So, Health Care Workers absolutely need to be wearing masks. They wear very hightech masks. We have a shortage of those. But theres a second benefit of masks. If we all wear masks in the public, even if theyre crude masks theyre just made out of cloth then the reasoning goes that we will all collectively breathe less particles into the air and be less likely to infect each other. Odonnell so to answer the question, people will ask, why hasnt the recommendation been clear on this from the beginning . I think there have been a number of concerns. The first is that cloth masks, that they dont really protect the awarer very well from anything. So people should not have the sense that if they go out in public with the cloth mask that theyre suddenly protected. Theyre not. They need to do social distancing, just like everybody else. But there is this recognition that people can spread the disease and dont even know it. Thats why there now is were moving in the direction many more Public Heal
Washington. Words matter. And those words have created a certain amount of confusion and when you lack clarity that can create confusion and confusion can lead to panic. Brennan President Trump visited the usns comfort on saturday. The hospital ship is on route to new york to help ease the load on the says hospitals. Our country is at war with an invisible enemy. Brennan new york state accounts for half of all coronavirus cases in the u. S. Governor andrew cuomo is preparing for the weeks ahead. You dont win on defense, you win on offense. You have to get ahead of this, anticipate what is going to happen. Brennan around the world, there are unprecedented efforts by leaders to cope request global shortages of ventilators, medical supplies and personal protective equipment for medical workers. President trump signed a 2. 2 trillion package of Economic Relief for individuals and businesses, but with a recordsetting three at a, 3 million unemployment claims last week is it enough to stop t
New york City Real Estate will join us to tell us how he sees landlords managing renters who have shut down their businesses. The chairman and ceo is scott recker, he will be joining us. And judge will be here as well taken us through unique coronavirus cases going through courts. In the meantime breaking news, Drugmaker Mylan is voluntarily waving the u. S. Distribution rights for a generic version of an hiv antiviral drug so its available to patients with coronavirus. The stock is down, it allows other generic drug makers to apply for u. S. Approval as well, we will keep you uptodate with those headlines, i just wanted to bring you the breaking news. Checking in on the retail sector, walmart one of the biggest loggers on the dow, investors are pivoting away from stocks seen as recession proof and target lower despite a strong report on sales trends withdrawing earning drawings and nike, sports versus China Business has come back, it is about 50 of the revenue from china, ross stores,
Our protective gear. Covid19 doesnt just kill people. It can kill hospitals as well. And right now, this hospital is fighting for its life. Killed in action so far more than 40 doctors. Sandra rossi, the head of this i. C. U. , says one of the fallen here was a corkt and a friend. You can tell us anything about your colleague who died . He was fantastic, and we we we are still crying. Reporter rossi has a message for her fellow doctors in the u. S. hurry up. Hurry up. Reporter is the United States ready for the covid19 outbreak . If i have to be honest, no. Reporter chris livesay, cbs news, parma. Odonnell tonight, doctors are hopeful that a treatment for coronavirus may already exist in the blood of patients who were once infected. Blood plasma from those who have recovered can be a rich source of antibodys. Those are the proteins that help the immune system attack the virus. Its actuallily a centuriesold treatment that could save lives. Heres jon lapook. Reporter julie thaler has rec
Trillion emergency relief bill, the largest in u. S. History. The race to get the cash out the door to boost Small Businesses. What it means for your pocketbook and who could expect a check . Personal battle. Abcs boe o lp save his life in iraq, now working to save coronavirus patients. Is this more frightening to you than it was when you were there in the battlefield . Truthfully, yes. Reporter why she says the fight against this unseen killer is so tough. And cheers for the fighters. The touching tributes overnight, the people on the front lines against covid19 getting a boost from americans clapping because they care. Hey, good morning, everybody. Before we dive into the news, a quick personal note we are very happy and very relieved to have dr. Whit johnson with us back on the set. I get the title of doctor . Yes, after selfquarantine. We timed it out based on the first contact, no symptoms, feel fine and good to be back with you both during this very important time. So good to hav