The u. S. Surgeon general making a startling comparison, likening the coming week to the two biggest attacks on u. S. Soil in living memory. This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most americans lives, quite frankly. This is going to be our pearl harbor moment, our 9 11 moment only its not going to be localized. Its going to be happening all over the country, and i want america to understand that. But i also want them to understand that the public along with the state and the federal government have the power to change the trajectory of this epidemic. We are struggling to get it under control, and thats the issue thats at hand right now. Just buckle down, continue to mitigate, continue to do the physical administration because weve got to get through this week thats coming up because it is going to be a bad week. The u. S. Death toll is now soaring toward 10,000 making up about 1 7 of all the fatalities worldwide. That is according to Johns Hopkins university. Globally, the number of confirmed cases is approaching 1. 3 million. Well, meanwhile, the u. S. President claims 1. 6 million americans have already been tested and received results. And he keeps touting an unproven treatment for the virus. Jeremy diamond has the details. Reporter President Trump on sunday stepping out into the White House Briefing room talking about the grim reality that americans are going to face over the coming weeks as it relates to the death toll for coronavirus. But the president at the same time still saying that he sees the light at the end of the tunnel. So, it was once again a story of mixed messages from the president. But one other thing that the president was focused on on sunday was once again touting the use of this drug hydroxychloroquine which so far there is no conclusive Scientific Evidence showing that this drug is effective in the treatment of coronavirus. I pressed the president on why he continues to promote this drug. Why not just let the science speak for itself . Why are you promoting this drug . Im not. Im not. Im just you come out here im not at all. Look, you know what im trying to do. You come here every day, sir talking about the benefits i want them to try it. It may work and it may not work. But if it doesnt work, theres nothing lost by doing it, nothing. Long term, what do i want . I want to save lives. I dont want it to be in a lab for the next year and a half as people are dying all over the place. The president of course has been promoting that drug appearing in the White House Briefing room or the rose garden day after day to talk about the benefits of this drug hydroxychloroquine. There are Clinical Trials under way and some doctors are able to prescribe it off label in emergency cases but there is not yet a body of Scientific Evidence backing up the use of this drug. That is why dr. Anthony fauci, the head of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases, when he stepped up to the podium i tried asking him about that. The president , though, would not let him. Would you also weigh in on this issue of hydroxychloroquine . What do you think about this how many times do we have to answer that question . Im asking the doctor. You dont have to answer that. Hes your medical expert, correct . He answered that question 15 times. Fauci of course has been on the record talking about this drug saying theres not yet conclusive proof this drug is effective in the treatment of coronavirus. I think its especially notable when you see the president there acknowledging earlier in the day that he is not a doctor as he dulls out this advice about this hydroxychloroquine drug. Then when you actually see a doctor at the podium, the top government expert on infectious diseases, its notable that the president wont let him speak. Jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. Joining me now is dr. Jennifer lee, cnn medical analyst and clinical associate professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington university. Dr. Lee, thank you so much for talking with us. Great to be with you, thank you. So, the whole world is struggling to control covid19. And here in the United States the Surgeon General warns this will be a pearl harbor and 9 11 moment as we face this crucial week ahead, what more should we all be doing to help flatten that curve . And should we all, perhaps, be wearing homemade face masks . Because we are still getting some very mixed messages about that. Well, rosemary, it was really sobering news to hear that although for a lot of the front line clinicians like myself, was not surprising. You know, each week in this pandemic has been worse than the last. And the projections that the White House Task force is using show that the peak here in the United States wont really be hit until the middle of april. And that probably will be even further out for many specific states across the country here. So, its a great question. What else can we do . You know, first of all, we still dont have stayathome orders all across the country right now. I mean, we have been talking about social distancing over and over again. And i cant say enough how important it is that people really try to stay at home as much as possible and just limit any reason to go out to just essential trips only. But when you do go out, i think another thing that people can do to help protect themselves and others is to wear a mask. And i was actually very pleased to see on friday that the u. S. Centers for Disease Control put out new guidance saying that everyone when they go out in public should wear a mask. Now, they say a cloth mask frankly because theres a serious shortage here in the United States of personal protective equipment, of face masks. And Health Care Workers really need those n95 respirators and surgical face masks to be prioritized for those who are highest risk. But for others wearing a cloth mask is definitely better than nothing especially because we know this virus is spread by respiratory droplets and also that many people can have the virus and not even know it, up to 25 or even 50 in some studies show that people can carry this virus and be infecting others and not even know it. So, that is why that new guidance came out and i was pleased to see that. It is a critical message, isnt it. With these next few days being so very crucial, protective equipment, ventilators, and adequate testing for covid19 are all still in limited supply, arent they, despite what we hear from President Trump. What is the solution to this . Well, youre right. We still the situation has improved over the last few weeks, but we still have a shortage of personal protective equipment, equipment like ventilators that are absolutely needed to save lives, of testing and all the various supplies that go into testing, the reagents, the swabs. And all of these things, again were not going to be able to solve this pandemic until we really get a handle on the supply chain. A lot of the issue has been the disruption in the supply chain out of china. A lot of these products were not manufactured in the United States. The vast majority were purchased or made abroad and sold here. So, weve really struggled as many other countries have in addressing that. And i think what we really need to do and weve seen some movement here but we need to see so much more, is having the private sector base ramp up production of all oflts, of equipment, ventilators, masks, testing supplies in order to make sure that we have enough of all of these vital components to really tackle the pandemic. And again youve seen some Companies Step in. Some of that has been voluntary and its been fantastic to see. But we need to scale that up so much more, and we need it fast. Yeah, exactly right. And of course President Trump has been touting the use of the drug hydroxychloroquine. In his sunday briefing he said what have you got to lose . The ama president says possibly your life. So, why would the president be touting an unproven drug when it could potentially do more harm than good . Well, you know, when youre faced with a virus like this that is so new and so deadly and dangerous, i can understand why one would look for drugs for hope in treating and battling the virus. But it is too soon and a little bit dangerous, i would say, to be encouraging people to use hydroxychloroquine, also known as plaquenil so widely. And one thing i would say is as a physician, seeing covid patients, we already have these drugs available to us. And if someone really needed it, of course we would try Everything Possible to save them, to help them. So, i do think it is not necessarily helpful to be telling the general public to go out and try this because, again, the data is not there. Its not proven yet. There are many trials right now that are looking at it. And we hope we hope and pray that well see the good Scientific Evidence that it works. But until then, i think people can feel comfortable that doctors know that they have this in their arsenal to use when they need it. But the general public does not need to feel like they have to go out and get these drugs and hoard them or store them up for use because its really not for mild symptoms right now. Still so much to learn and we are learning as we go along sadly. Dr. Jennifer lee, many thanks to you for joining us. We appreciate it. Thank you. Well, new york is the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States, and on sunday the state reported fewer coronavirusrelated deaths. While encouraging, Governor Andrew Cuomo told cnn it is too soon to say this is a trend. Take a listen. Every day were waiting for this quote unquote apex of the curve. And theres a theory that the apex is actually a plateau where youll hit a high number and then youll stay at about that high number for some period of time and then start to drop on the other side. But its the first time weve seen any drop at all, so you know, in a place where were just hoping and praying to see a light at the end of the tunnel, it was good news. Well know better tomorrow and the next day when we see what those results are. But the situation remains dire. New york city is still desperately short of medical supplies with the mayor warning they will run out of ventilators in just a couple of days without help. Meantime, nearly 20 of the citys police force was out sick over the weekend, and it has lost its 11th officer from suspected coronavirus. British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is in hospital. His office says he was admitted last night as a precautionary measure because he still has persistent coronavirus symptoms some ten days after announcing hed been infected. And Nic Robertson is in london. He joins us now live. Good to see you nic out in front of 10 downing street where Boris Johnson is not there today of course. Were just learning we learned a few hours ago he was hospitalized ten days after testing positive for covid19. So, whats the latest on his current condition . Well, on the advice of doctors, admitted to hospital as you say. Spent the night overnight in hospital. Will have been there about 12 hours by now. We dont have a read out on what the doctors have discovered. We dont know what tests have been performed. We were told that there were routine tests, this was a precautionary step, that the Prime Minister falls into that category by age and also by the fact that he has had the symptoms for ten days now that quite often this is the type of time where people can begin to exhibit more extreme symptoms or the concern grows. It does seem to be a matter of, you know, that he hasnt his fever hasnt diminished and therefore further checks were required that required him to be in hospital. He is, however, according to downing street still leading the country, still leading the governments effort to fight back against coronavirus. The Cabinet Meeting this morning with the governments experts on combatting the virus will be chaired by dominic rather, the person to step up when the Prime Minister is not automobile to take part in that meeting. He is still leading the country. Thats a clear message from downing street here. Well continue to follow that. Also i wanted to ask you because Queen Elizabeth spoke to the nation in a rare televised address. What all did her majesty have to stay and how well was her message received . I think quite simply the message was received well. But it was a message that would have been coordinated with downing street, that downing street would have wanted her to deliver. And it was very clear at many levels. First of all, she thanked all the people working, the health servants working in the front line of treating the virus and combatting the virus. She was very clear on that. But she was also clear to sort of reinforce the governments message about how important it is for people to stay at home and she thanked them for doing. I also want to thank those of you who are staying at home, thereby helps to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones. Together we are tackling this disease, and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it. And she also said that, you know, how we measure up to this will compare us to previous generations who have been through tough times before and that we would be able in the future to reflect back on doing our part and doing it well. And perhaps, you know, another message that really sort of tugs peoples heart strings here harkening back to world war ii, the queen says she knows how difficult it is for people to be separated from those that they love. She said well meet again, quoting from vera lynns song, something reminiscent to people of the courage and determination through which they got through world war ii. Absolutely. Thank you so much. Nic robertson bringing us the latest from 10 downing street. I appreciate it. Spain is getting a boost for covid19 testing. We are live in madrid next with more on a huge new batch of rapid test kits. Also i alive report from italy where there are hopeful signs of stabilization for one of the hardest hit countries in this pandemic. Were back in just a moment. Some promising news out of two European Countries hit hard by the coronavirus. Italy reported lowest rate of death in two weeks. Italy has struggled to consistently stabilize its number of new infections, the the death toll there nearly 16,000, the highest in the world. Meanwhile, spain has begun distributing its new batch of 1 million rapid coronavirus tests. The tests are going first to hospitals and nursing homes. Globally only the United States reports more confirmed cases than spain. Joining me now with the latest from these two hotspots, we have journalist al goodman in madrid and bobby na doe in rome. Good to see you both. Lets start with you and promising news coming out of italy with those numbers. Talk to us about what doctors are saying about this. Well, theyre really looking at the numbers today and anticipating whether or not this trend is true or not, looking at a slow decline in the numbers after a week of stabilized new cases in the percentage of the contagion. Theyre also looking at fewer people going into the icu wards, fewer people going out of the hospitals. And those are really, really enlightening signs here and something theyve been looking for which has caused the government to look at what phase two might look like. Thats whats on everyones mind, how do we get out of this. Where do we go from here, rosemary. Thats true. Many thanks to bobbie there. Al, lets go to you in madrid. What is the latest from across spain and of course tell us about these new rapid tests and where theyre going, where theyre being distributed. Hi rosemary, lets start with the tests. Spain is finally finally getting the kind of personal Protection Equipment and the rapid tests and the ventilators theyve been clamoring for for weeks as this crisis has just increased increased. The Health Minister announcing one million of these rapid tests will be distributed to spain, 17 regional governments especially here in madrid and in the area around barcelona, the two hardest hit areas. These rapid tests are 80 reliable if they can determine if you do have coronavirus. So, if you have have it, youve got it. If you dont, theyre still going to make you take a different kind of test later. This is the first of a batch of 5 million. And on the numbers similar situation as in italy where the number of deaths and new cases is stabilizing. Thats good news for spain. But for instance in the intensive care ward there were 329 patients who entered in the last 24hour period of records which was three times as many as the day before and the highest number in a week. So, as they progress, statistically theres still that issue of how are humans, people, how are we reacting to this virus . And clearly the more pressure on the intensive care wards now in this most recent period. Rosemary. Many thanks to al goodman joining us. A hospital is hoping six new helpers will cut the risk of doctors and nurses becoming infected with coronavirus. This is tommy. He and his five robotic colleagues taking on the roles that would usually require face to face interactions. The robots can travel through the ward and relay vital signs to doctors. Staff can also use them to talk to patients without face to face interaction as well as minimizing the risk of infection. The hospitals director says the robots are also helping in other ways. Translator this allows us to use less protective clothing like masks and overalls which at this time are in scarce supply. The advantage is therefore its good to see those moves in the right direction. And the hospital also hop