States as still moving forward on planning to loosen restrictions despite a lack of tests or a clear proven treatment. One of the treatments touted by the president and by friendly media including fox news, the antimalarial drug hydrochloroquine, now a new study by the v. A. Shows it has no benefit and is in fact linked to higher death rates. Joining us now, cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. Elizabeth, lets talk about the new study in a moment, but first, what more do we know about the new cases in california and how sigitant is it that they came earlier than we realized . Yes, its definitely very interesting that they were doing autopsies in california that show that people had coronavirus after they died and that was before the First Official deaths in the United States. What that suggests to us is that people were dying of this virus before the u. S. Realized it, and also super important to point out that according to the new york times, the coroner says these people
Business loans and that certainly will be welcome. The initial 350 billiondollar fund ran out last week because of such high command, but treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin says the next package topping more than 400 billion would boost spending for hospitals and fund more coronavirus testing that is sorely needed and while the president is eager to restart the economy completely, some lawmakers warning that businesses should prepare for a new normal. The new normal may require businesses to have higher overhead expenses and lower labor costs. We need to adapt to that reality and we need to adapt very quickly. Gyms, another part of our economy that needs higher overhead expenses and lower actual number of employees. We will have to do that at the same time that we are balancing why we should reduce the Unemployment Benefits in the cares act. Eric restaurants may have to space out tables. Steve harrigan, live in atlanta, center of Disease Control with the very latest. Steve single day de
Protests against stay at home orders breaking out in denver and other parts of the country. Some crowding ignoring social distancing, not wearing masks. Were there on the ground. Being sent out to trace how the virus spreads from one person to another, who infected whom . One state tracking down 85 of its cases. And new york planning to roll out massive Antibody Testing in the next week. Our dr. Jen ashton standing by. More money . The white house and Speaker Nancy Pelosi close to a new deal to get more money to americans in need. Paper stimulus checks expected to go out next week, and whose idea was it to print President Trumps name on those checks . Also breaking tonight, the images coming in. A city bus hijacked in dallas. The gunman allegedly firing shots out the window. Two officers wounded. The suspect taken down by police. Were also tracking th tornado threat at this hour. Re. Possible ts,ail and flash flooding. Some drivethrough testing sites shut down. And the positive trend a
Significant testing. You want governors to not go all out. They think they can do it better in a different manner. If you dont have the swabs and the reagents, you cant do a test. This is new day. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is new day. It is wednesday, april 22nd. 6 00 here in new york. We begin this morning with new reporting that shows coronavirus is spreading in the United States weeks earlier than previously known. Officials in california say that autopsies now reveal that two residents who died in early and midfebruary actually died from coronavirus. They become the earliest known casualties of the pandemic here. What does that mean fort rest of us. Theres also a dire warning that a second wave of the pandemic coming this winter could be worse than what were battling now. Well look into why it could be worse. Also this morning, more Southern States looking to reopen despite pushback from their own mayors and Business Leaders and resident
Griff in South Carolina and Retail Stores and some beaches are expected to reopen sometime next week. Im Griff Jenkins in washington, pete and jillian up in new york. Good morning guys. Jillian good morning. Pete give jenkins is fired up. You heard him before the show. He is raring, ready to go. We have a great show for this morning. Governor Asa Hutchinson, republican from arkansas. The governor will be with us. Devin nunes and mark johnson and dr. Siegel and dr. Saphier. They will give us texture and flavor to this moment. Talking about how the spread has been slowed although it is different across the country. Youre seeing protesters taking to the streets, saying hey, time to reopen. Griff those protests here in the annapolis area is only 30 minutes from d. C. Maryland, one of the hardest hit in this area, governor hogan, a republican governor, trying to do what he can to protect the safety of his residents. But you see all the cars are lined up i heard for miles in annapolis, yeste