it's the hospital ship being dispatched
to New York Harbor to treat coronavirus
patients in the stricken city that may
soon be overflowing with patients the
United States naval ship comfort has
added a 1,000 bed capacity and is
staffed by naval doctors and nurses
special hours are being set aside at
stores across America for the elderly to
briefly leave the shelter of their homes
to buy food
Victoria cono is in Los Angeles we're
here in one of the largest supermarkets
in Los Angeles who are among the first
to offer early hours for the elderly and
those in need it's part of an effort to
allow them access to vital items such as
meat as you can see there's a crowd here
behind me and this is one of their first
stops but while stores across the nation
are closing gun stores are open and
selling weapons in record numbers in
fear of social chaos breaking out there
are lines way down the street outside
this gun store in LA first time buyer
I've been wanting to purchase a handgun
and I think now's as good a time as ever
the corona virus outbreak is now
officially nationwide with cases in all
50 states West Virginia was the last to
fall victim millions turn to their faith
in times of crisis but there is a
disturbing development at a Roman
Catholic Church in Queens New York a
Eucharistic minister that's a layperson
who distributes communion has tested
positive for coronavirus he had close
contact with hundreds of churchgoers on
Ash Wednesday just three weeks ago
Brooklyn Nets basketball star Kevin
Durant is among four Nets players who
have tested positive and now questions
are being raised about why entire teams
like the nets and a Utah Jazz can be
tested when there's a nationwide
shortage of test kids almost seems like
the more wealthy and powerful you are
the more able your ap the more able you
are to access a test newark Mayor Bill
DeBlasio tweeted with all due respect
tests should not be for the wealthy but
for the sick President Trump was asked
about the controversy today do the
well-connected go to the front of the
line well that kid have to ask them that
question I mean they
I've read no I wouldn't say so but
perhaps that's been the story of life
ABC News correspondent Kaylee Hartung
has tested positive days after reporting
on the corona virus outbreak in the hot
zone area of Seattle had that runny nose
the next morning woke up and really was
knocked off my feet I was I was fatigued
I was not looking forward to getting out
of bed I had a headache just right
between the eyes I was congested the
Today Show's Jota cop he was alone at
the anchor desk today Savannah Guthrie
who is feeling unwell co-anchors from
home I'm in my basement right now here's
what happened I wasn't feeling my best
a little sore throat some sniffles I
wouldn't have thought anything of it but
we are in different times aren't we
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