Hey there. Im Joshua Johnson live at headquarters in new york. There is no sign of slowing the spread of coronavirus across the u. S. A short time ago that number surpassed 3,000 cases and 60 deaths. The white house has scheduled a press conference in two hours led by the Vice President , and the doctor america is turning to for leadership, dr. Anthony fouci, says we must do more. Americans should be prepared that theyre going to have to hunker down significantly more than we as a country are doing. After weeks of demand the boost the number of test kits, there is a glimmer of hope. Obviously early on we werent in the situation where we could get the tests out. We need to get the private sector involved. Just a couple of days ago we had the ceos who going to be putting it on full overdrive. I would expect that soon. Im talking about days to a week, where youll start to see it go up like this. Not everybody tomorrow is going to be able to get a test. Pretty soon youll see a major escala
Restrictions are dramatically ramping up amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. Illinois is the latest state to join california. Illinois governor has ordered the states 13 million residents to stay at home for nonessential activity, ill be speaking with Laurie Lightfoot act the measures. Andrew cuomo issued an executive order virtually shutting down his state requiring 100 of the nonessential workers to stay home. He called it the most drastic action they could take. This afternoon, new york city mayor bill de blasio announced the number of coronavirus cases in the city had climbed to 5,151 , thats nearly a third of all the cases in the u. S. So far. President trump approved a ma r majorimajor disaster decoloration, and Governor Ron Desantis ordered all restaurants and bars to close. Public Health Officials are warning this virtual shutdown of the regular lives is going to last awhile, several weeks. A member of the Vice President s office tested positive for coronavirus. Neither the
The number of coronavirus cases in the city had climbed to 5,151 and thats nearly a third of all the cases in the u. S. So far. President trump approved a major disaster declaration for the state of new york. And in florida, the governor has ordered all restaurants and bars to close. Public Health Officials are warning this virtual shutdown of the regular lives is going to last awhile, several weeks. Tonight we learned that a member of the office of the Vice President has tested positive for coronavirus. Neither the president or pence had close contact with the individual according to the white house. That comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise. As more people are tested. At this hour, there are now 18,332 reported cases of coronavirus. 237 reported deaths. School superintendents, governors and Business Owner have taken it upon themselves to shut down much of American Life without getting clear guidance from the president. At todays Coronavirus Press brief
And protective gear. We are trying to source ventilators literally all over the world. And the price has at least doubled. Doctors and nurses fighting a war to save lives. Its a microscope i can enemy and we do not have the arms and armor to protect ourselves or the public. And the millions of newly unemployed seeking relief. There is so many people. Just like everyone else waiting. Tonight, Lawrence Odonnell and dr. Ezekiel emanuel on the challenges ahead. Which states will be hit the hardest. Are doctors any closer to a cure . And when its all over, what will be our new normal . This is a special edition of the last word, life in the time of coronavirus. We begin tonight with the numbers. The United States now has 364,567 reported cases of coronavirus and as of tonight, the United States has suffered 10,841 reported deaths from coronavirus. To put that death toll in perspective, that is more americans than were killed in the attack on pearl harbor and the attack on 9 11 combined. Bot
New york reported today that the case was closing in on t8,00 positive tests. New york has ten times as many cases now as it did when we started this week. And part of that is increased testing. The state says they processed 10,000 more coronavirus tests overnight last night. But regardless of whether it reflects increased testing or not, its giving us more information about what new york is coping with, and the state is now close to 8,000 known cases with more than 1,200 people hospitalized already. There are not infinite beds to put people in in new York Hospitals as they bear the brunt of the first wave of this illness in the United States. And the hospitals in new york that already do not have enough beds, they also do not have the supplies they need to keep hospital workers and doctors and nurses from getting infected themselves. And they of course are the workforce that we must keep alive and uninfected and well enough to be working. As the hospitals fill up and spill over first