1,000 here, the deadliest day so far. New york, by far the hardest hit with nearly half of the countrys cases. Conditions at hospitals at new york and across the country. The conditions are dire. In new york, hospitals are bracing for a surge of patients in the coming weeks. One hospital constructed a makeshift morgue on the street. Nurses at a different hospital resorting to protecting themselves with trash bags because of a shortage of protective gowns. Cnn has learned that some hospitals in the country debating a universal do not resuscitate order for coronavirus patients. There is some reasons for optimism in places. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says there are signs that social distancing is working. Slowly down the rate of hospitalizations that was doubling as of sunday. Its now doubling at a rate of 4. 7 days. Of course, john, this is not just a new york problem. Were seeing many states struggling. Especially louisiana. Cases there have spiked more than 1500. There is fear, of
Deaths. If question hold that down as were saying to 100,000, its a horrible number, maybe even lesstobut to 100,000 so we have between 100,000 and 200,000, we all together have done a very good job. Here are the latest numbers. Identified cases skyrocketing in the United States to 140,000, nearly 3,000 americans have died already. 1,000 of those deaths in new york state alone. Today the fda issuing an emergency use authorization for antimalaria drugs allowing them to be used to treat hospital patients that are hit with coronavirus and right here in new york, the epicenter of all of this, a scramble to create more room for the surge of patients. If you can believe this, jim, this is a Field Hospital being set up in the middle of central park. Its reminiscent of those hours and days after 9 11. Yes. Next hour, the Navy Hospital ship comfort is scheduled to arrive, that will help relieve the citys overworked hospitals making bed space really. In minutes we will go inside one of those hos
Import medical supplies from around the world. Working as we speak on an air lift from number of countries around the globe to deliver very important medical protective equipment to the United States. At the present moment, youve heard the numbers, but from the Strategic National stockpile, we distributed more than 7 million n95 respirators, masks, more than almost 3 million face shields, more than 8,000 ventilators, and donations to the Strategic National supply. Weve mentioned apple donating some 9 Million Masks that can be used by Health Care Workers, but merck recently announced plans to donate 500,000 masks, 500,000 masks, and a Little Company called puritan in maine is actually in the business now of manufacturing swabs. Businesses large and small across america are rising to the challenge. As the president noted, he will attend the invocation of the u. S. Navy ship comfort tomorrow from norfork, the u. S. Navy ship mercy arrived in los angeles today. We will continue to focus re
In public, its a big change with big implications, and we will follow it. Meantime, foxs Rick Leventhal joins us with that and a look the latest numbers across new york in the country. Hey, rick. Hey, tucker. We just learned about those new guidelines at the cdc White House Briefing this afternoon where they urged americans to wear nonmedical cloth Face Coverings. The president added this. We know that the transmission from individuals without symptoms is playing a more significant role in the spread of the virus than previously understood, so you dont seem to have symptoms and it still gets transferred. In light of these studies, the cdc is advising the use of nonmedical, coiffed Face Covering as an additional, voluntary Public Health measure. New york remains the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with 562 deaths in just 24 hours, and authorities fear whats happening here could start happening across the country with michigan, louisiana, and georgia the next predicted hot spots b
On tuesday, projection suggested that the hospitalization were doubling every 4. 7 days. Now, that is almost too good to be true. Bill so we have to keep that going. Governor cuomo saying the state still needs more medical supplies and more money. Meanwhile in other parts of the country, who is he saying the governor there is saying his state is experiencing the fastest growth rate of the virus in the world. He set to give an update in about 30 minutes and we are covering all angles. We begin this hour with the fate of the stemless bill on the hill to a member of the royal family coming down with the virus. But first, David Lee Miller has the latest from here in manhattan. Governor andrew cuomo held his Daily Briefing a short time ago and he is has the has enough gloves, gowns and masks on hand at least for the moment but that could change in the next few weeks. He stressed the biggest problem is a shortage of ventilators. Hes telling washington that new york should be the priority for