Episode
60 Minutes: On the Line, Outbreak Science, The Unseen Enemy
Overview
How GM and Ford switched from building vehicles to making medical supplies; Then, using artificial intelligence to track the coronavirus pandemic; And, protecting the U.S. military from coronavirus
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 52
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2020-04-26
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
On the Line, Outbreak Science, The Unseen Enemy is Episode 30 in Season 52 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2020-04-26. The runtime is 44 min.
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