Slowing infections in the empire state, but no one is immune. Prince charles, the heir to the throne, tests positive. Is Queen Elizabeth now at risk . And as spain surpasses chinas death toll, surprising good news from italy. The growing Mental Health crisis. As stress and anxiety rise, medical advice on how to get through it. And portraits on the porch. Photographers lifting spirits and capturing memories using a slightly wider lens to capture this new world. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news and a grim milestone. This has been the deadliest 24 hours in the u. S. Since the pandemic began. More than 900 people have been killed by the coronavirus nationwide, and cases here now top 64,000. While the majority of infections are still in new york, tonight there are new hot spots emerging including in louisiana which now has nearly ten times as many cases than a week ago. New yorks governor says he is seeing some signs that those unprecedented stayathome de n working and helping to slow the rate of the virus spreading. He warns hospitals are still not ready for the dramatic increase in infections expected to come in the next three weeks. On wall street today, an agreement on that 2 trillion Financial Relief package now moving through congress sent stocks soaring. Tonight on capitol hill, theres this news that appears a deal may have hit a snag. Our team is covering every angle of this. And meg oliver leads us off from new york city. Meg . Reporter norah, we just learned that 13 covid19 patients at one New York Hospital died in the last 24 hours. This after the governor said today that the aggressive social distancing enacted this week appears to be making a difference. We can slow it, and we have slowed it. Reporter Governor Andrew Cuomo said today the biggest thing new york has bought is time. The doubling of hospitalizations has slowed to nearly every five days. But he also said that the state needs 30,000 more ventilators. Were still working with the federal government to try to find more ventilators, but that is our single greatest challenge. Reporter what he now has is an army of 40,000 medical volunteers. Theres no such thing as a former nurse. Once a nurse always a nurse. Reporter like retired oncology nurse laura benson. Im in. Its what i do. It could be my Family Member laying in that bed. Reporter more than 3,000 new York Police Officers are out sick. 9 of the force. Nearly 300 of them due to coronavirus. Well pick up the pieces afterwards. Its a difficult time. But we are going to get through this. Weve got to stay together, not panic. Reporter at this new jersey nursing home, doctors fear that all 94 residents are presumed positive for coronavirus and were evacuated today. In california, its covid19 cases is more than 2,500 and climbing. In los angeles the mayor said the worst is yet to come. We are anywhere from about 6 to 12 days behind what we are seeing in new york city. Reporter infections seem to come in clusters like with five members of the same missouri family. My mom has suffered a little bit more. Shes been on a ventilator for over seven days. Its been tough. Reporter Health Care Workers on the front lines also have to worry about taking care of their families when they return from work. Today here in new york city, the Four Seasons Hotel is trying to relieve that burden by offering free lodging to any medical personnel working during the their crisis. Norah . And that will help. Thank you. Want to turn to here in washington where a lastminute snag is delaying the 2 trillion lifeline to struggling workers and companies. Tonight there are indications that some taxpayers may have to wait as long as four months to see relief checks. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill, and you talk about this relief package, its massive. Roughly half the entire federal budget. Whats the latest on when this vote is going to happen . Reporter norah, senators still tell us they are hoping to vote tonight. Theyre trying to sort through a lastminute flap over new unemployment benefits, but they know that the longer they wait, the more the jobless claims stack up. The money is cpr for a critically ill economy. Americans want to know how soon theyll see that relief. They need to money like as fast as possible. Reporter Florida Republican marco rubio coauthored the Small Business section of the bill. More than 350 billion in loans and grants designed to prevent more layoffs. Theres already 800 banks that do this. And the bill authorizes them to use the same infrastructure to immediately begin providing this money. Reporter so a Small Business can get the money in a week . Well, in some cases with the express loans, 36 hours. Reporter the bills big boost in Unemployment Insurance should go into effect by next week. In michigan alone, jobless claims have surged from 5,000 last month to 123,000 this month. Cbs financial analyst jill schlesinger. We must help individuals. This bill is a start, well see if its enough. Reporter as for the cash payments, 1,200 for most individuals. Double for couples, and 500 more for each child. The treasury secretary says the irs should be able to direct deposit the funds in most Bank Accounts within three weeks. Aaron sharp of long beach, california, is scheduled to be furloughed by a major hotel chain tomorrow, and hila cut by 80 . It will help me, of course. Any type of money ill take it with being furloughed and not knowing 60 days out if ill still have a job. Reporter one alert about those cash payments. Americans whose Bank Account Information is not on file with the irs could find themselves waiting up to four months for the money because the irs can only mail out about 20 million paper checks a month. All right. Thank you. Tonight the virus is spreading rapidly in the south, and hospitals are becoming overwhelmed. Were talking about louisiana, florida, and georgia, are seeing alarming spikes with more than 4,700 cases and 125 deaths in those states alone. Health Officials Say large Public Events like spring break and mardi gras are partly to blame. We have two reports from the region beginning with Omar Villafranca in new orleans. Omar . Reporter norah, there are more cases in the new orleans area than in all of los angeles county, and l. A. County is 25 times bigger. Im here on bourbon street. It is empty. And its a sobering reminder of the severity of this pandemic. The French Quarter is shut down as the big easy braces for a big spike in coronavirus cases. In just over two weeks, the number of cases in louisiana has skyrocketed to almost 1,800. Louisiana is one of the epicenters, unfortunately, of this epidemic. Reporter former state Health Director rebekha gee says masks and other protective equipment are running out. This is unprecedented for all of us. Reporter doctors believe the yearly mardi gras activities escalated the spread of the virus. 54yearold gina brown lives with hiv and says covid19 has her scared to leave the house. When you see that the beds are getting filled up, some people still arent social distancing, what do you do . I dont want to die. We have to take this thing seriously. Wash your hands. If they say stay inside, stay inside. Reporter that didnt stop worshippers where 450 gathered for worship tuesday night. Officials are looking into it. Cbs news, new orleans. Reporter im Mark Strassmann at atlantas grady hospital. All 100 beds in this intensive care unit were full and then cvid19 hit. Viral patients are now quarantined wherever the hospital finds space. Dr. Robert jansen, its chief medical officer so the stress is not just capacity, its not just stress of supplies, but on the individuals themselves, taking care of those patients. Reporter because . Because so much is not known. Reporter at all of atlantas four major hospitals, every icu bed is taken. Just kind of deteriorated. By sunday the fever had not coughing. Ne reporter Justin Anthony is talking about his cousin, emma. Shes 12. One of georgias youngest coronavirus patients. Tonight, emmas hooked to a ventilator at atlantas childrens hospital. In alabama, a newborn baby girl is in isolation after her nurse tested positive for covid19. Back in georgia, at this one rural hospital, 12 covid19 patients have died. Theyve asked for help. Unfortunately, we dont have capacity to take their patients. Reporter these mobile trailers are part of gradys mobile emergency room. New patients who come in with a gardenvariety headache or sore throat are kept here for treatment, kept away from coronavirus patients who have overwhelmed so many hospitals. Difficult to hear all that news, thank you. Late today, President Trump said he thinks some sections of the country might be able to get back to work before others, but his likely opponent in the fall joe biden tells cbs news that the president is wrong to raise hopes of an early end to restrictions. Major garrett reports tonight from the white house. People are asking, is that an alternative . I say, absolutely, it is an alternative. Reporter eager to sound optimistic amid more stayathome orders, President Trump again said he hopes to get the economy reopened soon. The more lives we can save and the sooner we can eventually get people back to work, back to school, and back to normal, and there are large sections of our country probably can go back much sooner than other sections. Reporter Health Officials continue to push back on the president s suggestion that easter could be a covid19 turning point. The last thing any country needs is to open schools and businesses only to be forced to close them again because of resurgence. Reporter in an interview with cbs, democratic president ial frontrunner joe biden said the president s optimism carried genuine risks. Only thing we can do worse than telling the American People the truth is, in fact, raise false hopes. And then when it doesnt occur, they go, oh, my god, something really must be worse than i thought it was. Reporter biden also faulted the president s approach to daily coronavirus briefings. I just wish he would introduce those briefings and step aside and let dr. Fauci and the experts speak. Reporter biden also told us that in his opinion, covid19 is the largest crisis america has faced in modern times, and he could not predict when he would return to campaigning in front of live audiences. For his part, the president said late today overall the Coronavirus Crisis is, quote, not such a rough patch. Norah . Major, thank you. We want to turn now to the very important issue of protecting our Mental Health. More than 6,000 Mental Health professionals in new york state are providing Free Services to cope with the stress of covid19. Doctor lucy mcbride is an internist here in washington. Her practice is based on the concept that Mental Health and physical health are connected. So dr. Mcbride, lets talk about that. How does our Mental Health affect our physical health . Im glad youre drawing attention to this very important issue. As you know, were dealing with an enormous crisis in physical health, but i also think of this as a crisis of Mental Health. Its equally important to treat peoples coughs, colds, and volumes of the coronavirus as it is to treat the associated fear they think we all feel at some point. On that note, what are you telling your patients . Well, there are things you can do. The good news is you can help yourself with your own anxiety. First of all, if youre anxious, that makes you normal. It is normal to be anxious. We are wired as human beings for survival. And so our natural stress hormones are activated when we are faced with with a threat. This is a big threat. This is big. My job as i see it as a doctor is to replace fear with facts and to preach that gospel to whoever wants to listen. What are the quick remedies if youre feeling extremely anxious or stressed . One of the quick things is take enormously deep breaths. The second thing, download a free Meditation App on your phone if you have a phone. Meditating helps bring us back to the present moment and helps us calm those stress hormones. The third thing is trying to get into nature. Its safe to be in nature as long as youre a distance from other people. The other thing is movement. Movement helps discharge adrenaline, helps quiet our mind. I want to ask about stress and substance abuse. What about people who are dealing with addiction . Many of my patients who are dealing with addiction are finding it harder than ever to stay sober or to be sober. So im telling those patients this is not forever, this is not a permanent state of the world. Im also reminding them to not smoke. To minimize alcohol, and to quit if someone has an addiction. Everything you have said will be so incredibly helpful. Thank you so much for joining us. It was great to be with you. 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Reporter two weeks after Prince Charles nearly avoided shaking hands at an awards show, hes proven that even the future king of britain can contract coronavirus. Its a reminder that even though hes a prince, everyone is vulnerable to this. Reporter his office says the 71yearold prince has been displaying mild symptoms but remains in good health. News comes as britain tries to enforce its new lockdown. You wont go home. Can you all go home, please. Its not holiday. Reporter with coronavirus cases and deaths rising rapidly, the country is converting this Convention Center into a 4,000bed hospital. Take this very, very seriously until i saw this morning. Reporter spain has been running out of room for its patients and for its dead. The virus has now killed more people here than in china, but fewer than in italy. Still, some promising news. The rate of new infections in italy appears to be slowing, signaling tough measures to keep people at home may be paying off. 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