As we come on the air tonight, the number of coronavirus cases in the United States is growing exponentially. And the Surgeon General says it is going to get worse this week. More than a dozen states are now either ordering or asking people to stay home. School is now closed for 55 million children, and today virginias governor called off school for the rest of the year. Stocks plunged again on wall street as senators battled over relief and stimulus plans. And just moments ago the president said that the country was not built to be shut down and hinted that he wants to find a way to get some people back to work, even as experts say americans need to stay at home. The president s comments come as states and cities are frantically trying to round up medical supplies and increase now,update on the cases in the u. S. , thehave topd new york state has bthe epicenter of the outbreak. 6 of all cases in the world are there. Anyone traveling from new york to florida must go into quarantine for 14 days. Jericka duncan is in new york city and leads off our coverage. There jericka . Reporter well, today, norah, marks the first day of the most restrictive guidelines here, stayathome order centers new york city. We also know that essential workers are the only ones that now, i can tell you right now as the streets and the sounds of the streets are getting quieter, the message to stay inside is getting louder each day. Help has arrived in new york city, one of the nations Largest Convention centers is being turned into a field hospital. The goal, 1,000 beds for noncoronavirus trauma patients to ease the burden of overwhelmed hospitals. This is a p this is a matter of life and death. Reporter half of the countrys covid19 patients are hospit Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state is trying to get as many medical supplies as it can. And we need about 30,000 ventilators, and we can just not get them. Reporter hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and alarmed that the supplies they have now will be gone in days. Surgeon Cornelia Griggs has been on the front lines at new yorkpresbyterian. When youre a doctor, thats really your armor when you are facing walking into a room with a patient with a very infectious disease, and when we dont have our armor, were completely vulnerable. Reporter the number of coronavirus cases in new york has nearly tripled in the last three days, totaling over 20,000 cases. Louisiana has one of the fastest growth rates in the country. A stayathome order remains in place in at least 13 states across the country. Michigan was the latest. We will all have to make significant sacrifices. Reporter more than 8,600 National Guard troops have been activated in all 50 states and d. C. , and supply chains are being disrupted. Some amazon prime shipping is reportedly delayed as long as a month. 33yearold jason knoll is living with coronavirus. He remains hopeful people will do whats required to keep everyone safe. Its not a big deal for people that are you and me in my age and people that are younger, its not, but it is a big deal for those around us. Its a big deal for people like my daughter who has a heart condition. Its a big deal for people like my parents, my kids grandparents. If they get sick, its a lot more serious. Reporter last week Governor Cuomo called on retired doctors, even nursing students, to help answer those calls for help, saying that they need more of those medical workers. Well, today, norah, andrew cuomo, Governor Cuomo reported that 30,000 people reached out to say they want to volunteer, they want to help fight this pandemic. Odonnell wow. Jericka, thank you. Tonight Congress Still has not agreed on a nearly 2 trillion stimulus package. Another vote failed today in the senate. The gridlock led to a selloff on wall street. The dow was down almost 600 points, while the s p has fallen 30 in the last 22 trading days. This is the fastest drop of that size in history. Well turn now to nancy cordes. She is on capitol hill tonight. And nancy, does congress understand the urgency here . Reporter they do, norah, and senators had been hoping to vote today, but now the time line is slipping because democratic leader Chuck Schumer is still locked in negotiations with treasury secretary steven mnuchin. Republicans argued it is taking too long and that the markets and workers need certainty now. We dont have time for this. Reporter emotions ran high today. This is disgraceful. Reporter as senators tried to seal a 2 trillion deal. We dont think this bill will work. Reporter with immediate Cash Payments for american workers, billions in grants to small businesses, and a surge in unemployment insurance, up to four months worth at full salary, even for freelance or Seasonal Workers like detroits christina hayes, who got laid off by delta last week. Im going to have to map out how one bill is paid. Or one bill will have to be late. Im going to have to make it truly work with what they give. Reporter senators know that time is of the essence. Just today boeing announced it is temporarily closing some factories, impacting 70,000 workers. G. E. Is slashing 10 of its workforce. But democrats are pushing for more restrictions on the bills 500 billion fund t ericanlstill includ dont want to see, large corporate bailouts with almost no strings attached. Reporter as the virus spreads, the strain on the senate is starting to show. This bill does not create a slush fund. Reporter Kentucky Republican rand paul tested positive yesterday. He and four colleagues are selfquarantined. The husband of minnesotas Amy Klobuchar is hospitalized and on oxygen. Today President Trump suggested that cutting off commerce to slow the spread could be worse than the virus itself. Vice president pence has said some critical workers who have been exposed might stay on the job if they wear masks. A notion Governor Cuomo is exploring, as well. You cant stop the economy forever, so we have to start the think about, does everyone stay out of work . Reporter tonight Democratic Senators are telling tomorrow night, norah, that this bill is ready for a vote. Odonnell which is raising questions about whats going to happen with the markets tomorrow. Nancy, thank you. A rush on medications that many hope can treat coronavirus means those drugs are now in short supply, including for people who need them for other serious illnesses. But patients with coronavirus are pleading for treatment now. Now. R evans reports tonight carter evans reports ton from los angeles. Im a young guy. I have no medical history. coughing reporter struggling to speak, brooklyn dr. Jinesh patel is a coronavirus patient. His recovery helped by drugs now in very short supply. It feels so helpless. Make it available in time so that it could be used before it is too late. Reporter some drugs like remdesivir have shown promise, but new york city dr. Jesse greenberg, now in i. C. U. , cant get it. What is the next step for your medical care if you dont get this medication . W. With hosps filling upcalifoiabaseads which makes remdesivir, reports an exceptional increase in compassionate use request, meaning the use of a new, unapprovedrug treat a sick patient. Gilead says the overwhelming demand forced them to put remdesivir on hold for compassionate use. Another drug, hydroxychloroquine, has shown promise with coronavirus, but patients like those with the autoimmune condition lupus are now seeing dangerous shortages. Some people are stocking up on hydroxychloroquine right now even though they dont have any symptoms. Please, i urge everyone, please do not do that. Reporter but help could soon be on the way. Tomorrow new york state will start Clinical Trials of two drugs. Those on the front lines who need help themselves say it cant happen soon enough help this drug be made more available to those who are in need before it is too late. Reporter doctors are having a hard time getting these medications when theyre sick shows just how critical this situation is, because they cant help anyone else until they get better themselves. Norah . Odonnell carter, thank you. Chief medical correspondent dr. Jon lapook joins us now. Jon, good the see you. Norah, nice to see you. Odonnell the Surgeon General is warning that this week it is going to be bad. What exactly should america prepare for . Well, i think we should prepare for understanding that we have to flatten that curve, right . If there are more and more cases happening, we have the buy into the fact that when people do social distancing, when they do the hand washing properly, theyre making a difference odonnell weve heard stories of doctors overprescribing drugs like hydroxychloroquine, which could be a possible treatment for covid19. Why is this so dangerous . I feel so strongly about this, norah. This, norah. I understand the instinct to have it just in case, but when its sitting there in your medicine cabinet unused, guess what . The people who actually need it may not be able to get it, and thats actually happening where people who have lupus, proven to work, theyre not able to get it. Odonnell so we are now halfway through the federal guidelines to slow the spread, this social distancing, are we seeing any progress . You know, norah, its rally hard to know because there is not enough testing right now, and we are still waiting for a very important test that we have not spoken a lot about. What theyre working on now is an Antibody Test to see if you had an infection. Once we know, were saying, maybe it turns out a lot more people were infected and immunethanwe realized and well get a sense of where this odonnell as we near the deadline of those federal guideline, at the same time you hear the governor of new york saying today, we need the Start Talking about reviving theecomye back to work. How will Public Health officials react the that . I heard that, and as a physician, they do brush up against each other. Think about it, if you find out that somebody has immunity, those could be the exact community that go back to the the front line, got what the work. Odonnell whats the guidance about being outdoors . Yes, you can go outside, yes, you have to be careful. You have to use your head about it. But personally and also as a physician, i think its good for your physical health. Its good for your mental health, and guess what . If your anxiety goes down, that helps you get to sleep better, and guess what happens during sleep . Your immunity gets repaired. Odonnell we all want the keep our immunity way up. Thank you, dr. Jon lapook. All right, norah. Odonnell tonight cbs news is investigating misleading claims about coronavirus test kits. Some are being sold online. Others by telemarketers. Catherine herridge now on what to look out for. 00rders for thee coronavirus tests from china that he says may identify infection in minutes. That would be a positive test . Indeed. Yes, thats right. Reporter practicing proper social distancing, we met him in the parking lot of his office last week so we could see how it works. How accurate are the results . Somewhere between 88 and 98 . Reporter but medical experts and former f. D. A. Officials say cohens claims are questionable. Saying i have a test from china is not enough to put a test on the market here in the United States. And so in todays world, where the answers are life and death, it is not appropriate to just buy a test and sell it here to try to make a profit. Reporter separately, a cbs news investigation found other companies blowing through federal regulations, trying to cash in on the publics panic. Others skirt f. D. A. Guidance. When you have misleading miseting in claim, it can lied the loss of life and significant problems. Reporter Jonathan Cohens 2r nearly 500. We dont see this in any way as a replacement for the lab testing, but as a way to supplement or enhance that testing. Reporter their press release says they launch the test kits following a green light from the f. D. A. , but scroll down to the bottom of their website and there is a disclaimer. This test has not been reviewed by the f. D. A. Maybe it shouldnt be fine print. It should be prominnent. It also says in the fine print, negative results do not rule out covid19 infection. Thats right. Reporter after our interview, cohen reached out the cbs news. He said they would not ship the test until it was validated in the u. S. , and if it failed, they would issue a refund for the odonnell and we want to remind everyone that the f. D. A. Has not authorized any home testing kits for covid19. So be aware out there. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Home study, the new normal for n kids, and how some districts are educating without computers. Later, no crowds, no problem. How families and friends are still coming together to celebrate even in this time of crisis. Crisis. 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So far at least 121,000 public and private schools across the country. 46 states have closed all schools, leaving nearly 55 Million Students to learn from home. Some schools offer virtual classes online. In philadelphia, one of the poorest big cities many america, more than half of lower and middle school kids do not have laptops, so they distributed 60,000 learning packets. Im extremely worried. Reporter tenth grade teacher Keziah Ridgeway started making house calls to students today i think its important as a for me its a way to provide some normalcy. Reporter a plan she vows to continue. Meg oliver, cbs news. Odonnell its going to be a challenge for so many of us parents. Up next, at a time when we need parents. Up next, at a time when we need to come together more than ever, how americans are meeting the challenge. Challenge. Seeing things, when i started i didnt know what was happening. So i kept it in. He started believing things that werent true. I knew something was wrong. 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But the numbers are going to get worse this week, things are going to get worse before they better, and we need everyone to understand this is serious, to lean into what they can gtin. Every minute of the day, i got calls from people literally while i was sitting here waiting to talk to you. I want the Health Care Workers of america to understand, these are my colleagues, my friends. I will not rest until you all have the tools you need to keep why it is difficult . Everything you said, weve already heard. Why is this so difficult . Im not trying to be not at all. The National Stockpile purchases 1 10th of 1 of all the medical supplies in this country. The rest of it is in the market. I want people to know the tangible actions we are taking. We are using the stockpile through fema to send out supplies, and we sent out over 2 million masks. There are supplies going out to the places most at need, washington, california, new york. 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