Live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. Welcome back to cnn. I am robyn curnow, live, from atlanta. So, Health Inspectors in rio are slapping fines on dozens of businesses for violating coronavirus mitigation measures. But half of those fined are restaurants and bars. As you can see here, the site of patrons crowded together, without masks, has provoked a widespread outcry. Bars and restaurants are allowed to operate, at 50 capacity, since they reopened on thursday. Tables must be at least two meters apart. And this comes as brazil surpasses a million and a half coronavirus cases, nationwide. Meanwhile, mexico is now reporting more covid19 cases than italy, which of course was one of the hardesthit countries early on. Now, Health Officials said it could be weeks until cases start to peak in mexico. But thats not stopping many businesses in the capital from reopening. At matt rivers now explains. Matt. Well, for months, people here in mexico watched as this pandem
The coronavirus summer surge breaking records, and stressing hospitals. I have been working today 128 continuous days. Six and 10 hours a day. People say how can your body do that . I guess were running on adrenaline. Last week i had to sign the largest number of death certificates that i have ever signed in my entire life. The surge also disrupting plans to send children back to school, and it is putting the economy back in retreat. Layoffs on the rise again at a critical moment. The president ial election is 100 days from today. The coronavirus election. New numbers releasing now may clear President Trump in deep trouble because americans give him failing grades when it comes to this pandemic. Arizona, florida, michigan, you remember, key to the trump 2016 win. Brandnew polling shows the president trailing in all three. Lets look at the numbers. You look at the straight numbers right up in arizona. Traditionally red state, joe biden on top by four points. Thats close. The democrat on
And the hot spot state of texas is in the range of passing new york landings most total cases in the country. As the nation trying to control the spread, the cdc director acknowledges more could have been done by the Trump Administration sooner. The introduction from europe happened before we realized what was happening, and by the time we realized, europe, threatened, shut down travel to europe already two or three weeks of 60,000 people coming back every day from europe and thats where the large seeding came in the United States. But we begin with breaking news. Republican congressman Louie Gohmert, who frequently refeesed to wear a mask on capitol hill subjecting others to his germs has now tested positive for coronavirus. Here he is just 24 hours ago during a Committee Hearing with the attorney general women barr wearing a bandanna around his neck. And frequently not at all. This picture earlier that day at another committee meeting. Again, no mask. In may gohmert and other House R
We were able to cut down readmission rate dramatically and our emergency room rate dramatically. The only thing that went up in our database was primary care visits. Once again, not necessarily perfection but i think as a Clinical Study it was shown to be effective. And once again the reimbursement and the savings bears out that case. We also initiated some relatively interesting demonstration projects. We identified our congestive Heart Failure patients who were having problems with frequent readmissions. We did something very simple. We put scales in their house that automatically sent their weights directly to the doctors Electronic Medical records. Not a very expensive proposition. As soon as it was greater than a one pound change in the patients they got a phone call to find out what had changed and whether or not they were being noncompliant with either medication or diet or what changes had occurred. And in patients who routinely would have four or five hospital admissions in a
Talk about the threat, well begin, with Midterm Election politics and, we want you to complete this sentence, campaign 2014 is about, and fill it in. Join us on social media and, send austweet. Row public cans preparing for what they hope will be a wave election and taking their most aggressive steps yet, and husband tor rick house majority. And two prominent conservative groups, and 3 million investment, in 7 house races, and contests in deep blue districts. Both stories Available Online. And from facebook, there are some of these commaints. It is about well, ebola, instead of discussing real issues, and john says, getting rid of anti middle class, and another comment, keeping the senate blue. First, nancy, who is keeping track of the other sunday morning programs, and good morning. Good morning. On the talk shows, guests include, governments response to ebola, and politics, and you can hear rebroadcast of the program on cspan. Guests the program doctor, director of the national intak