In April, CNN joined forces with “Sesame Street” to present a special town hall to explain the COVID-19 pandemic to children.
On Saturday, CNN and “Sesame Street” presented a second coronavirus-themed town hall, with CNN anchor Erica Hill and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joined by Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster and other beloved characters from the long-running children’s educational series.
In addition, other guests for the second town hall included Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez, and Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises.
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During the hour-long special, the Count used his numerical skills to demonstrate how to keep a six-foot social distance from others, while Cooke Monster explained that it’s a bad idea to share food right now “because we no want to spread little germies.”
.@CountVonCount shows kids and their parents how to count out six feet for social distancing https://t.co/icV04F4FNW #CNNSesameStreet pic.twitter.com/DML3UfCq5N
— CNN (@CNN) June 13, 2020
.@MeCookieMonster explains why sharing food is not a good idea during the coronavirus pandemic — no matter how delicious it is. 🍪 https://t.co/icV04F4FNW #CNNSesameStreet pic.twitter.com/jM2fGWBpSL
— CNN (@CNN) June 13, 2020
.@elmo asks @drsanjaygupta why he needs to wear a mask when he goes outside, even though he can’t see any of the coronavirus around him. https://t.co/icV04F4FNW #CNNSesameStreet pic.twitter.com/shmt58WnAU
— CNN (@CNN) June 13, 2020
“Thank you to all the amazing heroes out there helping and caring for everyone.” @AbbyCadabbySST, @Grover and @elmo pay tribute to all our neighborhood heroes with a special thank-you song. https://t.co/icV04F4FNW #CNNSesameStreet pic.twitter.com/CeXEITOKhs
— CNN (@CNN) June 13, 2020
The CNN/”Sesame Street” COVID-19 town hall can be seen in its entirety right here.
