Development, even though the number of cases in the number of deaths rise, they are rising at a slower rate, hospitalizations are growing at a slower rate and now of course admissions into intensive care, that to is dropping. So those are constructive developments that you obviously want to see. But we told you about Boris Johnson doing better. People forget another thing were dealing with is the ceo of morgan stanley, he is okay right now, he is recovering from the coronavirus. These are bits of news that we tried to get out to let you know not all the news is grim as they continue to look at what a good time to gauge when making kind of slowly get ourselves into weaning out of the lockdowns parade were a long way from that and a lot of folks to say this is a generous timeline, we will get both sides of the story. Right now we know the healthcare tax force led by the president is going to be reporting a little earlier than normal, about an hour from now. Like fermented tea it all up.
Of on. M. , a doctor the latest developments in u. S. Efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Good morning. Its tuesday, march 31, 2020. President trump is set to hold another Coronavirus Task force briefing in the white house at 5 p. M. Eastern. Daysmes as they mark 20 since the virus was officially declared a global pandemic. Talking about the u. S. Responsiveness this morning, we are asking you to tell us who has had the biggest impact. If you think it has been the federal government, the number to call this morning is 202 7488000. If you think State Government, 202 7488001. If you think it is local government, 202 7488002. And if you think the private sector has had the biggest impact on Coronavirus Response, 202 7488003. You can also catch up with us on. Ocial media this morning, you can start calling in now. We begin with an image of the federal response. This is the United States navy in newmfort arriving york on monday. That thousand bed navy ship described today in the New
Country is under a major disaster declaration. Cuomo says that icu have fewer and fewer people admitted and new york is the hardest state hit. This hour well take you across america to meet all kinds of people affected by this pandemic. Lets begin here in manhattan at Lennox Health Greenwich Village where we find alex is a. How are the Funeral Homes handling it . Hey, you mentioned the death toll is continuing to rise in new york. Thats impacting so many families and impacting the infrastructure that exists to support these families in their time of grief. New york Governor Cuomo is allowing the Funeral Directors to come in and to help out and alleviate some of the pressure from some of the Funeral Directors they talked to me about a backlog in the system and their own fears of personal protective gear. I spoke with a man who talked about the more emotional angle thats very challenging. Take a quick listen. 9 11 as tragic as it was it brought our Community Together and which wasnt an e
Because we can start with good news that will provide some relief. The irs says it deposited stimulus money for those who have direct deposit. America has the most c1 also for the first time in american history, the entire country is under a major disaster declaration. Eople admitted. K, governor new york remains the hardest hit state where more than 18,000 cases and more than 8,600 deaths. This hour well take you across america to meet all kinds of people affected by this pandemic. Lets begin here in manhattan at Lenox Health Greenwich village where we find nbcs alexa lioto. How are the Funeral Homes handling it . Hey, you mentioned the death toll continuing to rise in new york and thats impacting so many families and the infrastructure that existed to support these families in their time of grief. New york Governor Cuomo is allowing the Funeral Directors to come from from out of state and to help out and alleviate some of the pressure from some of the Funeral Directors they talked to
His response. Because of his press coverage, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo, hes expected to meet with donald trump this hour as the New York Times front page today carries the story when new york captures its precoronavirus glory. To cut through the fog of politics, rhetoric and on and off again rivalry thats emerged between the president and the governor of the hardesthit state. Addressing the crisis around testing hopefully once and for all. Theres been a lot of discussion about testing. But i dont know that people have really i think in many ways were talking past each other. I understand the federal governments point that its up to the states and i believe its largely up to the states. But then even the federal government will stand there and do a whole presentation on what theyre doing on testing, lets coordinate who does what. What do the states do . What does the federal government . Ill do whatever im supposed to do. Just tell me what i do and what are you going to do . Were w