London’s Royal Botanic Gardens are home to more than 7 million plant species. Normally, the gardens would see thousands of people strolling through the beautiful greenery in the Spring, but due to the U.K.’s coronavirus lockdown, it is empty. Mark Phillips speaks to the director of the gardens about the lessons we can learn about the natural world for our series Eye on Earth. Source

A chilling new novel described a flu-like global pandemic, caused by a virus that started in Asia. “The End of October” was written by Pulitzer-winning author Lawrence Wright, who began the book back in 2017 and finished it in the Summer of 2019. Wright joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about his novel. Source

Mr. Trump announced the directive to the U.S. Navy on Twitter. Source

Long before the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organization has been tracing and analyzing the impact of how climate change is impacting public health. Source

To Mark the 50th anniversary of earth day, Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan spoke with the World Health Organization’s Climate Lead Dr. Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum to discuss humans impact on the planet during the pandemic Source

A look at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source

The day before Gary Fowler died, his father died from COVID-19, and other family members have since tested positive. Source

Chilling sound on a video appearing to show Alabama inmates describing how easily the coronavirus could spread in the state’s jail system can be heard, “We need help… death is imminent for us.” Source

By some estimates, the pandemic lockdown has taken about 80% of passenger cars off local roads, leading to a dramatic reduction in air pollution. Los Angeles, infamous for its smog, has seen some of the world’s cleanest air in recent days, according to the CEO of a company that tracks global air quality. Jamie Yuccas takes a look at how major cities are getting cleaner due to coronavirus restrictions and how scientists hope some of it can be maintained after lockdowns are lifted for our series Eye on Earth. Source

Georgia is preparing for a soft open Friday amid the coronavirus outbreak. Some businesses will be able to return to normal, but must will continue following social distancing and sanitary guidelines. Some local leaders, such as the mayor of Albany, Georgia, fear it’s too early to begin opening the state. Mark Strassmann speaks to a Georgia business owner who is getting ready to reopen her doors. Source