3700 and is rising. The centers for Disease Control and prevention warning against large gatherings for at least the next eight weeks. And the Surgeon General this morning saying officials must act now to avoid going through what italy has. Critical Inflection Point in this country, people, we are where italy was two weeks ago in terms of our numbers. We have a choice to make as a nation. Do we want to go the direction of south korea and really be aggressive and lower mortality rates . Or do we want to go the direction of italy . Dana the same warning coming from Newt Gingrich who was in italy, his wife is the United States ambassador to the vatican and we will speak to him in just a moment. But first lets check in with alex hogan, here in new york. Alex. Dana, covid19 affecting all aspects of life from school to businesses around the city, to restaurants, the governors of new york, new jersey, and connecticut now telling all the public that they want them to ko gathering of 50 people
And the vuler in rbl. We will see a lot of different thinks in different places and it could get a by messy. Reopening in friday in georgia, gyms, bowling alleys, barbershops and businesses that cant do work from home. This measure will apply statewide and will be the operational standard. Reporter monday, all businesses that are reopening must screen employees for illness and practice social distancing. But taking this measured action, we will e get georgians back to work safely. Reporter there is relaxation in places. South carolina plans to reopen stores and beaches, and social distancing rules flouted. I think that decision was reckless. It shoefs you how disciplined the leadership of the country has been. Because we do not have a consistent message. There are still hot spots, chicago, boston, philadelphia, one more pork plant just closed indefinitely in miniafter an outbreak. Nearly 10 of u. S. Production is shut down and cases continue the cropping up at Nursing Homes. The cdc no
Danger. Serious Health Concerns after undergoing surgery. Were getting a live report from the region in just a moment. Joining us now with the latest on coronavirus, we have cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta and rochelle. Its great to have both of you wall of this breaking news. Morning. Sanjay, South Carolina is open in terms of retail shops from clothing, sporting goods, furniture. Some of these dont sound like essential items, but South Carolina is deciding they are open for business in terms of retail shops this morning. Georgia is reopening, as youve heard, in terms of being able to get a massage, being able to get a tattoo, that starts on friday. So whats going to happen in these states . Well, you know, im worried that were going to see a resurgence in the number of people becoming infected. I mean, that is the concern. The one constant, alisyn, in all of this has been that the virus is still out there. I think sometimes because of the effectiveness of these physi
Job theyre doing. Because i dont think anybody else could do it. Nothing like that. And thats on top of thousands and thousands of hospitals and he built just in new york alone four hospitals and 2,900 beds and got them done so quickly, nobody saw anything like it. Fortunately we havent had to use too many of them, and thats okay. Thats probably better news than having to use them all, right . Because a lot of good things are having in new york and elsewhere. So through the Public Private partnerships and deregulation, the federal government has made immense testing capabilities available. Some states need to take action to fully utilize it. The United States has conducted many more millions tests than any other country. Numbers are doubling almost on a certainly on a monthly basis, but almost a weekly basis, were moving rapidly. At a number nobody thought possible. And well be doubling our number of daily tests if the governors bring their states online through the capability we have.
Thousands of hospitals. He built in new york alone four hospitals and 2,900 beds. Got them done so quickly. Nobody sign anything like it. Fortunately we havent had to use too many of them. Thats okay. Thats better news than having to use them all. A lot of good things are happening in new york and elsewhere. So through the publicprivate partnerships and deregulation, the federal government has already made amends testing capabilities available. Some states need to take action to fully utilize it. To date, the United States has conductance million more test than any other of the country. You can add them all up and they dont catch us. Our numbers are doubling almost certainly on a monthly basis but almost on a weekly basis. We are moving very rapidly. At a number nobody thought possible. And well be doubling our number of daily test if the governors bring their states fully online to the capability that they have. We have tremendous capability out there already existing. And we explaine