If you are recently unemployed, 202 7488002. We begin with the numbers, courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. 1. 9 million confirmed cases. The death toll around the globe, 125,000. In the u. S. , 600,000 confirmed cases. The death toll has now exceeded 25,000. This is a piece from the wall street journal that is focused on the pandemic. The headline is, Coronavirus Crisis legacy mountains of debt. He writes the following. The full impact of the coronavirus pandemic may take years to play out. One outcome is already clear. , andnment, business households will be loaded with mountains of Additional Debt. The federal government budget deficit will reach 3. 6 trillion in this fiscal year. 2. 4 trillion the year after that. Businesses are drawing down Bank Credit Lines. Preliminary signs are emerging that some households are turning to credit for funds. The debt surge is set to shape how governments and the private sector function long after this virus is tamed. He joins us from his home i
We be able to go out and do things on our own terms, whenever he wants . That is still quite a ways away. We do see light at the end of the tunnel, where there is a ray of optimism. Governor newsoms plan to reopen california is based on a phasedin plan of six very broad frameworks, being advanced before he will even guess of when california will actually reopen. I guess he has already delayed for two more weeks. The most important dream work is our capacity to expand our testing. Amassed Testing Program of those who are symptomatic will also include the staff needed to trace and track those who had contact with those tested. They too would be isolated and quarantined if they test positive. The second framework, protecting the most vulnerable people, seniors, immune compromised, and Homeless People from infection. Three, make sure that existing hospitals and Healthcare Facilities can handle additional infection surges with needed equipment and protective gear. Which are profoundly impor
Place in order to ease this very broad mitigation and very broad shelter in place. Reopening fully will be a lengthy process and needs to be done slowly and cautiously. Governor newsom went into detail as he outlined plans to reopen the state. He says easing stayathome orders is dependent on six criteria. Protect communities through testing, protect at risk groups from infection, make sure hospitals and Health Systems can handle a search, develop therapeutics, and make sure schools and businesses have social distancing and the ability to reinstitute stayat home orders if necessary. More on the governors plan from tom vacar. We do see light at the end of the tunnel, where there is a ray of optimism. Governor newsoms plan to reopen california is based on a phasedin plan of six very broad frameworks being advanced before he will even hazard a guess him when california will actually reopen. I guess he has already delayed for two more weeks. The most important framework is our capacity to e
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Restrictions leave to wrists stranded we hear from german travelers stuck in peru with no idea when they can come home. Im called to ask them thanks for joining us we start in the United States where the death toll from cope with 1000 now exceeds 3000 more than a 3rd of those victims are from new york state whose governor has issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers andrew cuomo called the number of deaths staggering so far and 80000 for medical professionals have answered cuomo call me while a u. S. Navy hospital ship has a arrived to help relieve pressure on the citys hospitals. A welcome sight for new york as the battle against the coronavirus ramps up. A u. S. Navy medical ship with a 1000 beds docked in new york harbor on monday. The mayor spoke of the citys frayed nerves with hospitals are already stretched to a breaking point weve all been through a lot these last 2 weeks. And we needed this boost we needed this hope thats being created by our brothers and sisters the u. S