This morning a lot less green on that map there. Only 9 states now reporting a downward trend in new cases. 17 states are headed the wrong way. The u. S. Death toll approaching 95,000, a tragic rate coming down at a stubbornly slow pace. A push to reopen does not change the reality of the virus. The lag time that occurs between the time when we start to see these cases and when they convert to a really big spike can be a matter of weeks. Nothing magic happened while we were staying home. During these lockdown periods its not like the virus got less contagious or less deadly. One immediate concern, beaches will be open this memorial day. Even more people may be unaware that they are spreading the virus than we thought. Overnight the cdc released an estimate that 35 of Coronavirus Infections produce no symptoms. Huge concerns focused on the south now. Places like florida where new cases in palm beach are expected to quadruple. In texas they could see cases skyrocket more than 10 fold. Th
Normally do as long as they practice social distancing. And now the u. S. President demanding that places of worship reopen immediately. Even threatening to force the issue if state governors resist. It was only a few weeks ago that President Trump said that he would leave those decisions up to the individual governors. President trump has claimed that he has been taking an anti malaria drug to avoid catching the coronavirus, but now there is evidence that that drug is ineffective and can even be deadly. More now from caitlkaitlan collt the white house. Reporter a new study shows that an anti malaria drug may harm coronavirus patients. Hydroxychloroquine. Reporter the study is the largest analysis done to date and it reveals that coronavirus patients who were seriously ill and given hydroxychloroquine were more likely to develop abnormal heart rhythms or even die. I think that the fda has been clear on their website about their concerns about hydroxychloroquine. Reporter trump has been
After sweeping through china, europe and the United States, the coronavirus pandemic is surging in parts of the latin america. Cases in latin america, Central America and the caribbean have begun outpacing those in the United States and europe. Its a mixed picture across the u. S. As americans are set to mark the memorial day holiday. New york, new jersey, connecticut, delaware are among the states that will reopen their beaches but with rules to avoid crowding. Health experts continue to warn of a possible resurgence if people are not careful. We get the latest now from cnns anderson cooper. There have now been more than 1. 5 million positive cases of the coronavirus in the u. S. More than 94,000 people have died. The u. S. Continues to lift restrictions. For the first time in two months all 50 states have partially reopened. 12 states are now reporting a drop in the numbers. Last week at this time there were 24 states that saw their cases declining. 17 states are now seeing the numbe
First person diagnosed with ebola in the United States. People are wondering how this could happen and theyre wondering why he wasnt admitted the first time he showed up in the emergency room. He told a nurse he had just come from west africa. Reporter healths officials in dallas are working to identify every person whos been in contact with the infected man, now identified as Thomas Eric Duncan. He had multiple interactions over more than a week. Theyre monitoring more than a dozen people for symptoms, including five schoolage children from four schools. But so far, none has been confirmed to be infected. Every step, every contact where he might have had direct niz cal contact with somebody, and for each one of those contacts, we will monitor them for 21 days after exposure. The patient flew from liberia on september 19th and landed in dallas. Four days later he developed symptoms. Went to the dallas emergency room on the 26th. But he was sent home with antibiotics. On sunday the 28th