This is new day. Its friday, april 17th. Its 6 00 here in new york. These questions. Can you start plan to go go back to work this morning . That depends. We dont know. Should you feel safe if you do go back to work . That depends. We really dont know. This morning, there are new federal suggestions, three phases on how to reopen the country. Well explain what they are. There are significant gaps on perhaps the most fundamental issues. Standards for testing and an actual plan for testing. Ultimately, it will be the governors who call the shots. Cnn learned in a Conference Call yesterday governors stressed theyre not just lacking tests but the basic materials needed for testing. Like swabs. At cnns town hall, dr. Deborah birx called it unrealistic to expect that every worker will get tested. Promising news on the treatment front. The Clinical Trial of coronavirus patients being treated with this drug called r remdesivir have recovered from their symptoms. Well dive into what ha that mea
Getting the tests where we need them. Announcer this is new day. Welcome to our viewers of the United States and all around the world. This is new day. Its wednesday, april 29, 6 00 here in new york. As of this morning, there are more than one million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States. The death toll, more than 58,000. More than 2,000 new deaths reported just yesterday. Now, its true the number of deaths is no longer growing expo nengly. But its also true that the daily death count seems to have settled at a level thats very, very high. What does that tell us . Also this morning, as more states loosen their lockdowns, the top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci is warning that a second wave of the virus is inevitable and how bad it is will depend on keeping measures designed to stop the spread. Its not going to disappear from the planet, which means, as we get into next season, how we handle it will determine our fate. If by that time we have put into place a