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Miami Mayor on his Coronavirus Diagnosis and Leadership in a Pandemic Apr 07, 2020

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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has recovered after testing positive for COVID-19 in mid-March. Now out of an 18-day isolation, he is leading the city in Florida with the highest number of positive coronavirus cases. Suarez explains why he is asking the president to stop flights from coronavirus hotspots into Miami International Airport. Plus, he shares his greatest fears about community spread of the virus and how he sees the future of Miami tourism.

4/6: Surgeon General says most Americans will face "the hardest and saddest" time of their lives. Apr 06, 2020

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Very blunt warning on the coronavirus from the nation's top doctor. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says this week, most Americans will face "the hardest and saddest" time of their lives. Across the nation, more than 337,000 cases of coronavirus are reported, but the real toll is likely much higher. More than 9,600 Americans have died. President Trump wants Americans to take an existing drug to fight the coronavirus, contradicting Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top scientists who say we don’t know if it’s the right medicine. Conditions appear to be improving in the two hardest his European countries, Italy and Spain. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in a hospital for tests this morning because he’s had persistent coronavirus symptoms for more than a week. A new U.S. government report finds hospitals face a combination of problems -- slow testing, equipment shortages, and staff burnout -- that make it much harder to deal with the coronavirus. And one more problem: many of these hospitals are suddenly losing revenue.

4/3: Debate rages over whether U.S. should be under national lockdown. FDA authorizes first blood test for coronavirus. Apr 03, 2020

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There are now more than one million reported cases of coronavirus worldwide, with nearly one quarter of those cases in the United States. A patchwork of stay-at-home orders and directives around the country has created dramatic differences in the way we live. The FDA has authorized the first blood test for the coronavirus. Hundreds of passengers from two Holland America cruise ships with confirmed coronavirus cases are flying home without being quarantined in the U.S. — they do not have symptoms. The latest unemployment numbers show just how hard the coronavirus is hitting the economy.

Kim Kardashian West on her fight for criminal justice reform and social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic Apr 03, 2020

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Kim Kardashian West is continuing her fight for criminal justice reform as the coronavirus hits prison populations across the country. Her fight started with Alice Marie Johnson, who she helped get released from prison in 2018. Johnson was serving a life sentence for non-violent drug charges. Now, Kardashian West is taking on more cases, highlighted in the new documentary "Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project," which airs on Oxygen on Sunday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET. Kardashian West shares how her work on criminal justice reform has led to a huge change in her personal life. She tells "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King what her dad, Robert Kardashian, a famous attorney who died in 2003, would think of her work. Plus, hear how she and her family are navigating social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.

4/2: More than 1,000 people die from coronavirus in U.S. in a single day. Dr. Fauci shares the latest on the pandemic. Apr 02, 2020

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More than 1,000 people died from the coronavirus yesterday in the U.S., making it America's deadliest day for the virus, and bringing the total deaths above 5,100. More than 216,000 cases are now reported. Two Holland America cruise ships are waiting outside Port Everglades in South Florida, carrying passengers believed to be infected with the coronavirus. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease doctor and a member of the White House coronavirus task force, joins us with the latest on the pandemic. Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has been warning about the threat of a global pandemic since 2015. So far the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to fighting the coronavirus.

Bill Gates on lessons learned from the coronavirus outbreak and why data should drive next steps Apr 02, 2020

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Bill Gates has been warning about the threat of a pandemic for years and his foundation has invested $100 million dollars to respond to the coronavirus. The billionaire philanthropist talks with "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason about why we currently need “strong isolation measures on a countrywide basis,” how it could be “years” before the U.S. economy gets back to where it was before and why he thinks “for the next one, we will be far more ready than we were for this one.” Gates adds, “everybody who's lived through this will view this as a dramatic, scary part of their life. And it will affect their concerns and how they look at things for the rest of time.”

4/1: White House warns Americans about grim reality still to come. Health care workers struggle without critical supplies. Apr 01, 2020

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In a blunt press conference, President Trump's coronavirus task force says we should be prepared to lose 100,000 to 240,000 Americans before the pandemic is over. This morning, at least half of the 50 states have at least 1,000 coronavirus cases. In New York, the numbers remain startling as the state reports more than 76,000 confirmed cases. And California has more than 8,500 cases, as the number of patients in intensive care has nearly tripled. Healthcare workers are telling frightening stories of working without the critical medical supplies they need.

3/31: U.S. records highest one-day coronavirus death toll. Pres. Trump downplays needs of states hit hardest by virus. Mar 31, 2020

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The U.S. has recorded its highest one-day death toll from the coronavirus. More than 500 people have been reported dead from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to more than 3,100 people. Well over half of Americans are being told not to go out to slow the spread of the coronavirus as stay-at-home orders or directives are in effect in 32 states and Washington D.C. The story of one family in Utah sums up the devastating impact of the coronavirus. President Trump says he may announce new social distancing guidelines today. At a briefing yesterday, he downplayed the needs of states hit hardest by the virus, claiming testing is no longer an issue, and blaming medical workers for the shortage of supplies. New York City's Police Department, the largest in the country, is being ravaged by the coronavirus as more than 900 NYPD employees, including more than 800 officers, have tested positive.

3/30: Federal stay-at-home guidelines extend to end of April. Medical professionals warn the pandemic is pushing healthcare system to brink of disaster. Mar 30, 2020

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Federal stay-at-home guidelines that were due to expire today have been extended until at least the end of April — one month from today. There are currently more than 143,000 cases reported across America and more than 2,500 people have died. A growing number of doctors and nurses say the coronavirus pandemic is stretching our healthcare system to the brink of disaster. More than 34,000 patients have died worldwide, and there are growing concerns about the virus spreading in developing countries.

5-Time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings on the 2020 Olympics being postponed Mar 30, 2020

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Three-time Olympic gold medalist and beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings says postponing the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo because of the coronavirus pandemic was "the right decision." Speaking with "CBS This Morning Saturday" co-host Dana Jacobson, Walsh Jennings says it was almost a relief to hear the games would be delayed. Walsh Jennings said she will compete in 2021, her sixth Olympic Games.

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