As the coronavirus continues its spread throughout the country, some hospitals are also struggling to contain the spread inside its walls. While it's only a small number of overall cases, U.S. medical centers have reported over 5,000 cases of patients catching coronavirus after being admitted for other conditions and that number does not include cases of medical staff that have caught the virus at work. Melanie Evans, hospital reporter at the WSJ, joins us for more on how hospitals try to protect both staff and patients from infection.




Next, we continue to monitor how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the economy, and for the retail sector, it looks like it will be a tough rebound. Retail lost about 1.2 million jobs between March and June and many store closure that were supposed to be temporary might end up being permanent. Online shopping will continue to grow and brick and mortar stores will have to continue to adjust their models to buy online and pick up in-store as shopping in person continues to face difficulties. Jennifer Kingson, managing editor for business news at Axios, joins us for more.




Finally, another sector hit hard by the economic shutdown is the freelance, creative worker with multiple gigs. This is especially evident in places like Los Angeles, that have built an economy on these freelancers. Performers, production crews, ride-share drivers and personal trainers were among the first to lose work and will likely be the last to make a full comeback. Tim Puko, reporter for the WSJ, joins us for the difficult comeback of freelance workers.

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