Across the country are facing a tough fight to save lives right now, and theyre asking in some cases begging everyone to simply wear a mask. Wearing a mask is a small thing. Even if it doesnt work, whats the harm in wearing a mask . But it does work. Its whats kept our exposure rates low in our hospital, is everybody is wearing a mask. These patients turn very quickly. They can go from using no oxygen to a high demand of oxygen within a matter of an hour. Whenever a patient comes in as a trauma, theyre literally rolling in off the streets and you have absolutely no idea what the covid status of that patient is. We have our reporters spread out all over the country as this pandemic impacts schools, hospitals, testing and, of course, our way of life. But we start with that breaking news i mentioned a few moments ago. The united states, uk, canada, they say russia tried to steal crucial Coronavirus Research through hacking. Nbcs matt bradley is following that part of the story. Matt, what
The latest round of coronavirus economic relief. Its a 2 trillion deal. They are back at noon. They are expected to vote any time after that. We are also waiting right now for new york governor Andrew Cuomos daily briefing. Were told that briefing should start roughly 15 minutes from now. Cuomo has been heated in his calls on the federal government for more medical supplies, for more relief. The underlying message from governors and experts across the country this morning, its only going to get worse before it gets better. There are almost 55,000 known cases in the United States right now. More than 10,000 cases than this hour yesterday. The death toll right now more than 780 americans so far. We start with the deal for that massive 2 trillion aid passes. If it passes, it would be the largest fiscal stimulus package in modern u. S. History. We could see that senate vote on the bill again just a few hours from now, set to reconvene an hour from now. Lets get right to the hill. Msnbcs Ga