Contain the spread of private 19 we look at concerns about surveillance. Now an experimental antiviral drug has been approved for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients in the United States 1500000 vials of the drug to severe will be distributed to hospitals from monday after a study showed improvements and Recovery Time has he called again has the latest. This is a president that throughout has tried to project a feeling of hope as the coronavirus rips through the world and his country now bringing the c. E. O. Of a Pharmaceutical Company to the white house to herald the results of a possible treatment for him to severe really people that are not doing well d people that are sick people that have his horrible plague that set in to our country and that were getting rid of and were going to be were going to be having some really incredible results we have. Very promising studies coming out on the vaccines we have promising studies coming out on therapeutics. In the 1st widesprea
Frtz reporter the governor says california is ahead of schedule in securing hotel rooms for the homeless. And today he was joined by a bay area mayor who calls this a longterm solution. Were at a site of a molt 6 here in clair county. The reason were sheer to mark an important milestone. Reporter with nearly 11,000 rooms secured plus a new 5,000room deal with motel 6, Governor Newsom is now ahead of the goal. He said two weeks ago, it is called project room key. 1,123 rooms. That can be available now for those covid19 positive individuals, those Homeless Individuals who are vulnerable to come in from the cold. Reporter part of the appeal for mayors is that they dont carry much of the cost. Getting that 75 reimbursement from fema. Reporter but there have been challenges. Cities and counties have struggled to find the staffing required to manage the hotels. We are in process of identifying and offering hotel rooms for our vulnerable persons. I can say not all of them have accepted our of
How empty highways are encouraging some drivers to speed at 100 miles an hour or more putting their lives and others at risk. Yikes. Plus, well answer your most pressing questions on this pandemic, including when to wear a face mask and whether itts safe to visit your loved ones. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. I heard from a number of governors that said they are in very good shape. I think you have some very good things to report over the next few days about states opening up. President trump has laid out a threephase plan for governors to reopen the economy. There are certain fundamental things that weve done that are not like it was. You want to call it the new normal. You can call it whatever you want. President trumps plan has three phases, but some governors say the worst is not over yet. When is it finally over . Its over when you have a vaccine. Democratic president ial candidate joe biden is slamming the president s guidance to reopen the country
Many people in the general public are where medical masks at the expense of doctors and nurses. Also this hour the u. N. Delivers its verdict on airstrikes in northeast syria that had hospitals schools and displacement camps last year. France has Just Announced its highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began 833 people in the past 24 hours so that total number now of deaths is approaching 9000 and britain the Prime Minister Boris Johnsons colleagues insists he remains in charge even after being admitted to hospital for coronavirus tests and treatment the foreign secretary says johnson is and good spirits as you know last night the Prime Minister was admitted to hospital for tests following advice from his dont. This was a precautionary step because he continues to have persistent current of our symptoms 10 days off the 1st having tested positive for the dollars i can tell you that pm had a comfortable night hospital and hes in good spirits hes still in hospital under
Soon. Because of the mess that were talking about is that theres a whole meet me out and we get advice from a doctor on what you can do yourself to get extra protection from the violence. And also coming up hungry and exhausted hundreds of or hens are rescued but others starve to death on a refugee but. Now donald trump says the number of new Coronavirus Infections in the United States is slowing the president is making the prediction despite his country marking a record 2300 deaths in just 24 hours he says restrictions could be lifted in up to 30 states in just 2 weeks time but hes also struck another threatening note as mike hanna reports. These daily news briefings up a ported lead to keep the nation informed about the battle against a coronavirus but invariably the president strays off message and today he used the forums to rail against what he described as congregational obstruction in the confirmation of government officials and threaten to Adjourn Congress and then push through