Yesterday. That now puts it in correction territory which means at least a 10 drop. And it happened so fast. Basically a week of the market is down now about 2200 points since the president and his economic advisers adv e advised it was a good time to buy. Revealing more than a dozen federal workers interacted with quarantined americans without proper medical training or protective gear. In california, dozens of workers are being monitored. Some Health Workers will be quarantined. In response to that patient, the cdc changed its criteria for who can be tested in this country. Thats because this patient wasnt tested for days despite her symptoms because she hadnt travelled to a country with the virus nor had contact with a coronavirus patient. President trump trying to calm fears over this global outbreak. Its going to disappear one day. Its like a miracle. It will disappear. And from our shores, you know, it could get worse before it gets better. It could maybe go away. Well see what h
And a clear message there are concerns about the Trump Administrations handling of the outbreak. And the state of the race, Democratic Candidates are making their last push to sway South Carolina voters before saturdays primary. Joe biden is betting everything on South Carolina that he can win. Can he deliver . Plus, democrats worrying about a potential convention fight. At a dnc Meeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently urged her party to stay focused. According to the New York Times she said democrats must keep our eye on the ball. Adding, the ball has an orange face. Plus, President Trump courting black voters in his outreach, helping is it helping or hurting his chances with africanamericans . In november. Were going to discuss that. And more than two dozen nativeamerican women and girls have mysteriously vanished. Why and what can be done about it. But first, the coronavirus, as of now there are over 83,000 cases worldwide. Over 2,800 deaths. So why does President Trump seem s
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her party to stay focused. She said democrats must keep their eye on the ball, the ball being the orange face. And is it helping or hurting his chances with africanamericans in november . Were going to discuss that. And more than two dozen native american women and girls have mysteriously vanished. Why . And what can be done about it . There are over 83,000 cases worldwide, over 2800 deaths. So, why does President Trump seem so optimistic. We have done an incredible job. Were going to continue. Its like a miracle, it will disappear and from our shores t could get worse before it gets better. Could maybe go away. Nobody really knows. The fact is nobody really knows. But we have done and our professionals have done a fantastic job. So, joining me cnn president ial historian and clinical assistant professor of medicine and Infectious Disease in bellevue hospital, whos a host of a new podcast called epidemic. And Washington Post columnist and the New York T
Asked to close for a month, starting monday. In iran, a religious tradition, friday prayers, brought to a screeching halt. This after the virus has killed more than 30 people there. Saudi arabia is now barring people from taking pilgrimages to mecca and medina. Millions of people go to islams holiest sites. In italy, authorities coy ies c off areas where tens of thousands of people live. A free fall continuing on wall street, the dow, a fifth straight day of declines, down almost another thousand points today. It is remarkable as you watch the numbers. Earlier the futures were pointing to a much smaller drop. Things can turn on a dime there. Lets look at the hard facts. The World Health Organization is giving an update on the situation now. Were going to monitor that. Were going to bring you all the news and all the advice you can use as we get it. Lets begin with Cnn International correspondent frederik pleitgen. Youre in europe. You also cover iran a lot. Look at the whole region if