Prevent asymptomatic spread. Despite those recommendations, the president says hell forgo wearing a mask himself. The shift comes as more people become infected. Johns Hopkins University now has the total number of u. S. Cases at over 278,000 and more than 7,100 deaths. Nearly 96 of the country is under stayathome orders covering 42 states. And were expecting to hear more about this pandemic when the white house hosts its press briefing a few hours from now. We have a team of correspondents standing by to bring you whats happening right now with the nations response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lets start in new york where Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today the donations of muchneeded ventilators from both oregon and china. Cnns athena jones is in new york. Hi, fred. Thats some of the news that came out of the Governors Press conference not too long ago. Weve heard people at the state, local, every level, really, talk about the need for supplies. Not just in new york but everywhere.