I am proposing two weeks. This is a really serious problem. It is truly historic. We havent even begun to see the end of it yet. I have a very Good Relationship with dr. Fauci. I dont always agree with him. Look, if youre trying to get the public to believe a fantasy, then you have to discredit the truthtellers, and thats what the president is doing. He is deeply, deeply frustrated. He sees this as a ridiculous side show. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is tuesday, july 14th, 6 00 here in new york. This morning, parts of the United States are beginning to shut down again. After an alarming spike in coronavirus cases, the most populated state in the country, california, deciding to again ban indoor dining. It is closing its movie theaters and all of the bars. Much of the state also closing down hair salons, gyms, and churches. Three of the nations Largest School districts los angeles, san diego, and atlanta announcing that students will not be back in their classrooms this fall, despite threats from President Trump, who said he would withhold money. Heres where we are this morning. 37 states reporting increases in new cases, nearly one in every 100 americans has now tested positive for coronavirus. If they can get a test. This morning, there are new, serious delays in testing around the country, so bad that the former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is calling the testing situation, quote, simply inexcusable. The u. S. Is also facing shortages of protective equipment. A former defense official tells cnn the administration is months behind because it failed to act aggressively enough. And a deeply concerning statistic out of florida this morning. While the recent surge in cases there has been driven by young people, now they are seeing a rise in older patients. The miami herald reports this morning that one of the Major Hospital systems there has seen a nearly 100 increase in the number of patients older than 80 in the last two weeks. We want to begin our coverage in california, though. Cnns Stephanie Elam live in los angeles. Stephanie, oftentimes, california is on the leading edge of national trends, and if thats the case this morning, the rest of the nation may soon face questions about shutting down again. Reporter thats exactly right, john. And just to give you some perspective here, i talked to an epidemiologist from the university of california san francisco, and this is what he said to me. Its simple. You have a choice. You could be locked down as the economy goes to hell, or you can wear a mask, this as californias governor gavin newsom is putting into place some of the most widereaching rollbacks of the opening. This morning, los angeles on high alert and on the verge of a complete shutdown. We have never had as many people infected or infectious. We have never had as many recorded positive cases each day. And weve never had as many people in the hospital. Reporter Los Angeles County reported nearly 2,600 new coronavirus cases monday. As california added more than 8,300 new infections the same day. Governor gavin newsom taking action, closing indoor businesses like dinein restaurants, bars, movie theaters, museums, and zoos statewide. We were able to suppress the spread of this virus. With were able to knock down the growth of this in the beginning. Were going to do that again. Reporter and in 30 of the hardest hit counties, venues like gyms, places of worship, indoor malls, barbershops and hair salons are no longer open. Its the most heartwrenching, because this is our livelihood, and so many hairdressers, they live paycheck to paycheck. Reporter for californias Small Business owners, closing again will be tough, but many, like tyler emery, who owns a gym in burbank, say its necessary to follow the rules. We can adapt, we can improvise, we can come together, and ultimately, thats the only option we all have. Reporter newsoms move, after los angeles and san diego School Districts announce classes will be held online this fall. Meantime, in florida, schools are still scheduled to open next month with the Sunshine State announcing over 12,600 new cases monday, its second highest daily total. Governor ron desantis says parents should decide whether their children go back to the classroom. Im not going to dictate, you know, how everything goes. A lot of School Districts around the state that are going to just go, open up, and thats going to be it, because they havent faced a similar epidemic that youve seen in places like Miamidade County. Reporter in texas, houstons mayor proposing a twoweek shutdown. I think its important to reset. We have to slow down this virus. The only way we can reverse course is that we have to separate and then we have to continue to put on our masks, engage in the social distancing. Reporter and with 37 states seeing new cases rise over the past week, some local leaders fear this is just the beginning of another dangerous spike. In georgia, i hate to say it, but it looks like were going to be even worse than we were in the spring, if this transmission continues at this rate. Reporter now, this news coming out of the los angeles and san diego School Districts obviously goes directly against what President Trump wants to see happen with School Districts opening back up, schools actually bringing the children back in onto campus. He actually said this was the wrong idea, saying, youre losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed. Its not clear what the president meant by that, especially since we know a lot of Health Officials are saying there could be more problems, widespread problems, Health Problems for children and the teachers, if they open up those schools too soon, john. Yeah, very hard to reopen when the cases are rising. Thats whats happening in southern california. Stephanie elam, thank you very much. Thats whats happening in texas. Its whats happening in florida. Its whats happening in georgia. So, in florida, not only are they seeing a rise in some Hospital Systems in older patients now, Miamidade County is reporting record hospitalizations and a Positivity Rate of 28 . Cnns rosa flores live in miami this morning with the very latest. Rosa. Reporter well, john, you know, the big news here is that its not getting better. The state of florida reporting yesterday more than 12,600 cases, and were also learning about a new issue that has been lurking under the radar, and that is the need for medical personnel. We just learned this morning from Jackson Health that 200 of their employees are out with covid19. The Positivity Rate for the employees that they tested is 23 . Heres the reality on the ground in Miamidade County, which is the epicenter of this crisis in the state of florida, accounting for 24 of the more than 280,000 cases. The Positivity Rate is 28 . More than 2,000 patients are in the hospital right now with covid19. And in the past 13 days, here are the increases when it comes to the number of patients. 68 number of icus, 69 , the number of ventilators 109 . There are 200 people right now on ventilators here in Miamidade County. I checked on the number of hospitals, icu hospitals, that are at zero capacity here in florida. Its up to 48 now. Remember yesterday about this hour, we were reporting that seven of those were here in Miamidade County . Well, that number has grown to eight. Look, all of this surge has been leading to frustration and now that frustration is boiling over. I was at a press conference yesterday with Governor Ron Desantis when he was interrupted with this. Take a listen. So, i think the every day and you are doing nothing so i think providing information and you are misleading the public over 4,000 people have died and you are blaming the protesters you guys have no plans and youre doing nothing shame on you reporter now, john, i talked to kennedy after he was escorted out, and he said that he wanted his voice to be heard because he is tired of the failed leadership. John . Wow. 48 new hospitals or 48 hospitals in florida now reporting they are at capacity in their icu units, rosa, that is right . Reporter thats absolutely right. And you remember yesterday, you and i talking about this there were seven in miamidade. Now theres eight this morning. That is the big concern here, is that something has to happen. And you know, i pressed the governor on, are you going to roll back any of these reopening plans, specifically on schools, john. You and i know, weve been reporting about this. The state of florida is still digging in its heels, requiring schools to reopen for inperson instruction starting in just a few weeks. The governor would not give me a straight answer. All right. A lot of concerning trends there. Rosa flores, thanks so much for your reporting. So, which state might impose new lockdown orders next . And the new study which raises questions about how long the body is immune to coronavirus. Thats next. You get used to pet odors in your car. You think it smells fine, but your passengers smell this. Eliminate odors youve gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. 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Youve been talking about the extreme measures that may have to be taken. Texas may have to follow suit, because your numbers there are so bad. So, shutting down, will that help what were seeing with the hospitals, et cetera . You know, alisyn, this is the problem, that we have to react to these massive surges. This is what florida will eventually do. Texas will do. Californias already done. This is not the way to do it. You know, we are supposed to be anticipatory. We should have known that this was coming and planned ahead of time. And this is the problem, there is no roadmap, no plan for the country, so we just force the governors to make hard decisions when they see these massive surges, and the people start piling into icus and hospitals, and then the deaths start rising. And this is not the way to do it. We can enact a plan for the entire nation to bring us into containment mode by october 1 and then open the nation safely, have schools again, colleges, but we can just get no movement out of the leadership of the nation. And you know, you had the protester, mr. Kennedy, actually said it much more eloquently than i ever could. He said, you guys are doing nothing, you guys have no plans, shame on you. Well, there you are. He summarizes it succinctly. Ill tell you what concerns me, dr. Hotez, its what Jackson Health is saying now in southern florida. Because for the last few weeks, weve been hearing, its younger people driving this surge in new cases, and thats true. It is younger people who are fueling, i think, this surge. However, they say theyve seen a 100 increase double the number of patients 80 years and older, over just the last two weeks. What does that tell you . Well, absolutely everybody in the scientific and Public Health community knew that was coming, except for the people in the oval office. Theres no way youre going to contain an epidemic just among young people. Its just common sense. So, of course youre going to start to see a big increase in older people, and youre going to see that across the southern half of the United States. And again, whats done is this Misinformation Campaign coming from the United States, where theyll cherrypick facts and factoids and string together this false narrative as if everythings okay. When you see this massive surge and now the deaths piling up. And again, i keep on hammering this point home, again the lowincome neighborhoods and the devastation among the africanamerican, hispanic, latinx communities, which is so heartbreaking. Dr. Hotez, it is really astonishing that President Trump has no plan still after all these months. His plan to ignore it away hasnt worked, strangely, and now we hear nothing in terms of a plan. I mean, hes outsourcing it to governors. As you point out, governors are trying to make tough decisions. And now, rosa flores just reported that where she is in florida, the Health Care Workers have a 23 Positivity Rate. So, they, of course, as we saw in new york, are themselves getting terribly sick or having to be treated by their own colleagues. I just dont see how we get out of this. Alisyn, back in february, i remember coming on new day for the first time, and i explained that what we saw in china, what we saw in italy and in spain is this untenable situation of hospital workers getting sick, colleagues taking care of colleagues in the icu, and thats when the death rates go up, and we cannot allow that situation in the u. S. And we allowed it in new york and now were letting it happen again. This was all of this is predicted and predictable, and its happening here in texas as well. And so, its not just the hospital staff capacity hospitals sorry, not just the hospital bed capacity, its the staff. The staff are getting first of all, theyre exhausted. Theyre donning ppe dozens of times a day and theyre getting sick. And thats why do you think the federal government is flying in Hospital Personnel now into places like texas and elsewhere . And this is such a destabilized situation right now, and this is when the mortality rates start to climb. So, there are three phases to the rises in death. One, people piling into icus and dying after a period of time. But then as hospital staff gets exhausted, then the mortality goes up even more. And then, of course, you have the sudden deaths at home. So, this is just more deja vu. But now its happening over a much wider part of the United States. And the countrys going to become entirely destabilized unless we do something right now. Were not going to have a country by the fall unless we take some action. Im glad we showed that hospitalization chart before so peek can see, this is a very steep increase in the number of people who are in the hospital. Rosa flores reporting before from florida, 48 hospital icus now at capacity there, which is a big increase from just yesterday. So, you can see the strain it is putting on the medical system. Dr. Hotez, i want to get your take on a study, or a line of research that a lot of people have questions about, which is that there is Research Showing that the amount of antibodies in your body diminishes very quickly for people who have had coronavirus or been exposed to coronavirus. The antibodies go away over a few months. Theyre seeing less of a presence there. Now, weve all become amateur epidemiologists, so a lot of us think, oh, my god, the antibodies are gone. That means we have no more immunity to coronavirus after a month or two, we can catch it again. What is the science really telling you here . Well, we dont entirely know because this is a new virus pathogen, but extrapolating from other viruses, what we do know is weve seen this with measles as well and others, thaties, antibody tighters can wane, but you can have a type of immuno competent cell in your body, a memory bcell or longlasting plasma cell. And what that means practically speaking is you can still respond faster if