Took the train into Grand Central. His family testing positive. A neighbor, positive. Tonight, one of the first doctors who came into contact with him now positive. And now thousands in the new york area are being told to selfquarantine. The governor saying just today its like the flu on steroids. In Washington State tonight, the death toll rising. Authorities saying they are losing patience, grateful the cavalry is arriving. More patients taken from that nursing home. Tonight we hear from someone who lives there. The scene inside. The president at the cdc after his trip abruptly canceled today. The president then going, saying the reason he didnt go at first, fears someone at the cdc might be infected. And dr. Jen ashton is standing by with your questions about travel. Is it safe . New guidance for anyone 60 and older, suggested changes to help protect you. And the simple steps you can take right now to boost your health. Team coverage on this fastmoving story. World news tonight begins now. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a friday night. We know there has been a lot of news this week, particularly on coronavirus. Were going to take you through it tonight. What you need to know as we finish out another week together. Just moments ago Vice President mike pence saying the test results have come in from the cruise ship off california. At least 21 testing positive. 19 are crew members. As the death toll and number of cases in the u. S. Grows tonight. With those new test results, the first to come in, we know there are thousands of americans, crew and passengers on that ship. Tonight, the question, what is the plan to treat those infected and keep others safe . At a San Francisco hospital, the tent put up outside to handle cases. Here in new york city, at least 4,000 people in selfquarantine, many linked to the lawyer who took the train in from Westchester County to Grand Central. He is hospitalized in critical condition, and one of the first doctors to treat him testing positive. There is also a developing scene in boston tonight. Dozens taken from a hotel after several Conference Participants tested positive. And take a look at this map tonight. It puts this spread into perspective how quickly this is moving. One week ago last friday we reported confirmed nine cases in nine states. Tonight there are at least 267 cases now in 24 states. Nearly half the country. Six states added since just yesterday. We are going to carefully move through this tonight. Dr. Jen ashton is here answering your questions. But we begin with matt gutman with news coming on the cruise ship. Those tests coming back positive. At least 21 on that ship. Reporter tonight, nearly 24 hours after those choppers delivered those coronavirus test kits, the results revealing 21 aboard the grand princess cruise ship off the california coast have tested positive for the coronavirus. 19 are crew members. It was news the passengers had feared all day. Right now its just numbing. Its just trying to process this information. And see what our life holds in the next couple of weeks. Reporter Debbie Loftus and her parents, among the 2,400 passengers circling about 60 miles off the coast of San Francisco, now confined to their rooms. I was worried mainly because my parents are elderly. Im traveling with them. Theyre from chippewa falls, wisconsin, and my mom has asthma. So, yeah, im very worried if she would get ill, what might happen. Reporter tonight were learning there are nine cases of the virus now linked to the ships previous voyage, including that 71yearold passenger who died after exhibiting symptoms before getting off the ship two weeks ago. This ship haunted by that recent nightmare for passengers of the diamond princess off japan, where thousands were quarantined for weeks, but nearly 1 in 5 people on board wound up infected. Today outside this San Francisco hospital, they were setting up tents to handle any overflow coronavirus patients. In seattle, another crisis. Officials there announcing that a team of 30 federal Health Professionals are on the way to help out at this nursing home where at least eight residents have died. We are grateful that the cavalry is arriving. Weve had some challenges with life care, and im starting to lose my patience. Reporter in just the last day, 15 patients have been rushed from the home to the hospital, and tonight we are hearing for the first time from a resident inside. Susan haley has a cough and is waiting for test results. Do i want to leave . Yes. Absolutely yes. Its not that the people arent nice, its that i dont like being trapped. Reporter for days families have been begging for information on their loved ones. Our Kaylee Hartung sat down with pat herrick after she learned her mother died, then she got a second painful phone call. She said, i just want to check in with you and let you know that your mothers doing fine, that she doesnt have a temperature. I said, thats [ bleep ]. My mom died at 3 30 this morning. And she was oh, my god, you know, that wasnt in the chart. Just an awful story. Lets get to matt gutman, who joins us from california tonight, from San Francisco. Back to the breaking news on the cruise ship. Those test results coming back positive. 21 of them, at least for now. The question is, how are you going to get immediate help to the patients who tested positive while also protecting those 2,400 passengers . Reporter i just got off the phone with federal officials. They say they are working on those plans right now. Now, heres what we do know. The 1,100 crew members aboard that ship are going the stay on that ship for testing and possible quarantine. The 2,400 passengers are going to be disembarked at some point in the near future at a noncommercial port. Theyll be tested and then maybe quarantined at one or more military bases. Theyre very concerned right now. Matt, thank you. Meanwhile, in the new york city area, the number of cases doubling again in the last 24 hours. The steps being taken in the city right now. Meantime in boston at this hour, the scene unfolding there. Several people at a hotel taken to the hospital for immediate screenings. Heres whit johnson. Reporter tonight, authorities shutting down a street in boston, transporting dozens of people from the Marriott Hotel directly to the hospital to be tested for the new coronavirus. We now have new information that there have been three confirmed cases of coronavirus of boston residents, tracing back to the same biogen meeting. This is a rapidly evolving situation. Reporter Health Officials testing people outside the hospital, then sending them home to wait for results. This, as states across the country are scrambling to contain the spread. In new york, about 4,000 people, more than half in the new york city area alone, now under quarantine. This is like a flu on steroids. Reporter the number of new cases doubling again today, jumping to 44, including a doctor who works at the same hospital where the sick westchester lawyer was initially taken. That attorney frequently traveled by train to Grand Central terminal. Tonight his rabbi telling his congregation, i have the virus and am doing reasonably well. But cautioned those whove had contact with him to seek counsel from your health practitioner. He demonstrated confidence in his own condition. And he reminded his congregants that we all have a responsibility to do what we can to safeguard public health. Reporter the normally bustling Business District of new rochelle, a virtual ghost town. Its eerily quiet. Theres not many cars. There are not many shoppers. Reporter bob kent lives just down the street from the lawyer at the center of the outbreak. Do you get the sense that people are anxious about what will happen next . Yes, i think people are pretty well decided that its, in a sense, unstoppable. I dont see any way that it doesnt continue to expand. Reporter abc news getting exclusive access to new yorks Wadsworth Center in albany, the first state lab in the country to begin testing for coronavirus with its own developed test. Theres no reason for panic here. Theres no reason for undue anxiety. Facts do not back that up. Reporter tonight nationwide, many schools and universities canceling classes or holding lessons online. New York City Schools preparing plans for Remote Learning capabilities. The university of washington also teaching Classes Online after a faculty member tested positive. And pharmaceutical companies are bracing for shortages too. 80 of drugs consumed in the u. S. Come from india and china, so more delays threaten supplies of critical medication. Late tonight, the city of austin texas canceling the wildly popular south by southwest festival, a 355 million blow to the local economy. More than 400,000 people attend the event every year. David, that lab in new york that developed its own test received fda approval less than a week ago. They confirmed most of the cases here in new york state, but officials are warning people as they test more, the numbers will dramatically go up. David . Whit johnson on the Ripple Effect across the country tonight. Just moments ago President Trump went to the cdc in atlanta after his trip was abruptly canceled for a time today. The president said the reason he did not go at first, fears that someone at the cdc might be infected. Later he went amid questions about the response, about whether there are enough test kits in this country. Heres jonathan karl. Reporter tonight, President Trump visited the centers for Disease Control in atlanta and insisted the federal government has the coronavirus outbreak under control. The head of the cdc seemed to agree. At the present time, the general risk to the American Public remains low. Reporter the president also said coronavirus tests are available to everybody who needs them. Anybody that needs a test gets a test. Theyre there. They have the tests, and the tests are beautiful. Reporter that is not clear, as Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of health said last night. Up to this point, theres been a lag in the ability to get tested. Reporter Vice President pence went to Washington State last night praising the efforts of democratic governor jay inslee in the state hit hardest so far. I do want to commend governor inslee. Your teams effort and the Seamless Partnership that was forged from the very beginning. Reporter today the president offered an entirely different message. I told mike not to be complimentary of the governor because that governor is a snake. And the governor of washington, we have many problems. Mike may be happy with him, but im not. Reporter the president s trip to the cdc almost didnt happen today after concerns there may have been employees there exposed to the virus. Mr. President , why arent you going to cdc today . Hes actually sent me. Im going to go down. You could tell them. Yes, hes sent me. We may go. There was they thought there was a problem at cdc with somebody that had the virus. It turned out negative, so were seeing if we can do it. Jon karl live at the white house tonight. President trump at the cdc declaring that anyone who needs a test kit or a test in particular, that they can get a test, but there is some question about that. In fact, Vice President mike pence i know who has been put in charge by the administration about the Coronavirus Response was asked about this moments ago. How did he clarify that . Because he said 24 hours ago there werent enough test kits in this country. Reporter Vice President pence said the president is exactly right, david. Quote, from the communities that have been impacted, we have been able to respond to requests for tests. Less clear is whether or not they will have enough going forward, but pence also said theyve distributed some 900,000 kits this week and plan do another 4 million by next week. David . Jon karl with us on a very important friday night. Jon, thank you. The World Health Organization reporting the number of Coronavirus Infections is now on the verge of 100,000. Deaths surpassing 3,300. And this number, 49 more deaths in italy just today. Nursing homes there being shut down. The director of the World Health Organization warning, quote, this is not a drill. Calling for significant action to stop the spread. Abcs James Longman from london tonight. Reporter the viral wave from china now seems to be cresting as it surges west. Italy, iran, and britain all recording their single biggest daily jumps in coronavirus cases. With 100,000 infections globally now, the chief of the World Health Organization is calling on all nations to make containment the highest priority. This is the time for pulling out all the stops. Reporter italy, where 49 people died in a day, is restricting access to nursing homes. The risk is particularly great for western europes large elderly populations, and the vatican reporting its first case. A Medical Clinic there shut down for sterilization. One major European Airline slashing its flights in half from preoutbreak levels. And as people look to avoid crowds, Tourist Spots around the world are unusually quiet. David, tonight a glimpse of hope from asia. China is reporting a slowdown in the virus. Thats because of an unprecedented crackdown. But these are harsh methods unlikely to be reproduced by western countries. David . James longman with the scene around the world. James, thank you. Of course we know all of you at home continue to have a lot of questions about this, so we want the get back to dr. Jen ashton, our chief medical editor. You heard what james reported out of china. The case numbers are coming down dramatically, but they took drastic steps. We are likely not to do that in the west. We heard about social distancing. Were starting to hear about that in the u. S. , and action tonight in new york city when it comes to schools. Exactly. Were talking about things like school closing, canceling large gatherings, working from home if possible, though clearly not everyone can do that. And not everyone can do school from home. But it is effective in potentially slowing the spread of the virus, otherwise known as flattening that curve. We just want to keep everybody healthy. Thats the bottom line here. I heard one of the headlines, the updates, and it was concerning for me. It said, the recommendation of people 60 and older might start the think about their behavioral patterns, things they have planned in the coming days and weeks. And 60 seems to young to start changing behavior, but you say this could be important. 60 is young, but it refers to the more vulnerable population here which we know skews older. People in their 70s, 80s with chronic medical conditions. It introduces to concept that we take the steps not just to protect your health and my healtht to provide a buffer of protection around the more bu vulnerab, le populations. A lot of it is common sense. If you dont feel comfortable going into a crowd, just dont do it. Just for the next few weeks until we see what happens. In the meantime were coming up on a weekend. I know were going to lose an hour of sleep, but there are things you can do to make yourself stronger as we fight colds and flu anyway this season. Absolutely. Common sense can help alleviate fear. Try to get enough sleep, try to get regular exercise. If you smoke, try to stop, and wash those hands and wash those cell phones, david. Really, really important. Those phones we hold all day long. Jen, thank you. Thats just the tip of the iceberg of the questions that have been pouring in to abc news. So dr. Jen ashton and i will be here tonight for a twohour special. It will be live. Its 20 20 outbreak. What you need to know. Very simple questions. Germs on surfaces how long do they last . Can you catch it if someone coughs or sneezes near you . All of those questions. Well go through them all for you very carefully. 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Its a twohour special. Well try to calm everyone down as much as we can. In the meantime, the economic impact. And a third week ending after wild swings in the financial market. The dow closing down 256 points. About 1 after trading down 900 points at one point, so there was a bit of a rebound. Since the record high a little over three weeks ago, the index has fallen. Nearly 37 points. Also today we took note of a stronger than expected jobs report for february. 273,000 jobs added, a sign of how strong the economy was before the coronavirus in the u. S. That is an unfolding part of the story, too. Still much more ahead tonight this friday, the Suicide Attempt near a u. S. Embassy overseas. Two men on a motorbike blowing themselves up. A Police Officer killed. What else we have learned from the scene. Martha raddatz standing by. Also, the Weather Threat as were on the air tonight. A storm here in the east as we head into the weekend. Heavy rain and dangerous winds. Ginger zee is standing by. 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I want to show you c scanner. Com showing you the precise location of the grand princess right now. It left on a 15 day cruise. Test kits were flown out to the ship. Hours ago, mike pence revealed the results. Of 46 tests, 21 came back positive. Almost all are crew members. Just two are passengers. We have developed a plan which will be implemented this weekend to bring the ship into a noncommercial port. All passengers and crew will be tested for the