Family and friends. This is a unique and challenging time. I hope that you are finding other ways to reach out to loved ones during during this time as we celebrate, as we cope and as we navigate these unsettling times. Since monday, we announced that the state of michigan has selected the suburban selection show place in novi with collaboration with ascension help as the sight of the second healthcare facility to extend medical capacity during the states response to covid19. After conversion of the suburban collection show place will provide bed space to accommodate up to 1,000 covid19 cases. And as we announced that the henry ford healthcare system, bowman health and the Detroit Medical Center will serve as partners providing critical support and Staffing Resources at t. C. F. Regional care center scheduled to accept its first 25 covid19 patients this friday. The United States army corps of engineers has built this hospital from scratch in a matter of days with the Michigan National
In other news. Thats the 50th anniversary of the apollo 13 mission one that became a story of survival against all odds. It is very much an unknown want to record but the United States now has more corona. Cases than any other country the tally supposing italy for the 1st time on saturday 20000 americans have died from it but the epicenter still in new york but really all 50 states are affected in fact theyre now in a state of emergency for the 1st time which will allow them to use federal funds during the pandemic elsewhere were looking at india where its 1300000000 citizens will continue to stay home till the end of april Prime Minister is expected to announce an extension to the lock down there and in europe the hardest hit countries are now easing some of their restrictions from mondays spain will allow nonessential employees to return to work it is reported a falling death rate there and even if these decided to let some stores open now but were going to start with the United Stat
Hello and welcome to a covid 19 special. South dakotas have a lot of questions about the coronavirus. They also have questions about the decisions being made in an effort to slow down the spread. Joining me to help answer some of those questions live, we have governor kristi noem, secretary with the south Dakota Department of health, kim malsamrysdon, and the commissioner of the Governors Office of Economic Development, steve westra. Welcome to all of you. Thank you. We are going to continue to take questions tonight. You can send those via text or email. Our phone number to send a text is 9567372. We are going to get started. We have been receiving questions for the last day and a half. All of those that we will be asking tonight have come from south dakotas except this first one. Governor, i will start with you. You shared some encouraging news with south dakota during your first conference. You spoke to the number of projected hospital beds that we thought would be needed when south
Costs as a result of the economic downturn. 600,000 of the tax collectors to administer individual loans for Small Businesses impactedded by sarscov2. Members of the public who wish to speak should be dialing to be added to the speakers list. You might recall we continued this item from last weeks meeting. Today we have with us supervisor ronen. Would you like to make some comments . We also heard the report last week, too. Supervisor ronen . I want to thank you for the question you posed last week. My intention with this ordinance is to get assistance to Small Businesses who are suffering enormous losses at this moment and do it quickly. Sorry. Let me shut the window. Sorry. Hard to work from home. Basically, what has happened between then and now is i have been working with the Mayors Office and with the director of the office of economic and Work Force Development, and with the enormous leadership of my chief of staff, and we have reached an agreement that will make this legislation
On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and ting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation foro publiccasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a new week has and the pandemic keeps burning through the u. S. Population. Infections across the nation are at 160,000 andisll sin rg, th some 3,000 deaths. New york state remains the nations number one hotspot for the virus, and the governor is appealing for outside help. We begin, with this report from amna nawaz. Nawaz at the epicenter of rte u. S. Coronavirus outbreak. New york undeakes new steps toeare for the continuing t of patients, as state Health Officials ticipate a peak in two to three weeks. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo y