Sig site of the deadliest outbreak. Welcome to our viewer, were live in hong kong, im anna coren, newsroom starts right now. The coronavirus pandemic is moving rapidly across the globe with updates coming into cnn every few minutes. Here are some of the latest developments. Just hours after u. S. Trump declared a National Emergency, the u. S. House passed emergency legislation to help americans deal with the unexpected costs. Well have more about what that means in a moment. Weve also learned a third guest the Donald Trumps florida resort has tested positive but still the white house physician says President Trump does not need to be tested. When the u. S. Senate reconvenes next week, a Coronavirus Relief package will be one of its first orders of business, aimed at helping americans who are facing economic hardships because of the coronavirus. We thought it would be important to show the american people, assure the american people, that we are willing and able to Work Together to get
Announcer new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. 7 00 on this sunday. Thank you for being with us. Talking, of course, about the coronavirus, its expansion and the disruptive changes were seeing on a global scale. Americans returning from europe are finding chaos at airports. Hourslong delays. Look at these lines. Goodness. Waiting to go through customs and Health Screenings and thats raising serious kearns aboconce hundreds of passengers crowded close together. This aint social distancing obviously. Are they being exposed . Starting the a midnight restrictions include the uk and ireland. Domestic restrictions also being considered. And in europe, france closing all nonessential businesses such as restaurants. Spain ordering people to stay in their homes and the vatican canceling public easter events. Good news, though, on the front of the health of the president. President trump says he has tested negative for the virus. But he came in contact with two people who test
For the deadly coronavirus. That test negative. A relief. Weve only just learned this afternoon that the president was even tested. He told reporters at a White House Press briefing trump had short but nonetheless significant contact with at least two people know who this week were confirmed to be infected with the virus. The official word coming from the president s personal physician when we go live to the white house in a moment. We want to update you on the numbers. Take a look. Nearly 2,800 people in the United States not as fortunate as the president tonight. That is the current and quickly rising number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus. 57 people so far are dead. This just in to cnn the leaders of teaneck, new jersey, asking everyone in the township, everyone, to selfquarantine. 25 people are infected in burgeon county where teaneck is located. That number more than doubled overnight. This Public Health emergency prompting the governor of georgia to actiontive
Thats what id like to see. Those comments from dr. Anthony fauci come amid some truly stunning scenes. At the nations largest airports, massive lines, people packed in as far as the eye can see waiting and waiting, sometimes for hours at a time in cities like chicago, new york and dallas. What they have in common, theyve all just returned on flights from europe, and because of new restrictions enacted by the president must undergo cdc screenings for the coronavirus. At a time were all urged to practice social distancing, these scenes are understandably frustrating. One passenger at jfk saying, quote, saying they didnt have pens, so they asked us to share. A passenger at ohare, quote, very close quarters. If we didnt have the virus before, we have a great chance of getting it now. These are the 13 airports around the country designated to handle cdc screenings for this massive influx of passengers arriving from overseas. Paulo sandoval is outside jfk. What are people telling you there w
This is unknown territory were in with no end in sight and so like time square in new york, the country is shutting down but there are things you can do to stay safe. The cdc now recommends canceling all events with 50 or more people across the United States for eight weeks. The White House Point person on coronavirus, Vice President mike pence, says new guidelines on curfews and social distancing will come out today. All this reaching into everyday life beyond work, religious services, birthday parties, the gym, mass transit, restaurants, spring break, schools. More than 32 Million Public School Students now at home. Thats nearly 2 3 of Public School pupils. New york city now added to the list at least until april 20th. Were dealing with a lot of unknowns and a lot of challenges and we understand how difficult it will be to achieve that goal. I have been very honest about the fact that there is a real possibility that by closing our schools now we may not have the opportunity to reope