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
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.
American doctors and nurses, all of the medical people, weve kept our fatality rate very, very low compared to other countries. My administrations closely monitoring the data on the virus impact on our cherished africanamerican communities, because theyve been hit hard and the Surgeon General will be sharing more of that information right after were finished here, hell be coming up and saying exactly whats happening, because its troubling. Id also like to provide clarity on the important point for Many Americans on elective surgeries. While weve asked hospitals to cancel surgeries and procedures that do not take place at this time, not to do them now, the choice to delay any treatments still remains between the patient and their doctor. Were not advising americans to postpone american treatment that their doctor believes should occur now. Different kinds of surgery, obviously, but were really getting to the point where you can start to think about doing that surgery if necessary pretty
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
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Its called the centers for disease control, but there are serious concerns tonight about how well the c. D. C. Controls dangerous germs at its own labs, after yet another safety lapse. Today, the c. D. C. Says it mishandled a shipment of deadly flu virus. This comes after a mishap involving anthrax and the discovery of smallpox virus that was misplaced at the National Institutes of health. The head of the c. D. C. Today, dr. Tom frieden, said he was astonished at the latest breech and angry. Heres dr. Jon lapook. Reporter for the third time in a month, the c. D. C. Acknowledged deadly pathogens were handled incorrectly in government labs. C. D. C. Director dr. Tom frieden so im upset, im angry, ive lost sleep over it, and am working around the clock to make sure we do Everything Possible to resolve it. Reporter in the latest case revealed today, c. D. C. Workers