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>> WE
>> WE ARE
>> WE ARE INTERRUPTING THE TODAY SHOW TO BRING YOU SOME
BREAKING NEWS.
BREAKING NEWS. THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH SERVICES JUST RELEASED
NEW NUMBERS CONNECTED TO THE
OUTBREAK IN OUR STATE.
THE HS IS REPORTING THAT 20
PEOPLE HAVE NOW DIED AND THERE
ARE NOW 1157 CONFIRMED CASES.
690 OF THOSE ARE IN MARICOPA
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. .
COUNTY. . THOSE NUMBERS ARE FROM
YESTERDAY WHEN THERE WERE 17
REPORTED DEATHS AND 919
CONFIRMED CASES.
CONFIRMED CASES. WHICH MEANS WE ARE OVER THE
1000 MARK.
1000 MARK. THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THE
SCHOOL IS
CLOSED
FOR
FOR THE
FOR THE REST
OF
OF THE
OF THE YEAR. THIS CAME AFTER THE GOVERNOR
SAID LAST WEEK CLOSURE WAS
EXPECTED TO IN APRIL 10.
THE GOVERNOR ISSUED THIS ON
STATE
STATE LEADERS -- THAT HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED TO THE REMAINDER
OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AND ON A NATIONAL LEVEL THERE
ARE NOW MORE THAN 120,000
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN
THE UNITED STATES.
IT HAS KILLED MORE THAN 2000
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE CENTER
FOR DISEASE
NEW
NEW YORK
NEW YORK CITY CONTINUES TO BE THE EPICENTER OF THAT INFECTION
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. MORE THAN 83,000 CASES UNDER
INVESTIGATION THERE AT THIS
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. WITH THESE NEW NUMBERS AND
PROJECTIONS COMES A NEW
DIRECTIVE FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP
AND HOW HE IS TELLING
AMERICANS
TO
TO STAY
HOME
HOME AND
HOME AND CONTINUE SOCIAL DISTANCING NOW UNTIL THE END OF
APRIL.
APRIL.
APRIL. TRACIE POTTS HAS THE DETAILS OF
WHY PRESIDENT TRUMP IS EXTENDING
HIS INITIAL DIRECTIVE.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
ABANDONING HIS PLAN TO GET THE
ECONOMY GOING AGAIN BY EASTER
AND EXTENDING GUIDE US TO
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING
UNTIL APRIL 30th.
>> THE BETTER YOU DO, THE FASTER
THIS WHOLE NIGHTMARE WILL END.
>> Reporter: THE NUMBER DOUBLED
IN TWO DAYS.
THE LATEST PROJECTION SHOWS
MILLIONS WILL BE AFFECTED AND
UP TO 200,000 COULD DIE.
THE DEATH RATE IS NOT EXPECTED
TO PEAK FOR TWO MORE WEEKS.
>> YOU CAN'T MOVE ON UNTIL THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY CRITERIA ARE
SATISFIED.
SATISFIED. >> Reporter: MORE THAN HALF THE
CASES ARE COMING FROM NEW YORK,
NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT.
SO THE CDC ISSUED A 14 DAY
TRAVEL ADVISORY ASKING
RESIDENTS OF THE STATES TO STAY
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> THIS IS NOT A LOCKDOWN.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
IN A BATTLE WITH SOME GOVERNORS
ACCUSING STATES OF HOLDING
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES. WHILE STATES ACCUSING TO PLAY
POLITICS. DELIVERING MASKS AND
RESPIRATORS MORE SLOWLY TO
STATES RUN BY DEMOCRATS.
>> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE
SHOULD BE FIGHTING EACH OTHER
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> Reporter: THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PROMISES HELP WILL
COME QUICKLY.
COME QUICKLY. SINCE CONGRESS APPROVED $2
TRILLION TO FIGHT THE VIRUS.
IT IS MONEY DESPERATELY NEEDED
JOBLESS CLAIMS SORRY IN THE
ECONOMY IN STANDSTILL.
TRACIE POTTS NBC
>>>
>>> SOME
>>> SOME GOOD NEWS FOR TESTING. THE FDA JUST APPROVED A NEW
CORONAVIRUS TEST THAT PROMISES
RESULTS IN LESS THAN 15
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. ABBOTT LABS CLAIMS THE TESTS
CAN DETECT NEGATIVE RESULTS IN
15
MINUTES
AND
AND A
AND A POSITIVE RESULT IN LESS THAN FIVE.
THAN FIVE. THEY WANT
TO
TO DELIVER 50,000
OF
OF THOSE
OF THOSE TESTS TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS EVERY DAY.
>>> OUT IN CHINA THINGS ARE
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL IN
WUHAN.
WUHAN.
WUHAN. REMEMBER THAT WAS THE
OF
OF THE
OF THE CENTER OF THE PANDEMIC. IT IS NOT REOPENING ITS PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. CITY LEADERS ARE SLOWLY
LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS AFTER
THE TWO-MONTH LOCKDOWN OVER
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. THE TOTAL OF 3300 PEOPLE HAVE
NOW DIED IN MAINLAND CHINA WITH
A
REPORTED
81,000
81,000 CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS. SO RECAPPING OUR BREAKING NEWS
THIS
MORNING,
THE
THE DEPARTMENT
OF
OF HEALTH
OF HEALTH SERVICES IN ARIZONA HAS JUST RELEASED A NEW NUMBERS
CONNECTED TO THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK IN OUR STATE.
HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT.
THE HS NOW REPORTING 20 PEOPLE
HAVE DIED IN ARIZONA.
IN
THE
THE ARE
THE ARE NOW 1157 CONFIRMED
.
690
690 OF
690 OF THOSE IN THE STATE'S LARGEST COUNTY MARICOPA COUNTY.
THOSE NUMBERS ARE FROM
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THEY ARE UP THREE DEATHS FROM
17 TO TO 20.
AND NOW WE ARE OVER THE 1000
CONFIRMED
CONFIRMED CASES TO 1157. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
NUMBERS IN MARICOPA COUNTY.
690 CONFIRMED CASES HERE.
COUNTY REPORTS THERE ARE FIVE
DEATHS, 122 PEOPLE
HAVE
BEEN
BEEN HOSPITALIZED, AND 46 OF THEM ARE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE
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