more than 50 people take place for the next eight weeks. but the president is trying to calm a nation on edge. >> relax, we are doing great. it all will pass. >> harris: however, the unprecedented situation leaving americans with so many questions. this hour, our medical experts will answer yours. ♪ welcome to our lives special coronavirus pandemic questions answered. i'm harris faulkner. we are going to get to your concerns coming up. we want to begin, though, with more on where the situation stands right now. coronavirus cases have spiked all around the globe. the entire country of spain is on lockdown, with the fourth highest number of cases now surpassing south korea. there are more than 164,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 6,000 deaths. here in the united states, more than 37 confirmed coronavirus cases, with at least 60 deaths. officials are taking drastic measures now to try and contain the pandemic. one of those steps is affecting millions of our children, and so many families across the country. at least 64,000 schools are closed today across america. including the two largest school districts, new york city and los angeles. new york city mayor bill de blasio says the closure may last until the end of the school year. >> to say the least, this is a very troubling moment. [sigh] a moment where i am distraught at having to take this action. but i became convinced over the course of today there was no other choice. we may not have the opportunity to reopen them in this full school year. >> harris: all right, let's get right to it, talk about the questions. dr. saphier, i see you sticking your mic on from last hour, thank you. >> dr. saphier: david webb said i! >> harris: dr. marc siegel, professor of medicine. dr. nicole saphier, board-certified physician very good to see. dr. siegel, i'm going to start with you. with what i'm saying dominic seeing is the leading question all over socia social media buts manning this we can print or womaning, i guess we could say. [laughter] that is, as the virus mutated to the point where it is more destructive to the body than ever? we are seeing things happen, more deaths, that sort of thing. in the united states. age groups are changing. we will get to more of that in a minute. just your first thought on that? >> dr. siegel: that the real important question. you first need to know that this is an unstable virus. it's a single strand of genetic material, it doesn't repair itself and it can change. but usually it drifts, meaning it changes slightly. that's what we saw back in china. we saw two slight variations of different strains. not even that different. i would not really be willing to believe that at this point it has mutated in any large way. i just think we are seeing a different spread of cases, because it's a different environment. or maybe we didn't have the full information from china. i think we are seeing is pretty consistent with what we saw there, which is a very contagious virus that can also be pretty deadly. that affects people with a certain kind of pneumonia, and people with severe underlying conditions. that hasn't changed. i'm not surprised we are seeing more patients that are a little bit younger. i don't think it shows that it has mutated, harris. >> harris: that's interesting. we are also pointing to is the fact that the necessary information in the beginning from china was something we didn't get. i was reading an article over the weekend about how taiwan was able to very early on send scientists in. and they said in italy, "we don't have the best relationship with china, but we have people succumbing." they let us in and that was enough to determine where we were going. they've been able to contain it pretty quickly in taiwan, dr. siegel. >> dr. siegel: yes. taiwan and hong kong, singapore, and also south korea. we've been using them as a model of this. the everything they did in china, finally, the problem with trying to was more the political structure than the scientists. but they publish the structure of this virus online so everybody could look at it. i'm pretty confident that our scientists here that are continuing to look at it under the electron microscope, and its structure, would let us know if there's anything like a major change. >> harris: before he brought this out, dr. siegel, i will stay with you for another question. this, from dan walsh. i used this first question as an amalgam of all the ones we had heard. this more specifically. "if you do contract the virus, at what point does the virus not transmissible from the affected patient?" >> dr. siegel: that's a really important question. the answer is we don't know that, but it's important to know that viruses are transmissible before you get sick, but also most of the transmissibility occurs when you are sick, and then for a few days. even several days afterwards, they do what's called "shedding." you continue to shed the virus. i can't give an exact time frame, it depends on the patient, but i'd say for several days after he recovered. >> harris: you and i have talked. i should say, my follow-up question to this is a reflection of what we talked about. what you and i have talked about is the fact that you might think you are testing positive if they check you a couple weeks later. but you said this lives for a while in the body, particularly the stool. >> dr. siegel: dr. saphier said the same thing, it's found both in the respiratory tract and in the stool. there's even some chance that it spreads that way, both ways. the test we are doing is a very good test for it, but it can continue to be positive for a while. the fact that it's still positive doesn't necessarily mean you are not over it. you may be over it. >> harris: can you still give it to somebody else? >> dr. siegel: yes, but as you get better, the chances of you giving it to someone else diminishes with each day. >> harris: dr. saphier, sarah a asks, "best-case scenario, if people do what we are supposed to do, when is the coronavirus outbreak predicted to end? when can we live normally?" >> dr. saphier: that's an excellent question, and one that we don't necessarily have answers to come up with the more strict we are right now the shorter we are going to have this disruption to our daily life. as we keep seeing school shut downs, the bars, the restaurants, these curfews, they are being strict and we are increasing our testing, it's going to shorten our time. i would imagine probably the next 4-6 weeks we are going to be kind of going back to normal life. hopefully even shorter than that. i really hope it's not going to be longer than that. i would say about 4-6 weeks. >> harris: i follow you up on twitter and i saw you, dr. saphier, saying -- people were posting their spring break pictures, and they were literally hundreds and thousands of people out and about in certain parts of the country. breaking. we said was, "the longer it looks like this, the longer we are going to look like this." sequestered, basically. all right, elizabeth h. "if one spouse or person in my family tests positive for coronavirus, do they need to distance themselves from the rest of the family? i.e., sleep in another room, use a different bathroom, et cetera?" >> dr. saphier: what we are all doing right now, you're kind of ice leading ourselves but we are not in isolation. the people who test positive, actually no need to be isolated from everyone in the house. you go from kind of this self quarantined to an actual isolation. they should absolutely be in their own bedroom, use their own bathroom. when it comes to eating, they should not be joining the rest of the family. you can bring them food on a tray, let them take the tray, eat it, but it back out, and you have to clean that. we don't necessarily want to herd immunity to be taking place in the house. does because one person has it, we would still like to avoid everyone getting it. >> harris: interesting. as dr. siegel pointed out, we think we know a lot about it but we don't know everything. so to let everybody get it just as a way to fight it might not be the best course. you might want to call great britain, because we are seeing some things reported from there. i'm sure both doctors are following it. they are talking about that sort of thing. i'm going to bring you both back. we are going to take a quick break. the trump administration is ramping up its response to the coronavirus pandemic. how soon we should expect to see 2 million high-speed tests, as officials offer details on who gets top priority for testing. that, plus the answers to more of your questions, from our all-star medical panel. takstay close. >> number one, we want to assure that those most vulnerable and impacted are able to be prioritized. number two, we don't want to do testing that in any way threatens the acute care system. ♪ introducing a single sports destination, where you can find games, news and highlights. all in one place, right on your tv. the new xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat and score. follow the teams you love. and get notifications when the game's about to start, with the xfinity sports zone, everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome. say "xfinity sports zone" into your voice remote today. i doni kept putting it off... screened a long time ago. what was i thinking? 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dr. amy compton phillips? okay. >> dr. compton-phillips: i'm hoping. can you hear me okay? >> harris: yep, we've got you. >> dr. compton-phillips: there you go, fantastic. i think everyone is working from home today in washington state. the roads are empty and the wi-fi is full. so it's pretty tough getting connections. daily life has changed dramatically. restaurants are shut down, our markets are shut down, everything with the exception of grocery stores. so it's interesting walking around. unless you go to a health care facility. so here in the puget sound area and the seattle metro area, the health care facilities are hopping. that's because we have so many people, both with fevers and coughs, as well as everybody else. trying to figure out how we have an already busy health care system and now we are putting in dramatically escalating cases of people with respiratory symptoms, including multiple people who need to be in the icu. it's going to get ugly before it gets better. >> harris: all right. now, you talk about the situation with technology. we are going to try something here, all doctors sit by. we have a live question from paul bloom, who is in israel right now. paul, go ahead with your question for the doctors, and thank you. >> sure. hello, everybody. i'm currently in israel. i am 60 years old and in relatively good health. i'm planning a trip back to new jersey later this week. my question is, and i'm putting myself at extreme risk? if not, what precautions can i take to minimize the risk of infection for my upcoming trip? >> harris: dr. siegel? >> dr. siegel: well, it's late at night in israel over there, so i hope you're getting your rest. i would say that i don't like air travel right now and i wish you weren't getting on a plane. but if you are 68 years old and have no severe underlying health conditions, i think i would take these precautions. know that the hepa filters above you are helping with viruses. keep well-hydrated on planes. that's really important, because the hairs in your nose really help you against viruses. wipe down those tray tables with clorox wipes. i also don't think you should use the water in the bathroom, by the way. i think that can be contaminated. most importantly, you don't want to be sitting next to anyone who is sneezing or coughing. that's where we are really worried right now. it's close confines. so i don't like air travel, but if you're going to go and you are healthy, you'll probably be okay. >> harris: all right, thank you dr. siegel, and thank you to paul bloom in israel. stay safe, if you have to travel. diane johnson writes, "question for the show, if you think you may have had a mild case of covid-19 virus, how long should you wait to go back out into the public after being symptom-freaking out" dr. saphier? >> dr. saphier: that's a really good question. there been varying reports. dr. siegel talked about it a little bit earlier in the hour. the point is, it seems like when you are not symptomatic and you are not coughing, you could still be shutting the virus up to a couple weeks after that. it's likely you may not be contagious anymore, but you are shedding. what we are still trying to find out is, if a person is shutting, can they actively affect someone else? and we don't have those answers right now. if you believe you had some mild illness and now you are asymptomatic, i would suggest giving yourself a good 14 days before you go out in your normal life. >> harris: that brings me to this point about testing. >> dr. siegel: excellent answer, i completely agree with you. >> harris: should that person get a test to make sure they had, in fact, a mild covid-19 case? >> dr. siegel: that's what we are heading for. we want everybody who has symptoms to get tested. you heard in the earlier sound bite that we are not there yet. we are only gearing up to test a very people, and those at high risk conditions and those that are very sick. and health care workers. but we want to be able to test the mild cases because that's what they do, they spread covid-19 to seccer people. >> harris: dr. compton-phillips in washington state, i know your signal has been in and out. before we take a quick break, i just want to ask you about the first responders. those people who are up close and your 51 hospitals that you lead. first responders bringing in patients. what types of things are you seeing walk into the emergency room? are they mostly influenza? what are you seeing? >> dr. compton-phillips: we are seeing a significant array. everything from, again -- it's not like our emergency rooms aren't full normally. what we are seeing on top of that is a significant number of people with fever and with coughs. some people, actually, who come in quite ill. because they stay home until they get particularly bad, and with this term, for some reason, when you get bad you get bad fast periods of .so something to industry my new comes into our emergency room as we built tools so people can go online and triage. are you somebody who you think might need testing? we have put up those drive-through testing centers. so you can get tested without coming into an emergency room. and then we have virtual care, we are doing a significant number of virtual visits. they can go over 700 of them. so you have other opportunities to get care. >> harris: everybody sit by, i'm going to take a quick break. what's it like being quarantined with the coronavirus? our next guest has been in isolation, separated from his wife for weeks after a nightmare vacation. he is taking another test today, and can explain the at-home testing. he shares his story. there he is right there. stay close. ♪ a company that's talked to even more real people than me: jd power. 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. so on behalf of chevrolet, i want to say "thank you, real people." you're welcome. we're gonna need a bigger room. >> harris: you are about to learn what it's like having the coronavirus and living in quarantine. our next guest, mark jorgensen, and his wife, or on the diamond princess cruise ship in japan where their vacation turn, as we all know come into a nightmare. because we covered it. the ship was quarantine for two weeks. days of it. a total of 705 people ended up testing positive for covid-19, out of the nearly 4,000 people on board. his wife was kept in japan until she tested negative, while mark was allowed to fly back to the united states and quarantined in utah, and was eventually sent home even though his tests still now show positive. mark joins me now. mark, first of all, how are you feeling? >> i feel just fine. >> harris: how was your wife? it's because she's doing, too. she hasn't had any symptoms since the quarantine and she's been very well. >> harris: she was sick enough for them, at one point, i should tell our viewers, for her to be taken off the diamond princess and put in a hospital in japan. tell me how this started. you can start with when you started to see symptoms. >> we really didn't see symptoms until we were tested. we were tested because they considered me high risk. i'm a kidney transplant patient. so during the quarantine they came to our room and tested us. then the next night, my wife started to have a little bit of a high fever, didn't feel really well. by the next morning, that was gone. but they came and told us she was positive, took her to the hospital where she spent two weeks. she mostly felt fine why she will lose there. >> harris: were you able to get off the ship as well and see your wife in japan? >> i did not see her in japan. two days after they took her as when i went on the plane and if very good with that group. we went to travis air force base. that's were tested positive. >> harris: was your decision to get off the ship and go home? was a hard to leave her behind? >> a kind of was. she and i talked about it, because we realize that even if i stayed in japan i wouldn't be able to be with her. we'd still be communicate and by phone or skype or whatever. so we decided it would be best if i at least got back into the states where i could take care of myself and take care of everything else. >> harris: and you are still in quarantine at this point? because you are still testing positive, right? >> i am still testing positive. i tested positive at travis and i went to a couple hospitals in california and they transferred me to salt lake. i was in a hospital there for about a week, and they were able to work out where i could do home quarantine. that's where i've been for the past 8-9 days. they come twice a weekend has me. i've got a test scheduled for this afternoon. still positive so far. >> harris: when you say you were in the hospital, did you eventually show symptoms, too? how sick were you? >> i didn't, i never showed an y symptoms at all. i tested positive continuously through the whole process. >> harris: why did they hospitalize you? >> they wanted to quarantine me. it was in the early days were anyone who had it was immediately taken away from others and quarantined to keep from spreading. that's where i was. >> harris: i know that you and your wife cannot be near each other, so we should tell our viewers that you are a social life and distancing inside your own. which is why we don't see her standing right next to you. i wish you both the best, mark. i hope you get a negative today in your testing for coronavirus. god bless you and thank you for your time, sharing your story. >> thanks for having me, harris. >> harris: absolutely. boy, glad their home. the first clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine is reportedly getting underway today. however, the surgeon general warns it will be -- as a number of cases continue to climb. we will break it all down next and bring back the doctors. ♪ hey, you! nice smartphone. you should switch it to the new tracfone wireless to get more control over your wireless plan. they give you unlimited carryover data you pay for your data, you keep your data. really? 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two weeks ago, 80 fear the numbers in china have been somewhat consistent. however, in iran, look where you go here. you go up three times in iran. in italy from 9200 a week prior to 2,000. that's about 3.5 times. the u.s., from six to four, 53 to 64 cases here in the u.s. now you come up to today, march 16th. again, the number around china is still about the same paper look what happens here in iran, harris. there are 14,000, that's double from what was reported just a week ago. and italy are almost a 25,000 cases today. up from three times what you were about a week ago. here at home in the u.s. we are now at 1600 cases, give or take. up from 472 the week prior. you can find different information and you can -- let me just shift here to show you one more thing. what we are trying to do, how we can put all this information, all these numbers together. we are working with the world health organization, with johns hopkins university in baltimore, maryland as well. what they are doing is trying to tabulate the numbers around the world. the deep red is the most severe cases. china, over here in iran. europe now a big concern, also here in the united states. harris, we are going to watch this and we will take you through the numbers as we tabulate them. again, i want to point out, 175,000 confirmed. you have 77,000 recovered thus far. harris, that's very important. when you think about the white house briefing on saturday, of those who were tested in south korea, 96% have come back negative. we hope for more of that. >> harris: we also hope for more of that other number i said off the top of this hour. those who recover. that's extremely important, as well. >> no doubt. >> harris: great job, bill hemmer. thank you. a government official is telling the associated press the first participant in a clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine will receive an experiment old dose today. however, the surgeon general is cautioning we cannot count on that to solve our current crisis. watch. >> will people know as a vaccine is not going to save the day. at least this first go round. the vaccine will be helpful if we can get it developed, assuming coronavirus comes back next year and next season. >> harris: that, of course, keeping with what many doctors have told us, like dr. siegel on the set here with me, that it's around. just like the flu. we'll see. two pharmaceutical companies confirmed they will soon begin testing a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis on patients with severe covid-19. medical panel comes back now. dr. marc siegel, 6 feet away from me here. social distancing onset. nicole saphier, and amy compton-phillips in washington state. great to have all three of you. i want to go now to another -- if we can, another live question. we have a lot of technology working for us this hour. catherine barker, and mary in texas. i'm glad to see you, glad you're smiling. what is the question for the doctors? >> thanks for taking my question. i live in a small town, marion, texas. just right outside of san antonio. i've only heard of three cases right now. i'm wondering how the coronavirus is so much worse than the flu. >> harris: dr. siegel, would you like to take that? >> dr. siegel: is interesting, because she's in san antonio, texas. maybe there is more social distancing there to begin with. the weather i feel may play a role. the way it's worse than the flu is we don't have a vaccine for it. we don't have the powerful antiviral treatments. we are seeing a very large percentage of cases, especiallye and people with severe coillnesses like heart disease, like severe lung disease, like diabetes. these patients -- and cancer -- these patients are getting very sick with this virus. they develop a certain kind of viral pneumonia that can be life-threatening. we are seeing more people die right now as far as we know. the severe complications of this virus are what bothers us. >> harris: one thing i like about your question, before we leave go, is that you are alluding to the fact that we really haven't paid much attention to the flu. it has killed a fair amount of americans this year as it does every year. thank you for your question, from marion texas. jody has a question. she asked, "what is the treatment her covid-19?" dr. saphier? >> dr. saphier: we don't actually have a known treatment right now. that is why a lot of people are worrying about this. a lot of panic going on. but the flu, it's the same thing. there are clinical trials right now for various antivirals to see its effectiveness against covid-19. they are also testing it utilizing antibodies from those who have recovered. if we can instill that, currently active infections to see if it helps. everyone is kind of trying various different things right now. these hiv drugs, ebola drugs, various other drugs being utilized to see if it can potentially help us get through this pandemic. >> harris: dr. compton-phillips, i will come to for his next round. if your buddy sit by. we are seeing it across america. americans with high anxiety about so many aspects of covid-19. fear of the unknown is driving people to stockpile food and supplies. some of them even fighting. i don't know if you saw some of that on social media this weekend. leaving shelves at supermarkets and retailers bear. up next, answers to your questions about dealing with the psychological aspect of the virus. ♪ saturdays happen. pain happens. aleve it. aleve is proven stronger and longer on pain than tylenol. when pain happens, aleve it. all day strong. liberty mutual so i only pay for what i need. what a great day! what an ok day. what a messed up- only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ - (phone ringing)a phones offers - big button,ecialized phones... and volume-enhanced phones., get details on this state program. call or visit tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. learn how homeowners are strategically using a reverse mortgage loan to cover expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve your portfolio, and so much more. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back. find out how reverse mortgages really work with aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage guide. with a reverse mortgage, you can pay whatever you can, when it works for you, or, you can wait, and pay it off in one lump sum when you leave your home. discover the option that's best for you. call today and find out more. i'm proud to be part of aag, i trust 'em, i think you can too. i'm proud to be part of aag, i doni kept putting it off... screened a long time ago. what was i thinking? 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>> dr. compton-phillips: the same kind of thing. the good news is our kids are safe, because children seem to not get affected so much. >> harris: to be tell them that? >> dr. compton-phillips: we can tell them that it won't affect them, but that they are staying away from others. they are staying away from their friends, because we don't want them to bring germs to their family and to their grandparents and to their friends. helping them understand why it is we are keeping them away from school, i think, is really important. >> harris: i'm going to bring in dr. jeffrey gardere, psychologist as well, into the conversation. doctor, thank you. we are trying all this technology with skype, and i know you guys have been in and out. i pushed you hanging with us. dr. gardere, we were talking about how to tell your children. one thing that dr. compton-phillips was saying, you can share with them that this won't impact them as much. but we do have some positives. my own children 'school chose system, our schools have been shut down for a while. we have some positive testing in kids, as well. they are very resilient, but what else can we tell our kids? >> dr. gardere: i think it's important that we ask our children where they are with this whole situation. what is that that may be bothering them, what is it that they don't know about? what information do they know? we have to meet them exactly where they are instead of lecturing to them. then we can begin to explore with them in a realistic way what is the best thing that they need to know. empowerment strategies, how we can come together as families and communities. so this is something, we have to keep it as far as a positive mental attitude, as much as possible. >> harris: dr. gardere, i live with a middle schooler. a teenager now. he says, "oh, mom, the world is overreacting. i don't know why everybody is so upset, i always wash my hands, why can't i go back to school?" i try to fill in the gaps. but you know me, i have a lot of information. how much is too much information for child? >> dr. gardere: to the point of where they are zoning out or not listening to you anymore. you really do want to capture their attention. sometimes less is more. something very simple we can say to them is, "sweetheart, this isn't just about you. it's not just about me. that's about our society. it's about keeping everyone safe." >> harris: o. >> dr. gardere: "even though you might not get sick, it's possible of the people around you can get sick, especially if we don't take care of ourselves. so congratulations that you wash your hands. keep doing more of that. but we need to do a little bit more." be when i want to talk about something very disturbing we saw over the weekend. i will start with this. president trump and other officials have been urging all of us to stop porting groceries and other supplies, as the coronavirus spreads. what in our psyche says that we have to go out and buy 36 rolls of toilet paper, but leave all the soap on the shelves? >> dr. gardere: yeah, if he gets about keeping up with the joneses, but in a much more skewed way. if we go into the supermarket and we see that there is a shelf that is empty were almost empty, then the feedback we get is, "oh, we better pick up the last amount or go someplace else and get as much of that is possible." so this is a situation where it's important that we not follow the crowd, but followed our own hearts and follow common sense. the cdc tells us the things that are important for us to have, and if they are not there, how we can improvise. the important thing -- and i know it's easier said than done -- is to not panic. because panic will bring out the worst in us. >> harris: oh, we are seeing it. we are seeing people fight over bottled water. it's terrible. >> dr. gardere: absolutely. yes, but we've got to model for our children the proper behaviors. >> harris: i like what you're saying. we are all in it together. maybe if they see some of us staying calm, that will spread. that would be great. let that kindness and love spread like a contagion. dr. gardere, dr. compton-phillips, on the subject of psychology and the viral spread, i appreciate both of you. thank you. we are going to take a quick break. we'll be right back. musical music ♪ when i go back, everything is covered. there's so much you're missing by not having hearing aids. (vo) we'll find you a hearing aid that fits your lifestyle and your budget at one of our 1,500 locations. call 1-800-miracle to start your 30-day risk-free trial and schedule your free hearing evaluation at your locally owned miracle ear today. ♪ >> harris: back now with more answers to your questions. our panel of experts comes back. doctors marc siegel, cole safi safire, amy phillips. let's go to the first one on the screen. i am a dental hygienist, what shall we be doing to protect ourselves and our clients? dr. saphier? >> this is a great question. i had to deal with what are we going to do with our schedule patients? were you should probably not be doing routine dental cleanings right now. that involves a lot of close contact. and we are trying to avoid that. so we should be canceling all routine dental appointments. if it is an emergency case, at that point you should absolutely screen them for any illness. if there is illness, you have to be wearing n and 95 mask. at the bottom line is, i have a hard time, i don't think that you should be doing much of what you do right now, the practice should probably just ss for emergency use only and take it on case-by-case basis. >> harris: next question, braden c asks, is this really a threat or is the media overreacting? dr. compton phillips? >> i can tell you unequivocally it is really a threat, because of the curves you showed earlier, the doubling rate, it does not seem like a big deal when a new infection affects two patients, for patients, eight patients, but when you go from 40,000, to 80,000, to 160,000, to 120,000 like this, it is a huge impact. and in wuhan, when the health care system was overwhelmed, mortality rate of people became 4%. so four and 100 died. in other provinces when the health care system could keep up with the bad infections, it was .7%. so significantly more people died if it rolls out fast than if it rolls out slow. >> harris: you have seen this in japan, 51 hospitals, one treated the first patient here in the united states. quick thought on that. >> we are absolutely seeing this now. we are rapidly scrambling and preparing for the number of icu beds and ventilators that we are going to need. we know that we will need within the next few days, because the virus before the -- took place, the virus had already spread in the market, so we know that we will continue to see increasing numbers for the next couple of weeks even though we have shut the city down. >> harris: you have shown us on the other coast what it looks like when you start to have forced lockdown. dr. siegel, i wanted two part the question, thanks to the viewer for getting us started. are we had a point where we need a national quarantine? or we are doing everything else, i don't know if you can lock people down like they did, we are little bit bigger than emily. >> we are not quite there, but what is concerning me and dr. dr. fauci is the disparity of people like you i mean, social distancing, swabbing down the debt, and of people who are out at bars drinking and acting like nothing is going on, in denial, almost playing when rome is burning. we have to figure out to get a consistency of behavior or we will superimpose something more stringent. we need to stanch the virus now. we should've been at it weeks ago, but we have to test many, many more people now. we see many, many more cases. we have to get control and isolate sick people. and everyone has to follow the guidelines. >> harris: we are in it together, team usa come up with the doctors backed up so that i can thank them all. we will lean on your expertise. and dr. compton-phillips from washington state, thank you for being with us today. a programming note for all of you, we are witnessing history in real time as covid-19 continues to spread. taking a look back at the historical flu, flu pandemics for lessons about how to contain the spread of coronavirus, will future health experts insights on the major outbreak starting with the spanish flu from 1918. five flus available. you can watch by logging onto foxnation.com. i will be hosting that. my honor to serve you there. and here every day on "outnumbered overtime." here is "the daily briefing." >> dana: we begin with a fox news alert, stockstill sting ointment sinking as schools, businesses, and restaurants shut down over covid-19. hi, everyone. i am dana perino. and this is "the daily briefing." ♪ we are seeing millions upon millions of americans who adjust to a new way of life at least temporarily. but for so many, no clear end in sight. officials in new york city closing the biggest school systems for at least of next month. new york joining a number of other cities and states enclosing bars and restaurants with the exception of take-out. and even in vegas, hotels and casinos along the strip are following suit. the number of cases in the united states is