3 chapters across the catalog
NBC News Coverage, Travel Restrictions, Monday Deadlines
NBC News reported on White House travel restrictions for eight African countries, which notably did not take effect until the following Monday. Critics question the urgency of the variant if travel bans are delayed by several days.
Hospital Capacity Statistics, ICU Bed Percentage Reporting
Gabe Gutierrez reported from a Minneapolis ICU, interviewing a 36-year-old gymnastics coach recovering from COVID-19. The segment highlighted that 75% of the hospital's 30 ICU beds were full, a figure that sounds alarming but represents a standard operational capacity for many medical centers. The report also cited a 125% increase in cases, a statistic criticized for lacking a baseline to provide meaningful context.
A weather report details a relentless Christmas blizzard in the Midwest and a survival story from the Grand Canyon. The hosts use the extreme cold and snow as a counter-narrative to global warming, jokingly referring to it as a "global cooling report."
