7pm Friday - CONFRONTING CORONAVIRUS: A PBS NewsHours Special focusing on health precautions for individuals and the public-at-large as well as the pandemic’s economic impact in both the United States and globally.
It has been less than three months since reports of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China first made international headlines. With worldwide cases growing significantly every day, the World Health Organization has declared COVID 19 a full-blown pandemic. It has stressed governments and health systems around the globe, ended an era of economic expansion and reshaped public life.
To offer context around these uncertain times, WLRN will air “Confronting Coronavirus: A PBS NewsHour Special” Friday, March 20th, at 7 p.m.
PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff will shed light on what health precautions everyone should take as well as the pandemic’s economic impact both in the Untied States and globally. The special features interviews with officials, dispatches on the crisis from around the world, plus answer question from viewers.
