From Asia to Africa, 'Sesame Street' special tackles coronavirus pandemic

The Forrest Gump actor Tom Hanks has urged everyone to follow social distancing norms in order to battle the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. The Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Hanks also states that in order to be able to see tomorrow one has to follow all the safety precautions issued by the medical authorities.

posed the question to her nearly 683,000 Twitter followers on Monday, June 29, asking: "Can you imagine how President Hillary Clinton - a Woman with a powerful mind - would have handled this pandemic?"The celebrated performer added in two subsequent tweets: "Being a mother and grandmother, she would’ve instinctively taken care of the public health of the people of the United States.

For Strictly Come Dancing fans the show must go on, however this year there will be fewer contestants and a later start date in order to make it safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Former Coronation Street actor Chris Fountain has been stranded for months in Bali, owing to the coronavirus pandemic.The 32-year-old actor, who played Tommy Duckworth on the hit soap as well as Justin Burton in Hollyoaks, went on holiday to the Indonesian Island with some friends back in March and was unable to get a flight back to the UK.

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official event website, with a larger, more detailed press release following shortly after.“As much as we would have loved to bring the event to life this October, the current global crisis has forced us to recalibrate our wants for Gamescom Asia.

As protests continue around the globe in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers, some popular Sesame Street characters joined CNN’s Van Jones and Erica Hill and a group of experts to address the problem of racism and discuss how to fight against it.

Sesame Street has a long history of bringing important issues and powerful messages to children and families within their show. On Saturday morning, the beloved puppets and CNN teamed up for an educational special titled Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism to talk to kids and adults about racism and the ongoing nationwide protests amid George Floyd's death.The hour-long special was moderated by Big Bird, CNN political commentator Van Jones and  national correspondent Erica Hill.

“Sesame Street” has a long history of bringing important issues and powerful messages to children and families within their show. On Saturday morning, the beloved puppets and CNN teamed up for an educational special titled “Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism” to talk to kids and adults about racism and the ongoing nationwide protests amid George Floyd’s death.

has a long history of bringing important issues and powerful messages to children and families within their show. On Saturday morning, the beloved puppets and CNN teamed up for an educational special titled to talk to kids and adults about racism and the ongoing nationwide protests amid George Floyd's death.The hour-long special was moderated by Big Bird, CNN political commentator Van Jones and  national correspondent Erica Hill.

Ellise Shafer editor“Sesame Street” and CNN aired a town hall Saturday morning to help kids and families understand the nationwide protests on racial injustice.Hosted by CNN’s Van Jones and Erica Hill, “Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism” employed Elmo, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby and other “Sesame Street” favorites to help explain racism in the U.S.

CNN hosted a Sesame Street Town Hall on Saturday, June 6, that was both a kid and adult friendly special focusing on anti-racism. One of the characters that popped up during the 60-minute program was the beloved Elmo, who had a very educational discussion with his father Louie about the issues going on in the world after George Floyd‘s death.