Stay ConnectedThe coronavirus pandemic has us all asking a lot of questions: How long will I have to practice “social distancing”? Will there be a cure for COVID-19? Can I ever touch my face again?
WABE health reporter Sam Whitehead and guests will try to answer those questions. He’ll talk with experts, public officials, journalists, and everyday people about how the coronavirus is affecting their lives.
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Martha Dalton, who covers education for WABE, says school districts all over metro Atlanta have faced challenges as they've tried to start the year. Some have seen COVID-19 outbreaks that have led to school closures; others have had problems rolling out remote learning.
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Dr. Amesh Adalja, who studies infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, calls the failure of the U.S. to provide adequate testing for the coronavirus "the original sin of the pandemic." He says Georgia and many other states have faced similar challenges when it comes to establishing needed testing infrastructure.
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Eric Jackson, who covers sports for the Atlanta Business Chronicle, says some of the ways that leagues and teams are adapting to competition during the pandemic may be with us for some time.
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Christina Jewett, with Kaiser Health News, and Danielle Renwick, with The Guardian, discuss their efforts to chronicle the health care workers who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. The project, a joint effort of both news outlets, is called 'Lost on the Frontline' (khn.org/lost-on-the-frontline).
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Steve Whatley, chairman of the Randolph County Hospital Authority, says Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center couldn't weather COVID-19 after years of financial turmoil. That's why the small hospital in Cuthbert, Georgia plans to close its doors this fall.
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Tom Smith, an economist at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, says it could take months or years before the U.S economy recovers from the damage caused by the coronavirus.
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Road races – from local 5Ks to some of the largest marathons in the world – have been either postponed or canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rich Kenah from the Atlanta Track Club joins us to discuss how runners stay motivated and what races may look like in the future.
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The root of many of the issues with Georgia’s June 9th primary election was the pandemic. Many trained and experienced poll workers backed out and there was a shortage of polling places. That led to long lines. So what steps are being taken to fix these issues for the fall? A conversation with AJC reporter Mark Niesse.
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Don Avery, CEO of Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Georgia, says his facility has treated more COVID-19 patients in the month of July than it did in the first three months of the pandemic.
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Dr. Sara Goza, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, says schools should prioritize students returning to classrooms for in-person instruction, but only if that can be done with the safety of students, teachers, and staff in mind.
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