Good to have you with us. So california may have crossed a dangerous threshold in the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. The centers for Disease Control says a patient in sacramento could be the first u. S. Case of whats called community spread. Now, that means he or she had no relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient. The cdc is considering expanding airport screenings for the virus. Currently the u. S. Is checking only passengers flying in from china. At Los Angeles International airport, cleaning crews are stepping up their efforts to disinfect rest rooms and other public places. And theyve installed more than 100 additional hand sanitizing stations. Were disinfecting l. A. X. Every hour. Were making sure those points of entry and places where we could see somebody come in and create a vector are as secure as we can possibly make them. Meanwhile, donald trump is trying to reassure americanss the risk from coronavirus is very low. But he insists his admini
Those are the ones were finding. We are still catching up to the true number of cases. Looking at countries ahead of us on this curve, italy is in dire straights. The country reported today 349 more people had died in just the last 24 hours. France and spain have joined italy under basically national lockdown. Here at home, it is looking more and more like we are headed in the very same direction. Starting at midnight, the 6. 7 Million People that live in San Francisco and surrounding counties are prohibited from leaving their homes except for essential needs in an effort to stop the spread of the virus there and basically the shelter in place order that we already saw in italy and across western europe now. Ohio governor says his state should postpone the primaries scheduled to take place tomorrow saying quote, we cannot tell people to stay inside but also tell them to go out and vote. Now i should say a court rejected that idea a short while ago but that is likely to be appealed and
Newsroo newsroom starts right now. 4 00 a. M. Here in atlanta. Thank you so much per joining us. We want to bring you the latest on the coronavirus as the pandemic surges around the world still. The mantra from Public Health officials is loud and clear stay home. One day after california ordered its residents not to go out, new york, connecticut, and illinois have followed suit, affecting some 75 million americans. For now the rest of the country does not face such restrictions, but people everywhere are urged to stay home as much as possible. And the reason, of course, is simple. Testing shows the virus is spreading quickly everywhere. The number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Is now approaching 19,000. More than 250 people have died. The Global Pandemic shows no signs of showing. Johns Hopkins University has logged more than a quarter million cases and well over 11,000 deaths. In europe, italy bearing the brunt of the yooutbreak. It has the highest number of fatalities in a single d
Promises to deliver results in under an hour instead of days as it is at the moment. The number of cases in the u. S. Has soared to at least 25,000 with more than 320 deaths. Rapid testing could save lives. In Europe Health officials in spain report a dramatic spike of 5,000 cases across the country in just 24 hours and the Prime Minister warned the crisis is only just beginning. Unfortunately, the worst is yet to come. There are still hard days ahead. We will still have to receive the impact of the hardest most damaging wave which will put all of our material and moral capacities to the limit. We are covering this story from all the angles from london where the british Prime Minister has issued a stark warning to los angeles which is under a stay at home order this hour, and many cities in between. All right, in the u. S. States and local governments are increasing implementing new restrictions. And in the face of that dire shortage of medical supplies, vital equipment, president dona
Supplies, of course. And the president s demeanor and the president s statements. Its a very busy night ahead. Doctors on hand to take your questions as well but i want to begin with cnns erica hill, who is joining us from new york. Erica, the announcement today, all over new york from governor cuomo. Talk about exactly what this means. So what it means is starting sunday night, this is an executive order, 100 of workers are supposed to stay home. Now, essential workers are exempt. Those are things like healthcare workers, First Responders, people who work in food services. The media is also exempt so you say see us certain places outside so i just want to give people that warning in advance. And i should say mayor de blasio here in new york city is praising this move by the governor. And he says that the governor will have his full support from the fdny and nypd. The governor says it will be enforced with both civil fines and mandatory business closures. If businesses are open or have