Newsroo newsroom starts right now. 4 00 a. M. Here in atlanta. Thank you so much per joining us. We want to bring you the latest on the coronavirus as the pandemic surges around the world still. The mantra from Public Health officials is loud and clear stay home. One day after california ordered its residents not to go out, new york, connecticut, and illinois have followed suit, affecting some 75 million americans. For now the rest of the country does not face such restrictions, but people everywhere are urged to stay home as much as possible. And the reason, of course, is simple. Testing shows the virus is spreading quickly everywhere. The number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Is now approaching 19,000. More than 250 people have died. The Global Pandemic shows no signs of showing. Johns Hopkins University has logged more than a quarter million cases and well over 11,000 deaths. In europe, italy bearing the brunt of the yooutbreak. It has the highest number of fatalities in a single d
U. S. Has soared to well ov over 25,000 with more than 320reported deaths. Rapid testing could save countless lives. In europe, Health Officials in spain report a dramatic spike of 5,000 cases across the country in 24 hours. And the Prime Minister warned the crisis is only beginning. Translator unfortunately, the worse is yet to come. There are still hard days ahead. We will still have to receive the impact of the hardest, most damaging wave which will put all of our material and other capacities to the limit. Cnn is covering this story from all angles around the world from hardhit italy to nigeria which has weathered the ebola crisis and many cities in between. Italy, of course, has far more covid19 cases than any other country in europe. On saturday, it reported a Staggering Number of fatalities. Nearly 800 deaths in 24 hours. In hardhit northern italy, hospitals are at the breaking point. Melissa bell has our report. Reporter the front line of europes battle against coronavirus. Wit
So at this hour the u. S. Has the highest reported number of coronavirus cases in the world. The w. H. O. Says its confirmed cases of the virus have more than 190 countries and territories. No one is known to be immune, and despite the efforts of doctors around the world, so far there is no vaccine. Johns Hopkins University has logged more than 532,000 cases worldwide with more than 24,000 deaths. In the u. S. , more than 82,000 americans are now infected surpassing even china. The u. S. On thursday reported 15,000 confirmed cases in just a single day. Yet the u. S. President seems eager to move on. People want to go back to work. Im hearing it loud and clear from everybody, and its going to happen pretty quickly. Af lot of progress has made but we have to go back to work. We may take sections of our country, we may take large sections of our country that arent so seriously affected. There are now almost four times the number of cases in the u. S. Than reported in china. The epicenter,
End of the year. Sobering new projection, the director of the cdc now predicting the death toll in the u. S. Will top 100,000 by june 1. Plus the American Economy taking it on the chin. A historic collapse of retail sales while Grocery Stores prices recording the largest increase in almost a half century. Were coming to you live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im natalie allen, cnn newsroom starts right now. Thank you for joining us. Ready or not, america is open for business. And that was the message friday from the trump white house. The president said that he is optimistic a covid19 vaccine will arrive in record time and he formally launched operation warp speed to make it happen. But even if it fails, mr. Trump was adamant the u. S. Would return to normal. As most states begin to relax restrictions and reopen businesses, there is no assurance that millions of laid off workers will get their jobs back
Its believed 1 in 400 outside of hospitals and care homes have caught covid 19. Lets go, well start cutting at 12 01, so come on in. People queue at midnight for much needed haircuts, as new zealand reopens thousands of businesses at the end of lockdown. When tiers are in your eyes. And the hospital choir whose bridge over troubled water got a shout out from paul simon. Good afternoon and welcome to viewers on bbc one and the bbc news channel ahead of the daily downing street coronavirus update. The government has announced that a further 428 people have died with the virus in the uk bringing the total number of deaths in hospitals and the Wider Community to 33,614 people. The news comes as Scientists Say a new blood test, which detects whether someone has had coronavirus, is a major step forward. The test looks for antibodies which could indicate some immunity to covid 19 in the future. It was approved last night by Public Health england, and ministers say they want to roll it out as