m 8s)
How the U.S. Supreme Court fared in 1st virtual proceedings
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Clip: 5/4/2020 | 4m 50s | In unprecedented day at U.S. Supreme Court, justices hear arguments by phone (4m 50s)
News Wrap: U.S. Treasury to borrow $3 trillion this quarter
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Clip: 5/4/2020 | 4m | News Wrap: U.S. Treasury to borrow record $3 trillion in 2nd quarter (4m)
A photographer's view of the fight against COVID-19
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Clip: 5/4/2020 | 3m 59s | 'It's about human beings.' This photographer's goal in documenting COVID-19 (3m 59s)
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on campaigning during COVID-19
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Clip: 5/4/2020 | 9m 35s | Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on campaigning during COVID-19 (9m 35s)
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