The president s initial 15 day period of social distancing expires tomorrow. Hes now extended the voluntary worse Case Scenario when it comes to the National Shutdown by 30 days. Good evening, everyone. Im Frank Somerville working from home tonight. Coronavirus pandemic. Im julie haener. Many state leaders are calling on the government to provide his recommendations come as more medical equipment. California is ramping up its they say they desperately need efforts to fight the virus. The u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy has docked in los angeles more medical equipment, but those requests at least right and is now taking its first now are not being granted. Patients. The ship is taking reporter as the number of noncoronavirus patients so Coronavirus Infections surges other nearby hospitals can nationwide, hospitals are handle the increase in covid19 facing a desperate shortage of medical supplies and equipment. Among the most critical, patients. The usns mercy has 1,000 beds, ventilators.
Other nearby hospitals can the latest measures taken in handle the increase in the fight including the food and Drug Administration authorizing a new rapid test. Coronavirus patients, this as the fda authorized a New Santa Cruz county has death fro test developed by abbott labs coronavirus. That delivers lightning fast ktvus greg liggins here now results in as little as five with the story of a bay area minutes. Reporter with 50,000 tests family coping with the loss of expected to be delivered each a loved one from coronavirus. Day the deployment of rapid reporter yeah, frank. Testing will vastly accelerate with the number of sick and our ability to monitor, track, dying growing day after day contain and ultimately defeat after day, its easy to forget the virus. We have will defeat the. That behind every number there is a person and one of the people to hit the casualty count recently is a woman from virus. Reporter fema is building additional hospitals in new york, new jersey and loui