The coronavirus pandemic continues to claim the lives of hundreds of Americans every day. Judy Woodruff remembers five of them, including a 29-year-old registered nurse and a 48-year-old firefighter. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Japan has gone its own way on the coronavirus pandemic from its beginning, with a delayed response, limited testing and a gentler lockdown. But with cases of COVID-19 nearing 20,000 in the country, public health experts are asking whether Japan's handling of the crisis should be applauded or criticized. Special correspondent Grace Lee reports from Tokyo. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

No part of the globe has been spared the effects of the novel coronavirus, with people in nearly every country becoming infected. Although the severity of cases varies widely, even those who know viruses the best can fall victim to its devastating effects. William Brangham talks to Dr. Peter Piot, who for decades led the global fight against HIV/AIDS, about his own experience with the illness.

As the world anxiously awaits development of a vaccine for COVID-19, new and controversial research measures are being considered for the first time. These include the possibility of deliberately exposing volunteers to the disease to see if they are infected. Amna Nawaz reports on a growing group of people eager to be subjects in tests that might help to heal the world -- but harm themselves.

Dr. Jean William Pape has been on the frontline of Haiti's ever-changing public health needs, from the early days of the AIDS epidemic to the devastating 2010 earthquake. Now, as the country's fragile healthcare system confronts a massive uptick in coronavirus cases, Dr. Pape is using that past experience to fight yet another health crisis. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports.

As parts of the country experience rises in COVID-19 cases, some early hotspots continue to see decreases in the daily number of new virus infections. New York City has started the first phase of reopening, allowing an estimated 400,000 workers to return to their jobs. And as Christopher Booker reports, areas outside the city that were also hit hard by the pandemic are even further along.

As Brazil's death toll from the coronavirus surpassed that of the United Kingdom, making it the second highest in the world, many Brazilians are expressing outrage over a move by the government to limit the amount of data released on the pandemic. New York Times reporter Ernesto Londoño joins Hari Sreenivasan from Rio de Janeiro for more on the COVID-19 crisis.

As more states push forward with reopening, the coronavirus continues to enact a devastating toll on families and communities across the country. Each week, we take a moment to remember a few of the remarkable individuals we have lost. Judy Woodruff shares stories of five more.

The number of weekly jobless claims is the lowest since the economic shutdown began in March, but it remains far above what the U.S. has experienced during other financial crises. Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said earlier this week that he expects unemployment to remain elevated for years to come. David Wessel of the Brookings Institution joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Although Americans are trying to move closer to their pre-pandemic routines, there are signs the coronavirus continues to spread in places that have eased restrictions. One of those is Alabama, among the last states to issue a stay-at-home order and the earliest to lift it. John Yang looks at the risks associated with reopening in this report.