Millions of people have lost their jobs in the U.S. because of the pandemic. But as restaurants and retailers have closed their doors, other businesses like pharmacies and grocery stores have been ramping up hiring to meet a surge in demand. Some companies are also partnering up to help respond to the shifting workforce. Wall Street Journal reporter Lauren Weber joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

The independent book business has been battered in recent decades, as locally owned sellers strained to compete with the online-giant Amazon. But the COVID-19 crisis has forced many to close their doors, depriving both readers and writers the spaces they thrive on. NewsHour Weekend's Tom Casciato reports on one landmark bookstore in Portland, Oregon that is struggling to survive.

President Trump has shared a plan states can use to decide when to lift restrictions on movement and economic activity. But some governors say testing for COVID-19 isn't near the levels necessary to enable them to reopen. Meanwhile, global health experts expressed doubts about whether the presence of COVID-19 antibodies in a person's blood means they are immune to reinfection. John Yang reports.

Vice President Mike Pence was chosen by President Trump to lead his Coronavirus Task Force. This week, the administration offered governors a plan for how to begin lifting restrictions implemented due to the pandemic. Judy Woodruff talks to Pence about persistently inadequate COVID-19 testing and his message to front-line health care workers forced to share and reuse their protective gear.

As states mull when to lift pandemic restrictions and reopen, the question of testing for COVID-19 remains a critical one. In much of the country, testing capabilities have not kept up with demand, and health experts and epidemiologists say broader testing is a prerequisite for easing limits on Americans' activities. William Brangham joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the key shortages at play.

After federal aid for small businesses, called the Paycheck Protection Program, ran out of its allotted $350 billion, there were questions about if and when lawmakers could land on a deal to provide additional funding. As of late Friday, Republicans and Democrats seem to be making progress toward an agreement -- but they aren't there yet. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

At the White House, President Trump is releasing new guidelines for ending pandemic shutdowns. But across the country, more than 32,000 are dead from the novel coronavirus, and millions have lost their jobs -- erasing years of economic gains. State and local officials warn that without a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19, it is not clear whether businesses can safely reopen. Amna Nawaz reports.

The U.S. is experiencing a sudden spike in unemployment not seen since the Great Depression. In about a month, 22 million lost their jobs, with many more cuts yet to come -- and a sense that even these staggering numbers don't represent the full picture of economic devastation. Here are voices of struggling Americans out of work or forced to cut back their businesses because of the pandemic.

Small businesses constitute the primary engine of the U.S. economy -- and they are among the hardest hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic's fallout. They suffered a new blow Thursday when the massive $349 billion relief program established to support them revealed that it is already out of money. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the predicament and how Congress might respond.

U.S. job losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are simply staggering. So far, they are roughly equivalent to the number of jobs created since the last painful recession. Elise Gould, senior economist with the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss which economic sectors were hit first, how losses have cascaded from there and why women might be affected more.