Medical students who were rushed through graduation and fasttracked right into hospital hot zones. Whats really behind the medical mystery surrounding the condition and whereabouts of north Korean Leader kim jong un . And our dr. John torres on the new hightech health calls being treated without ever leaving home early today starts right now good morning im phillip mena and im cori coffin its monday april 27th and the beginning of the first week back to work for some americans as more states ease coronavirus restrictions, the u. S. Will likely pass the 1 million mark for confirmed cases early this week. We are currently at more than 970,000 confirmed cases as of this morning and nearly 55,000 souls have been lost due to covid19 in this country new york, where the virus has taken a devastating toll, could begin a gradual reopening next month. Governor andrew cuomo says some lowrisk Construction Projects and manufacturing jobs could resume may 15th. The plan will only move forward if the number of hospitalizations keeps declining. The last patient on board the usns comfort has been discharged the Navy Hospital ship was sent to new york to help relieve stress on the medical system its expected to return to its home port in virginia by the end of the month the spike in cases may be easing in some hot spots, but social distancing will likely be the new normal for at least a few months White House Coronavirus coordinator dr. Deborah birx says the u. S. Needs a breakthrough on testing before rules can be relaxed meanwhile, treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has a hopeful prediction for the summer he bloevz that as more businesses reopen in may and june the economy will rebound in july, august, and september. Many governors agree that the key to getting people back to work is widespread testing were seeing many states ramp up their efforts to get Testing Centers to some of the hardest hit and most underserved areas for more on this we are joined now by nbcs kathy park. Kathy, good morning. Reporter phillip, good morning. The good news is that the virus appears to be slowing down in some hot spots but we also tracked some troubling trends this weekend in places like maryland meantime, here in new york testing is at the forefront and pharmacies will be playing a bigger role. The outbreak isnt slowing fast enough in maryland, which marked its deadliest day saturday, bringing the death toll near 800. We have dramatically flattened and lengthened that curve and lowered the numbers. But unfortunately that means we were also a little bit behind and now those numbers are comin up reporter massachusetts remains in its surge with cases topping 54,000 death notices stretching 21 pages in the boston globe reflect the growing number of victims in the battle against covid19 and out west a troubling trend nbcs Steve Patterson is in los angeles. Covid19 is now the leading cause of death in l. A. County, and communities of color are disproportionately affected. Theres a toxic mix of Underlying Health conditions, a High Percentage of essential workers and lower availability to testing testing deserts are something the state Health Department director says she wants to fix immediately by opening up dozens more sites reporter in hardhit new york the governor issued an executive order expanding the reach of covid19 testing, giving all frontline workers priority access. Setting a goal of 40,000 daily tests and unlocking 5,000 pharmacies as testing locations. Were going to authorize all the independent pharmacists in the state to be Collection Sites for testing. Some of them have already been doing it some of the Larger National chains but if your local drugstore can now become a collection site people could go to their local drugstore. Reporter in the bronx where infection per capita topped all other boroughs, this neighborhood pharmacy waiting for the state Health Department to roll out the rules about getting tests and string them to new yorkers. I want to come to your pharmacy and get tested for covid. Right now can i do that . No. We are waiting for that guidance, and we hope its forthcoming. Reporter Public Health experts say new york is proving to be a strong leader by laying out an aggressive strategy but its not enough. Were going to have to make diagnostics for covid19 as available as a pregnancy test or a drug kit at the pharmacy reporter dr. Anthony fauci reinforcing the need for ramped up testing as states make plans to reopen. Right now were doing about 1. 5, 2 million per week. We probably should get up to twice that as we get into the next several weeks, and i think we will. Reporter right now some of the major chains like cvs and walgreens have Testing Available for those who qualify in places like connecticut, michigan, and oregon here in new york the Governors Office says theyre still finalizing some of the guidelines for these independent pharmacies and those guidelines should be issued soon. Phillip . All right, kathy, thank you one in six American Workers have lost their jobs since the start of this crisis, spurring the highest Unemployment Rate since the Great Depression today President Trump and the nations governors will talk about the economic revival and despite warnings from health accidents, some states are barreling ahead with plans to reopen our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us with the latest tracie, several states are loosening their restrictions today. Reporter hi, cori. Good morning, everyone yes, several states like tennessee reopening restaurants. We saw several last week about a third of the states are reopening or easing restrictions in some way starting this week some say they are not ready yet. And the federal government is urging caution, saying that any reopening needs to happen gradually. Each state is different, and the reason we made the guidelines and criteria very specific was also, and im sure a lot of people have missed the asterisk, it said to look not only statewide but also county by county. The policies are working. Were now looking at a relatively short period of time, 14 days of decline if you dont have 14 days of decline, nobody would say be reckless and open anyway reporter now, there is growing pressure on these states were seeing protests. We saw them over the weekend in nevada from people who want to go back to work. And also pushback from some governors like michigans governor on the suggestion from senator Mitch Mcconnell that states having financial problems should declare bankruptcy instead of waiting for a federal bailout. Cori thank you from the classroom straight to the front lines some courageous med students who graduated early have fasttracked their way into hospitals to help aid in the fight against coronavirus. Annen good morning. Its about 6 30. And ive just gotten to the hospital reporter they are the latest recruits in the coronavirus battle placing my mask im ready to go. A little uncomfortable but its worth it. Reporter new doctors 30yearold bronx native kathleen lozata and 29yearold olamude omadeli from houston two of the fourthyear students who graduated early from medical schools to serve you know, once we took our oath before, you know, joining our class and being a medical doctor, i think we agreed to step up whenever the hospital has a need i couldnt imagine wir would be now. It was like a surreal feeling, honestly graduations early graduations start in 90 seconds. Reporter was virtual but the crisis at new yorks mount sinai hospital is all too real four days on the job. How many of your patient tnk wee or four patients pass away in the last four days reporter how are you dealing with those deaths . Its really hard. Im not sure if im really dealing with them yet. Its challenging theres really not enough time in the day to really, really think about and reflect about the deaths, which is tough for sure savoring the little victory i was able to get my patient an iphone charger. So we are charging her phone now. Hopefully shell be able to facetime with her family in the next couple of hours which will be really nice for them reporter at new york presbyterian peter nobak is researching patient data associated with coronavirus deaths from home the purpose of the work im doing is still the same, and thats to help patients in whatever way i can reporter satisfaction hard won. Today was actually a good day on our unit. We didnt have any patients pass away today and we were able to discharge two of them. So id consider that a really good day reporter baptized by fire, ready to help save more lives. Anne thompson, nbc news, new york all right. Lets get a check of your monday forecast nbc meteorologist janessa webb has a look at your day ahead hey, good morning, you two. So brave of those new doctors. Just so happy that theyre getting out and helping people a look at whats happening weatherwise, youre not smiling about this weather in the northeast, were in a spring pattern. A dry day, then rain and storms will continue to pop up for the rest of the week this morning were in a Winter Weather advisory that are sparking across interior new york, also northern new england. We could see up to at least one to three inches. Also watching the Severe Weather threat its going to be enhanced for tomorrow afternoon across the southern plains. Look at this waidespread of raie southwest. El paso today 94 degrees looking for vacation weather need to get to the southwest excessive heat advisories in place in that area guys all right if we can just get these coronavirus restrictions to lift then we can be on our way. Travel. 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All strength we aint stoppin believe me go straight till the morning look like we wont wait were taking everything we wanted we can do it all strength, no sweat distance is no for patriotism in a moment of unity from new york a 4yearold boy bringing his family and his friends together, even strangers together to recite the pledge of allegiance meanwhile, theres a cloud of speculation that just continues to grow around the status and health of north Korean Leader kim jong un. Rumors have been swirling over the last week or so about the 36yearold after he reportedly disappeared from public view after undergoing surgery north korea has been silent. South korea says kim is well and u. S. Officials say that he may be ill to help us sort it all out we turn now to nbcs cal perry. Cal, good morning. Reporter hey, phillip, good morning. You can add china to the list of countries that are silent on what has happened to kim jong un all of this started on april the 15th when the dear leader, as hes called in north korea, missed the most important yearly celebration, thats the birthday of his grandfather, who founded the country. This would have been his 108th birthday now, there has been some satellite imagery released of what we believe to be the train of kim jong un, app 820foot luxury train in the east of the country. This is in the town of woson this is where the kim jong un goes on his sort of vacation there were some letters put around in the area that were believed to have been written by him, which is sort of adding to the idea that maybe hes fine. Now, south korean tv this morning has said that they believe hes probably fine, that this was a rumor but it just goes to show you, phillip, even in the year 2020 how little we know about north korea and whats happening inside north korea for example, the w. H. O. Has been looking for any information that they can get on the coronavirus. No information coming out of north korea and no information as ofright now on the leader o north korea. It does appear as though those rumors are starting to subside phillip . Inside that little box there. We heard you loud and clear. Cal perry, thank you so much for the update comes with the technology sometimes. There you go. Coming up, adam sandler crashes saturday night live while stuck at home. And a mi dnfalyidt let lockdown stop them from welcoming a special new addition well be right back. Dust mite droppings eeeeeww dead skin cells gross so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavyduty dusters. Duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff gotcha and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweepers on it. The textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair no matter where dust bunnies hide. No more heebie jeebies. Phew. Glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering. Hey allergy muddlers. Achoo . 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And now more than ever theyre turning to health care consultations of a different type dr. Mcgee, how are you doing . Reporter its called telemedicine virtual visits on computers, even smartphones its not new, but the advancement in availability of technology has pushed it into overdrive. Weve had over 5,000 visits over the past month. Reporter thats up from just 20 a month before covid hit. On astonishing increase for dr. Michael main and his colleagues at st. Lukes midamerica Heart Institute in kansas city what the covid19 pandemic has forced us to do is to innovate reporter their priority, protecting both their staff and vulnerable patients like 89yearold stroke survivor carl heinz. Having any problems with chest pain no. Reporter and at a time when medical resources are stretched thin and so many of us are staying home, these routine virtual visits are a life lynn for heart patient gail colette have you had any episodes of those palpitations well, actually, yes reporter checking in about medications, symptoms, and solutions. I thought it was very beneficial and very reassuring reporter reassuring for doctors, too like new york city primary care physician arthi reddy. Staying connected with her patients from a desk in her boys bedroom. She says figuring out which inperson visits can and cannot wait during the covid crisis depends on each patient. Right now we are holding off on any screening, colonoscopies, mammograms, even yearly bloodwork. Unless the patients presenting with something concerning were not doing those. Reporter but what cant wait visit your doctor or the e. R. If you have shortness of breath or signs of a heart attack or stroke, a broken bone or large cut that wont stop bleeding, and problems with a pregnancy. And even though most dentist offices are closed for routine procedures, there are exceptions anything with pain or anything that decreases the quality of life, you know, for the patient, and so obviously infections, abscess or decay, broken teeth reporter handled with care and taking extreme precautions were just protecting the patient and community. Were also protecting ourselves. Our thanks to dr. Torres for that rors. As unprepared as we were for this, im grateful we live in a too many where were able to do Something Like this and this technology is available. It is interesting thanks for starting your week with early today. Im cori coffin. And im phillip mena. Today more states will begin loosening restrictions on businesses, parks and other locations as demand it for more testing grows. Flight ate dants are calling for a temporary ban on vacation travel saying their lives are at risk well take you back to the future, a gup of families are the creating family photos early today starts right now we say good morning to you. Wit
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