Mean thats good. 100 did people within a short period of time. This is going to be a rough 2 week period. As a nation. We face a difficult few weeks. Its so bring a number as that is we should be prepared for it. Is it going to be that much. I hope not and i think the more we push on the mitigation the less likelihood would be that number but as being realistic. We need to prepare ourselves that that is a possibility that that serve no magic bullet. Theres no magic vaccine or therapy. This just behaviors. Each of our behaviors translating into something that changes. The course of this viral pandemic. Thats the Coronavirus Task force and the president james as they are saying if everybody continues doing what were all doing through the end of may. Those are the low numbers, a 100 to 200,000 americans dying yeah that was a best Case Scenario as you mentioned if everybody did what they were supposed to do. We always talk about flattening the curve thats the death toll. If we flatten the
Discusses the Coronavirus Response. House5 am, daniel ober discusses how the u. S. Power grid is responding to the pandemic. Host good morning, it is wednesday, april 1, 2020. President trump in the task force released new estimates projecting the deadly virus 100,000240,000 americans even under the current efforts. He warns those numbers could be much higher if they dont follow the guidelines aimed at keeping the virus from spreading. This morning onwashington journal we get reaction to the projections. Also, you could send us a text this morning. You do, please include your name and where you are from. On social media and twitter it is cspanwj. Very good wednesday morning to you. You could start calling in now. Some of the front pages coming off of president Trumps Coronavirus Task force briefing yesterday. This is Washington Post. Dire, thetoll is front page of the new york and this from the front page of the Washington Times. I want everymp american to be prepared for the hard days
Calls for help are going on answered. Russian president Vladimir Putin is working remotely after a doctor he shook hands with last week tested positive for the virus. So the u. K. Is rapidly becoming one of the worst affected in europe by corona virus they have been more than 500 deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time despite comes as a 4000 bed hospital is jus to open in east london to treat covert 900 patients a temperate hospital was set up in 2 weeks governments under growing pressure to increase testing especially for its National Health Service Staff nearly 30000 people are infected with the virus and spread away to london to downing streets where at the business sex trade. Look sharma is hosting a 3 fingers im joined today by dr yvonne toil who is the medical director of Public Health england before yvonne provides an update on the latest data from our copra coronavirus fact file id like to update you on the steps that we are taking to defeat this pandemic are step by step action p
Years in two weeks. From the front lines of the nations epicenter, the doctors an going back to saying, hey, i never said as Surgeon General you shouldnt wash your hands or overworked and overwhelmed. Cover your cough but were going to start to look at how we ease people in. Thats one of the things were looking at with mask this is too much. I dont know how much longer i can do this. Just ahead, the new help on the way. Recommendations. Desperate plea the captain of the uss theodore is there a possibility we can use cloth masks to allow people roosevelt begs the navy to help to start to come together once they got over the peak and flattened the curve. An Aircraft Carrier. What he says need he did to be these are questions we have. I hear on everybody is going done now. To have a different situation, different states, different hot spots. I guess to put a fine point on it, is it in the realm of the battle, two cruise ships possibility that the white house and task force could say in 30
Age of 18 to intensive care. And privacy concerns around the suddenly Popular Video conferencing out zoom in new yorks attorney general alan kleins concerns about security. Now more than 500 people in the u. K. Have died from corona virus in a 24 hour period for the fast time nearly 30000 they are infected with the virus the spike in cases comes as a new 4000 bed hospital is due to wait for later this week in east london to treat 1000 patients a temporary hospital was set up in just 2 weeks when the government is under growing pressure to increase testing especially for people working for its National Health service well lets speak now to worry chalons whos live for us in london rory certainly a very grim milestone today. Yes yet again the u. K. Has posted its worst day the death toll for the coronavirus an epidemic so far 563 deaths recorded over the last 24 hours compare that to 381 the day before and 180 the day before that were saying though these are only the deaths that are being