Close contact. Solving this problem that he quiets political commitment and political the nation. And the globe a little bit. Also coming up the pandemics social distancing and what it means for us when we want to reach for those we love the most tonight messages of the heart from the big apple my daughter came up. Im. I cant even really give her the embrace in the case that i want to give her this is all unnatural in this story and. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with almost 2000000000 people staying at home and practically every country in the world now reporting cases of the coronavirus as a 2nd week of walk downs begins the epicenter of the pandemic has migrated from italy to new york state new york city alone has more than 20000 confirmed cases and the mayor today warned that hospitals will run out of life saving ventilators by the end of the week today the World Health Organization said the global tally of confirm
Never give up. Woodruff welcome to our pbss ur special, confronting coronavirus. Im judy woodruff. A rus none of us can see with the naked eye has turned our lives upside down in ways we couldnt imagiek just a few ago. Most of us are anxious because so much has changed so fast; frightened because so much is unknown. Knowing that, we decided to try to addressome of your concerns. Over the past week, weve collected your questions, and, tonight, weve invit a team of experts to answer many of them. They cover your own personal health, the economy, and how prepared we are as a coury for this threat. Later, well also hear from dr. Anthony fauci of the National Institute of allergy and Infectious Diseases, probably the most respecte voice in the nation right now. But to begin, a look at how we got here. Its alover the world. Its incredible whats happened a such a short period of time. Woodruff onlw months ago, the disease now known as covid19 is believed to have originated at one seafood and
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Us president has declared a National Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and says likely hell soon be tested after possibly being exposed trumps announcement freeze a 50000000000. 00 to address a growing crisis that hes been accused of previously downplaying hours earlier the World Health Organization said the epicenter had moved from china to europe or italy has the highest number of infections and deaths spain is declaring an emergency as other e. U. Countries closed their borders wall street meanwhile ward back from huge losses the day before european stocks were also up capping a rollercoaster week alan fischer has more on the new steps taken and washington d. C. From the u. S. President a dramatic announcement officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words with more than 40 dead and the number of infected growing the president has opened up funding include states to take important steps to blunt the spread of the virus emerging every state to set up Emergency Oper
Welcome to the program the u. S. President has declared a National Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic Donald Trumps announcement frees up 50000000000 dollars to address a growing crisis that hes been accused of previously playing down well hours earlier the World Health Organization said the epicenter had moved from china to europe where italy has the highest number of infections and deaths spain is declaring an emergency as other e. U. Countries closed their borders to and in less than an hour a u. S. Travel ban from most of europe will come into effect it stops people from 26. 00 European Countries from flying to the u. S. For the next 30 days well alan fisher has more on the new steps taken in washington d. C. From the u. S. President a dramatic announcement officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words with more than 40 dead and the number of infected growing the president has opened up funding include states to take important steps to blunt the spread of the vir