How to effectively clean your phone

We're all focused on washing our hands to prevent the spread of coronavirus — but what about our phones? Turns out there's a right way and a wrong way to disinfect those too.

• Mar 17, 2020
• 1:17

Surgeon general urges Americans to follow CDC guidelines

In an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell, Surgeon General Jerome Adams emphasized that the next 15 days will be crucial for fighting the pandemic in the U.S.

• Mar 17, 2020
• 2:28

Congress mulls massive coronavirus bailout

Congress is considering the biggest bailout in U.S. history to rescue the economy from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The trillion-dollar stimulus package could put money back in the pockets of Americans while a new poll shows that nearly one in five households have lost work because of the pandemic. Nancy Cordes breaks down how the economic package could affect everyday people.

• Mar 18, 2020
• 1:56

The impact of coronavirus restrictions

The coronavirus pandemic has drastically shifted everyday lives already, with millions changing the way they work, socialize and get life-saving information. David Begnaud speaks to adults and teens around the country about how they are handling the pandemic, including one CBS News Radio colleague who said his family was not able to be by his mother's side when she died of natural causes due to new nursing home guidance preventing visitors in most circumstances.

• Mar 18, 2020
• 4:38

Coronavirus epidemic hits Africa

Compared to the rest of the world, the continent of Africa might have two things working in its favor with the arrival of the coronavirus: experience with deadly viruses, and a relative lack of connectivity. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from Johannesburg.

• Mar 17, 2020
• 2:14

How to stay fit during coronavirus outbreak

Although gyms and exercise venues have closed to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, that doesn't mean you can't work out. Here's how you can stay fit during the pandemic.

• Mar 18, 2020
• 1:48

W.H. official on how long pandemic could last

As Congress works to pass a coronavirus stimulus package to follow the $100 billion emergency package President Trump has signed, the White House coronavirus task force works to contain the pandemic. Dr. Deborah Birx, the task force's response coordinator, joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the federal response.

• Mar 19, 2020
• 4:04

Trump calls himself "wartime president"

There are now more than 9,400 reported coronavirus cases in the U.S., across all 50 states. The death toll has jumped to at least 152. President Trump now says he considers himself a wartime president because of the pandemic. Wednesday night, he signed a $100B emergency aid package into law. The bill includes free virus testing for every American, paid sick leave and expanded unemployment benefits. Weijia Jiang reports on how else the federal government is scrambling to contain the disease.

• Mar 19, 2020
• 3:04

Single mom struggles amid coronavirus crisis

It is estimated that nearly one in four U.S. workers do not have access to paid sick leave, and nearly 60% live paycheck-to-paycheck. As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on and takes a toll on U.S. businesses across the country, these same Americans worry about what it could mean for their financial safety. Adriana Diaz speaks to one single mother working at McDonald's to see how she has had to shift her life amid the pandemic.

• Mar 19, 2020
• 4:21

Khan Academy founder shares advice

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing schools in at least 39 states to close, over 42 million school-aged children and their teachers are trying to adapt to online classes and video chats being the new normal. Many parents find themselves teaching their kids on their own, without much support. Khan Academy founder Salman Khan joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about how parents and educators can try and keep up schooling.

• Mar 19, 2020
• 4:33

Meals on Wheels is serving despite pandemic

With the CDC's warning that people 65 and older are most vulnerable to the coronavirus, older Americans, even those facing food insecurity, have been encouraged to stay home and self-quarantine. Non-profit Meals on Wheels has set out to make sure those vulnerable to hunger are staying fed, with more than 5,000 chapters around the country. Mireya Villarreal follows Meals on Wheels volunteers during their effort to keep helping people amid the coronavirus pandemic.

• Mar 19, 2020
• 1:48

Gyms get creative amid pandemic and closures

The coronavirus has forced business closures throughout the country, including gyms and fitness studios. Some are offering clients creative alternatives to stay healthy, like online classes. Danya Bacchus speaks to a family that owns a fitness studio about what they are doing to keep their clients in shape and business afloat.

• Mar 19, 2020
• 1:57

Veteran offers free auto service

Even before the pandemic, researchers said four in 10 Americans could not afford an unexpected expense of $400 or more, like a car repair. Hard Luck Auto is trying to alleviate those costs for some people, offering free service to those who can’t afford to pay. Jan Crawford speaks to the veteran running Hard Luck’s novel service for our series A More Perfect Union.

• Mar 19, 2020
• 4:01

Cancer survivor dies of coronavirus

A 34-year-old cancer survivor reportedly died in California on Thursday after contracting the coronavirus, making him one of the youngest victims of the illness. Jeffrey Ghazarian had recently visited Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida. In New Jersey, a close-knit family that had already lost three members to coronavirus has lost a fourth. David Begnaud shares more details of the tragic human stories that have come out of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Mar 20, 2020
• 2:03

FEMA Administrator on U.S. coronavirus action

As U.S. governors work to contain the coronavirus in their own states, it was announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency would be taking charge of the federal government's response. FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the state of the federal response, and what measures they hope will contain the pandemic.

• Mar 20, 2020
• 4:29

Olympic torch arrives in Japan

Greece has handed the Olympic flame over to Japan just a few months before the 2020 summer games are scheduled to begin. But plans are now in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from Tokyo.

• Mar 20, 2020
• 1:23

Italy reports deadliest day of pandemic

Italy reported 627 coronavirus deaths in one day, making it not only the deadliest for the country, but the deadliest day worldwide since the pandemic began. In the United Kingdom, 65,000 retired nurses and doctors were asked to report for duty to help handle the oncoming wave of cases as the country’s famous pubs have all be ordered to close. Ian Lee speaks to Londoners to see how they are handling the change to everyday life.

• Mar 21, 2020
• 2:36

Pandemic upends restaurant industry profits

The coronavirus crisis has upended the restaurant industry’s hopeful projections for a record $900 billion year. With massive layoffs and widespread closures, the extent of the damage that will be done by the pandemic’s end is unclear. CBS News contributor and staff writer at The Atlantic, Derek Thompson, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the impact restaurants’ struggled will have on the economy.

• Mar 21, 2020
• 4:34

California undergoes statewide shutdown

California is in shutdown mode in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Governor Gavin Newsom enacted a stay at home order after official estimates predicted more than half of the state's 22 million residents could contract the rapidly spreading virus. Danya Bacchus reports.

• Mar 21, 2020
• 1:49

Coronavirus, anxiety and fear

While stress and anxiety can drive us to take healthy precautions in trying circumstances (like a pandemic), our irrational fear can become dangerous when it goes off the rails. David Pogue talks to psychologists and researchers about how emotion, in contrast to facts, can steer our response to danger and the unknown.

• Mar 22, 2020
• 7:17

Dr. Jon LaPook on flattening the curve

As the coronavirus pandemic expands across the country, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook discusses the part we must all play to reduce our exposure to the virus and minimize its spread to others, in order to protect the viability of our health care system.

• Mar 22, 2020
• 2:58

The economic fallout of coronavirus

As the global economy enters an unprecedented shutdown during the coronavirus outbreak, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger talks with Nobel Prize-winning economics expert Joseph Stiglitz; Michael Goodman, president of the investment management firm Wealthstream Advisors; and Jake Dell, owner of New York City's venerable Katz's Delicatessen, about weathering the economic storm. She also talks with improv actor Ed Herbstman, whose Magnet Theater - shuttered by the pandemic - is now being forced to improvise.

• Mar 22, 2020
• 8:08

Seth Doane: Living under quarantine

CBS News foreign correspondent Seth Doane is currently under quarantine at his home in Rome after being diagnosed with COVID-19. He talks about how life has drastically changed in a country hard-hit by the virus, and how he and others struggle to maintain normalcy in an abnormal time.

• Mar 22, 2020
• 2:54

Coronavirus: Who lives? Who dies?

As COVID-19 cases increase, hospitals are preparing for a situation in which the number of patients far exceeds doctors' supply of medical equipment needed to keep them alive. Senior contributor Ted Koppel looks at the agonizing life-and-death choices hospitals soon may be facing.

• Mar 22, 2020
• 7:39

Movies as an escape from pandemic

Critic David Edelstein on the new streaming reality for the forcibly homebound, offering increased opportunities to see cinematic works of art, both first-run and classic, as we practice social-distancing.

• Mar 22, 2020
• 3:54

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