Die of coronavirus. Now, i spoke with Michael Oster holm, one of the authors of this new study. He told me this is whats going to happen unless, a, theres a vaccine, or b, unless the Trump Administration begins what weve been discussing now for weeks, an intense program of testing hundreds of millions of americans repeatedly and then Contact Tracing and isolating those infected. But there has been little indication that the Trump Administration is attempting anything remotely like that. A stark warning as today marks more states reopening nonessential businesses. Dr. Anthony fauci telling cnn that communities can expect to see local spikes of coronavirus cases, and again emphasizing the need for widespread testing. But consider this. Today, on may 1, there is not even enough Testing Available for all of the 100 u. S. Senators who are returning to the capital to try to lead the nation out of the pandemic. The capitol physician says testing is limited and only available for those feeling
During the night . Last night he was up quite a bit after 2 00 a. M. , hes been sleeping a lot, which i appreciate. But its day four, so and what is the whats the nurse telling you about how hes sleeping. Is he colicky . Which you watch him sleep, does he seem to be putting some time down. Yeah, he had his first pediatrician appointment. Hes healthy, thank goodness. Thank god. Thank god. Yeah, you know, were just i mean, im just amazed by him. I spent a good two hours today with him sleeping on my chest in a rocking chair and me just watching him. Yep. And listening to him squeak. Yes. And, yes, it is normal for you well, he gets that from you. And that is ive heard you on airplanes. And it is normal for you to watch him with a small anxiety of whether he is breathing or not. We all do it. Yeah, i did that. Yeah. Okay . And thats okay. And the first yeah. Amazing pleasure that youre going to have is when you get to do not bath time, because theyre squirmy and youre scared early on beca
Patients. So the government and city officials are concerned about how all this this is unfolding and thats why theyre taking these dramatic steps in this unfolding today. Got it, ed. Thank you. We continue on. Youre watching cnn on this friday afternoon. Im brooke baldwin. Thank you so much for being with me. Any moment now, we will bring you the First White House briefing by the president s new press secretary, kayleigh m mcenanny. By the way, it has been 417 days since a formal briefing with a press secretary at the white house. And as we wait, at least 32 states are moving ahead with plans to ease some restrictions by the end of the week. Yet others are extending their stay at home orders. And just in the last hour, we learned the state of louisiana is sticking with its order at least until may 15th, after the largest jump in daily reported cases in nearly three weeks, 710 new infections there in one day, and yet vermont which experienced a day without a single new case, Just Annou
5 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. We appreciate you joining us. Our top story, infectious experts warn the coronavirus pandemic is going to be with us for 18 months or longer. Hoping to shorten that time line, the u. S. Government has given emergency approval for the antiviral drug remdesivir which has shown some promise in Clinical Trials for treating severely ill patients. So far, Johns Hopkins university has tracked 1. 1 million cases among americans and more than 65,000 deaths in this country. Yet, even as numbers soar, a huge portion of the country is relaxing stayathome restrictions and reopening some businesses. Experts fear, though, it is much too early. The u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention have spent the last couple of months trying to pin down exactly how the coronavirus got a foothold in the united states. And now they know. Heres cnns nick watt. Reporter limited testing but continued influx of infected travelers from overseas hot spots and cruise ships and
Four. And what is the whats the nurse telling you about how is he sleeping . Is he colicky . Like when youre watching him sleep, does he seem to have some good time down . He had his first pediatrician appointment. Hes healthy, thank goodness. So, yeah. You know, im just amazed by him. I spent a good two hours today with him sleeping on my chest, in a rocking chair and me just watching him and listening to him squeak. Yes. He squeaks in his sleep. It is normal for you. Well, he gets that from you. Ive heard you on airplanes. And it is normal for you to watch him with a small anxiety of whether he is breathing or not. We all do. Yeah, i did that. And thats okay. And the first amazing pleasure that youre going to have is when you get to do, not bath time because theyre squirmy and youre squared, early on, because theyre so small. But putting lotion on him afterwards and stretching out his little arms. You know how hes like this now . You know, hes all tight, right . His arms are in like