Target. The modelling for virus is imperfect. Total cases 160,000, more than three quarters of americans are under stay at home orders. They put out a call for more Health Care Workers. Meanwhile states are saying they are short a wide array of medical supplies. From gowns and masks to Major Medical equipment. Hard to believe that in this country we are short of the medical equipment even hospital gowns and supplies and masks that doctors and nurses so desperately need. Its unimaginable. This morning on cnn, Lieutenant Governor for louisiana said they may soon run out of ventilators as early as this weekend. President trump had new announcements today on testing both in the increase and amount of speed of the testing. Well have more on that tonight. But as always, we want to keep our eyes first on the Public Health and those fighting to preserve it. On the front lines, erica hill joins us first from new york city with the latest. Erica, youre in central park. An extraordinary scene the
Jillian with hundreds of thousands of anticipated deaths, the growing list of states pleading to President Trump for help. Were taking care of each other, looking out for each other. People on the front line, knowing they dont get to run. Darling, because youll always be my baby. Rob more than 1 million raised here on fox with help from some of musics superstars. Jillian Fox Friends First starts right now. Jillian a very good morning to you. Youre watching Fox Friends First on this monday morning. Im jillian mele. Rob i im rob schmitt. The u. S. Could see more than 1 million covid19 cases and possibly 100,000 deaths. Jillian the cdc imposing new travel restrictions to try to stop the spread. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci making clear its not a certainty well hit the numbers rob mentioned but cautioning it could happen. I think its entirely conceivable that if we do not mitigate to the extent that were trying to do, that you could reach that number. You could make a big sound bite about it
York city to help with the Coronavirus Crisis by treating patients with other surgical needs that would be handled normal times by the hospitals. Well the state of new york, the epicenter now in our country of this outbreak, and that ship comes just one day after the president signed the massive coronavirus stimulus relieve bill which would give Financial Aid to americans and businesses that are so hardly affected by the virus. Here is the president earlier on potential one thing hes considering, thats a possible quarantine of the new york, new jersey, connecticut areas for 2 weeks he says because of the numbers of cases here. I am now considering and will make a decision very quickly, very shortly, a quarantine, because its such a hot area of new york, new jersey and connecticut will be announcing that one way or the other fairly soon. Eric Mark Meredith live at the white house with the very latest on what is being considered, hi, mark. Mark hi, eric, thats something that the presiden
Slide to the left. Return to work this week. Rob, jillian. Jillian good news to hear stories of recovery. Slide to the right. Jackie, thank you. Rob turning to a fox business alert, workers from two major crisscross. Cha cha, real smooth. Companies expected to stage a walk out today over covid19 jillian the doctor working just as hard to shine a light through these dark times. Look at that. Safety concerns. Rob Fox Friends First continues right now. Jillian cheryl ca casone with details. Amazons Staten Island facility this been one positive test there but some of these workers are saying they want rob good morning. This place shut down, they want youre watching fox friends to be paid and they want it first on this hon day morning many im rob schmitt. Completely sanitized. They say they believe there are jillian im jillian mele. Thank you for starting your day with us. More positive tests than the an your gent your urgent warnine company is actually saying. Remember, theres about 500,00
Immunologist anthony fauci, hes out with a sobering and stark estimate saying we could see as many as 200,000 deaths across the country from the coronavirus in the most extreme. So its difficult to predict, looking at what we are seeing 200,000 cases. I dont want to be held to that excuse me, deaths. I just dont think that we really need to make a projection when its such a moving target that you could so easily be wrong. Eric well, he certainly hope it does not reach that. Fox News Coverage for you. On latest International Response to all of this, u. S. Ambassador kelly kraft, shes with us later in the hour. First lets begin with Steve Harrigan live in atlanta. Steve eric, as the numbers continue to rise, onethird of all the counties in the u. S. There has yet to be one positive test for the virus. Now most of these counties are rural, they are often older populations, often poor, whats not clear is whether this is some sort of National Social distancing going on or whether, in fact,