You may ask because its the economy stupid yes like all good tinpot weakling wanna be tough guy leaders trump and a host of others on capitol hill and wall d street are suddenly sounding a new call to arms that we must sacrifice our elderly and our own personal hell so that we can save their oso precious economy here is Lieutenant Governor out of texas dan patrick telling fox news as Tucker Carlson that he and other Older Americans are ready to literally fall d d on the coronavirus sword take a listen that we cant lose our whole country we were having an economic collapse im also a Small Businessman i understand it and i talk with Business People all the time tucker and and so just my heart is lifted tonight by what i heard the president say right here basically saying. This disease could take your life but thats not the scariest thing to you there is something that would be worse than dying. Yeah. But dont be fooled my friend those arent the words of a self sacrificing brave man those
President trump said he personally would probably get tested for the virus soon. There are reports that a second person who visited with President Trump last weekend at his maralago present in florida has tested positive for the coronavirus. The National Emergency declaration comes as nancy pelosi says the white house has now reached a deal with the white house on a coronavirus package. That move helps the dow see its biggest oneday point gain ever. The state reported its fifth death related to covid19. School districts across the bay area announce closures. Both San Francisco and santa clara counties tighten their restrictions. The number of cases in Santa Clara County is up to 76. And officials there say they have to do more to stop spread. 43 of those cases were contracted by Community Transmission and not travel. The county is now banning gatherings of more than 100 people. Reporter object at some Santa Clara County restaurants could slow to a trickle following fridays eticket from
The end. Malaysia has rolled out some of the most extreme restrictions after a big spike in corona virus cases many links back to a single event the World Health Organization is imploring governments to test far more people with a suspected infection its closing all its borders that is malaysia and says its own citizens cannot leave the country for at least the next 2 weeks but asia has reported more than 300 cases in just the past 2 days taking the total over 550. 00 in a year of francis president emanuel cole has declared war on the outbreak and is closing borders from 11 g. M. T. On tuesday the British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is also asking people to avoid nonessential travel. And not go to pubs clubs and theaters meanwhile u. S. President donald trump has announced a 15 day plan to fight the virus and is urging no social gatherings of more than 10 people or sarah clarke is joining us from hong kong with the latest on the situation in asia te
Has been under virtual lockdown since march 17th the government now says the unprecedented peace time restrictions will remain in place for at least 3 more weeks. And a new rapid fire result test for the corona virus is approved in the United States. Say 15000 kids will be delivered soon starting next week the u. S. Now has more confirmed cases of 19 than any other country in the world. Thanks for joining us here in chancellor Angela Merkel has called on german citizens to remain patient and help to contain the spread of the virus nearly 400 people have died from the disease in germany with more than 50000 confirmed infections. Merkle thanked the vast majority of citizens for changing their daily behavior to minimize bodily contact the situation is german in germany is currently far less serious than in italy or spain but the Chancellors Office confirmed restrictions will not be relaxed before april 20th those include the closure of nonessential shops and the ban on more than 2 people
Second in the Santa Clara County and six in california. There are at least 247 covid19 cases up and down the state right now and more than 2100 nationwide including at least 50 deaths. Concern about covid19 as well as rules restricting large gatherings is putting a serious damper on San Franciscos nightlife. Amber lee is live in the city where a friday night would normally be bustling, and it really doesnt look too busy behind you. Reporter there is some foot traffic along fillmore street but nothing like you would see on a normal friday night. Balboa cafe on a friday night is a neighborhood hotspot, but managers say business is noticeably down this week with coronavirus fears of spreading. Still, some regular patrons say they want to toast the weekend. We are still going out, going to restaurants, grabbing a drink. The owner of tonic, says starting this week establishments such as his across the city have seen up to an 80 loss in business. We like to think of ourselves as resilient. B