Were a long ways away from being out of the woods. Yeah. We have not got down to anywhere close to where we need to be to declare victory of this horrendous virus. This is going to be a bad week, unfortunately. If you look at the projection of the curves. Were going continue to see an escalation. The next week is going to be our pearl harbor moment. Its going to be our 9 11 moment. Its going to be the hardest moment for Many Americans and their entire lives. Good afternoon. Aim alicia menendez. Sobering warnings about whats ahead in the fight to contain the coronavirus. At this hour, doctors are dealing with 322,000 cases across the country. 9,000 people have died. Nearly 1500 in just the last day. New york is still the epicenter of the crisis where more than 4,000 people died statewide. Governor andrew cuomo pointed out today the number of deaths over the last 24 hours ticked down slightly. He says he hopes its an early sign of a state starting to turn the corner. Health care workers
I think one of the biggest things for me in the mornings is the car ride over to the hospital. Every inch i get closer, the anxiety has gotten bigger. And the anxiety is mostly just from is this the day that i bring covid home to my husband . Is this the day that i walk in and my patient is on hospice and their family wont be there with them during their transmission . Is this the day, you know, that is the end of my my stick. You know, am i going to lose it . Is my coworker going to lose it . Just remember to stay home. We are fighting for you on the front lines. And the biggest thing you can do is stay home, wash your hands, make sure that you dont end up in my hospital. Make sure you dont end up many any hospital. I feel like were in this moment in terms of Media Coverage of this crisis where youd think that everyone off the coasts is not only fine, theyre all champing at the bit to wind down efforts from the coronavirus and to keep people from getting sick. I think if you look at A
Thanks lawrence. Well, its all about testing now. Thats how the governor of new york sees it. For him, coronavirus testing is the number one issue. That is why mr. Cuomo went to washington today, to meet with the president of the United States. Heres what Governor Cuomo told Nicolle Wallace on msnbc immediately after his meeting with the president. The meeting went well. And i think it was productive. The big issue was testing, as Everybody Knows thats going to be the next step as we go forward. And how do we separate the responsibilities and the tasks on testing, visavis as stated in the federal government and the acknowledgement that we will need to Work Together on this. It has to be a real partnership. And i think we had a very good conversation. Governor cuomo maintaining diplomatic relations with donald trump. Did not mention anything specific that the president actually agreed to. And the president didnt mention anything specific that they agreed to when the president appeared l
Members of the White House Coronavirus task force are self quarantining after possible exposure to covid19. Dr. Anthony fauci, the cdc director and the fda commissioner all have come into direct contact with at least one of two house aides who tested positive for the virus. Meanwhile moor states are set to ease restrictions. You new hampshire, construction, Car Dealerships and horse racing can restart their businesses in kentucky. And most restaurants can begin limited dinein services this week in arkansas, indiana and arizona. In california, where many restrictions are still in place electric car maker tesla decided to sue Alameda County to challenge the shutdown of its factory. Elon musk tweeted saturday that the countys order was the final straw and he is now considering moving the companys headquarters to texas or nevada. Lastly, the United States surpassed another grim milestone. More than 80,000 people have died of covid19 in the u. S. 1. 3 Million People have been infected. Lets
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