Medill Weekly – 04/10/20

April 10, 2020 - By HyoJung Kim

Watch our reporters talk about the top stories of the week! In this week’s video: HyoJung Kim, Chiara Vercellone, Sara Wilson and Joe Snell talk about the impact of coronavirus on non-essential medical staff, AP… Read Story

Nonessential medical staff adapt to change in role on pandemic front lines

April 10, 2020 - By Chiara Vercellone

Non-emergency room medical staff across the United States continue to fearlessly go to work without the same PPE support E.R. doctors receive. Read Story

Shorter online tests replace traditional Advanced Placement exams

April 9, 2020 - By Sara Wilson

As the spread of COVID-19 transforms the country’s education system, high school students are simultaneously preparing for an online Advanced Placement testing season — a dramatically altered format than the one they have been preparing… Read Story

The newest aide to coronavirus detection: a pandemic drone

April 9, 2020 - By Chiara Vercellone

To combat the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, a Canadian company is developing a drone capable of detecting infectious and respiratory conditions of people in a crowd. Read Story