Reporting at least 13 deaths in 24 hours. Desperate for supplies. The frustrating thing about all this is it really feels like its too little, too late. Like, we knew. We knew it was coming. A nurse passing away from the virus. All this after Governor Cuomo offers a small sign of hope. The evidence suggests that the density control measures may be working. Saying the rate of hospitalizations may be slowing. The faces of the crisis. The real people battling coronavirus, and fighting for their lives. A 25yearold athlete now in a medically induced coma. The husband and father dying days before his 45th birthday. Five members of the same Missouri Family testing positive, and tributes pouring in for influential celebrity chef floyd cardoz days after he said he was checking himself into the hospital only as a precautionary measure. New details this morning about Prince Charles testing positive for coronavirus. What the palace is doing to p protect the also this morning, telemedicine for pets and much more. The innovative way vets are providing care to even the littlest members of the family. Nba superstar Russell Westbrook joins us live this morning. How hes helping out his hometown, coming to the rescue for so many families in need. Good morning, america. Its good to be with you on this thursday morning as millions of americans do their part by staying apart. Its going to take patience, everybody, but robin, were all sticking together however we can, right . We certainly are, michael. I want to show you someone who is still showing his support while staying apart. Take a look at this man. pn thanking everyone in the Emergency Department for saving his wifes life. George . With that hand on his heart. Says it all right there. Heres what we know right now. Worldwide, cases have grown to more than 470,000. At least 21,000 people have died from coronavirus. Spain now with the second highest total behind italy and ahead of china. More encouraging news there. Still no new cases in wuhan where it all began. Here in the u. S. , now more than 60,000 cases. The death toll has climbed over 1,000, and new york city now the hottest spot, more than 20,000 cases here. Across the country, at least 28 states have closed nonessential businesses, and now the city of miami is implementing the toughest restrictions so far. A 10 00 p. M. Curfew will be put in place for the 460,000 residents tomorrow night. The weekly unemployment numbers are in and the biggest by far. Nearly 3. 3 Million People out of work. Rebecca jar sis is tracking the latest. Reporter the numbers are unprecedented. 3,283,000 americans filed for unemployment last week. That means more than 3 million americans were laid off in one week. Thats the equivalent of the entire city of chicago. If every man, woman and child was laid off in the city of chicago in a single week, thats the equivalent of what were seeing. The most optimistic take away is that america is following the rules. These shut downs are working. People are staying home. Businesses are shutting their doors. Of course theres that economic fall out and the fears for Many Americans about where that next paycheck will come from. Thats why the senate has passed this massive economic bail out plan so quickly. Reporter a giant bail out, 2 trillion. The largest ever. The need across america right now is urgent. Overnight on capitol hill a unanimous vote in the senate. The bill has passed. Reporter a 2 trillion stimulus package including 250 billion in checks going directly to families struggling under the weight of soaring lay offs and statewide lockdowns. Its been a disaster. Both of us have lost our jobs. Reporter two weeks ago jamie was a physicians assistant, his wife christina a hair dresser in new york. They were gainfully employed before both jobs vanished. Now were scrambling to figure out how we can pay our bills. We have two children. One with a mental disability. He has just whats happening for him is all his programs shut down. Reporter and its happening across the country. How am i going to make rent . How, you know, bills, you know, student loans. Just nine days before the shutdown happened, we made about 32,000. Thats kind of our norm in that stretch to zero. Are we going to be able to afford to buy food . Are we going to be able to pay our rent at the end of the month . Reporter amidst the uncertainty two questions who will get the stimulus money and when . Those making 75,000 or less will receive 1,200. Married couples who make up to 150,000 getting 2,400 and 500 for each child. Those getting out as early as april 6th. If you filed your taxes electronically, it will get to you faster likely by direct deposit. While those unemployment figures today are absolutely staggering, analysts believe that the numbers are very likely higher. The number of lay offs are likely higher because there were issues with people going through websites and not everybody who lost a job applied immediately. George, well very likely see the numbers kin to climb. Rebecca, thank you very much. Terry moran is in washington. The treasury secretary out responding to these numbers, basical basically shrugging them off. Reporter he says these are not relevant numbers. Dont panic because the stimulus is coming. That massive stimulus will take care of that. He also notes in some businesses theyre going to be hiring a lot. Think of all the things needed now from protective gear to hand sanitizer. We have not heard from the president directly right now, george. Like a lot of president s he likes to bring the good news. No question the staggering numbers which are just probably the beginning are going to confirm this president in his determination to go forward and open up the country. He talks about it. Hes talking about it in more measured terms. Hes determined to do so. The problem, whats the plan . Other countries have talked about a controlled infection regime. Keeping older people isolated. Allowing younger people to go back to work. The problem is, as we know, this disease does strike younger people and a few get sick and die. We heard from dr. Fauci last night say the virus sets the timeline. Reporter this is a president who is obviously frustrated. At times it seems he takes it personally. Talking about when he was told the country would shut down. He said how can that be . Hes lived his life as a master of the universe. Here he is encountering a moment when the country cant be mastered. Hes determined to go forward and find some way to open up. Terry moran, thanks. We expect to hear from the president later today. Hes been doing daily press conferences. The big news right now this morning weekly unemployment claims are in. Nearly 3. 3 Million People out of work in the last week. That number is likely to climb next week. Lets go to rob. Lets go to whit johnson. Reporter people are waiting to get inside the hospital. One doctor telling abc news this is ground zero. Theyre creatingnavirus patient desperate for more supplies. This morning a look inside one of the hard hit hospitals in new york, what Officials Say has become the center of the crisis. All the patients in this room, they all have covid19. This is only one of the several rooms. Reporter here in queens, at least 13 people have died in just 24 hours. Theres no clear end to this. The status quo is not good enough. Thats what im worried about. Reporter dr. Colleen smith sharing her story with abc news and the new york times, including this moment they finally get their hands on a shipment of muchneeded ventilators, but only five could be obtained. The concern is that these all these ventilators that were told are coming, but havent really started to materialize in large numbers, are they really coming . Will we really get them . I have never seen the increase in volume as fast as it has. Reporter the state accounting for roughly half of all cases across the country. These grim images of teams setting up a makeshift morgue outside bellvue hospital, something they did during 9 11 and hurricane sandy. However, a small sign of hope. Governor andrew cuomo saying over the past three days, the rate of hospitalizations is slowing, but quickly cautioning that the peak of the crisis could still be 20 days away. The evidence suggests that the density control measures may be working. Reporter the governor saying while only 15 of cases so far have required hospitalization, the state is anticipating 140,000 people will be hospitalized, warning he still doesnt have enough beds or lifesaving ventilators. The pandemic pummeling america with nearly 70,000 cases in the u. S. Alone. Patients like 25yearold jack allard, a lacrosse player from new jersey now on a ventilator in a medically induced coma. He took his health very seriously. Hes an athlete. Reporter jermaine miller, a husband and father from new york, dying last week just days before his 45th birthday. His wife, erika, heartbroken. I got this call, and the only thing i remember the doctor saying to me. Hello, erika. I said, yes . He said, im sorry. Thats all i remember is him saying im sorry. I dropped the phone and ran upstairs, and i had to break the news to the family. Reporter in missouri, five members of the same family all testing positive for covid19. Jason weinhaus, his brother and sisterinlaw recovering at home. His mother and father still in the hospital. And overnight, abc news learning a member of mount sinais nursing staff passed away from covid19 saying in a statement, this growing crisis is not abating. Adding today we lost another hero, a compassionate colleague, friend and selfless care giver. President trump Standing Firm saying the country wants to get back to work. The sooner we can eventually get people back to work, back to school and back to normal, and there are large sections of our country that can go back sooner than other sections. I would say by easter well have a recommendation. Reporter but the president s own Health Experts recommending not committing to a certain date. Dr. Fauci also warning that the u. S. Needs to prepare for another cycle of coronavirus. Youve got to understand that you dont make the timeline. The virus makes the timeline. Reporter back here in queens, a spokesperson for the hospital behind me says they have transferred at least 30 patients to other facilities in the area to try to alleviate the challenges here, but again, new york state is preparing for this problem to get worse before it gets better. Robin . Being prepared. All right, whit. Thank you. Zbrnchts now to one of the many faces of this crisis, influential celebrity chef floyd cardoz passing away from coronavirus just days after writing in his last instagram post, quote, i was feeling feverish and hence, as a precautionary measure, admitted myself into hospital in new york. Its now raising new questions about this virus. Cardozs Hospitality Group telling abc news he tested positive for coronavirus that same day. The 59yearold passing away from complications from the virus after traveling abroad. Though it is unclear if he had any underlying medical conditions. Michael . Thank you, amy. Lets bring in our medical correspondent dr. Jennifer ashton joining us from her home. We heard floyds story. Sounded like he was getting better, and days later he passes away. What do we know about how this disease progresses . Michael, we dont know that much. We have to remember its less than four months old. We know theres a range of similar to mol ji. Most cases are mild. 80 are mild, but in those that are more severe, it can have an up and down roller coasterlike course just like influenza can. I think that as we learn more, thats why the u. S. Case reports need to be published so we can really understand and see if theres any patterns. And here in the state of new york, Governor Cuomo said the rate of hospitalization is going down. So what does that mean for us . Does that mean that the quarantining is working . The separation is working . What does that mean . Well, first of all, i think we have to be very, very cautious when we interpret his comment yesterday. Even he says it sounds too good to be true. He approached it with a serious degree of skepticism, but the rate is slowing. Its still doubling every four days. It used to be doubling every two days, and the reasons for that, there are several theories. First of all, it could take longer for people who are infected to develop severe disease, and remember when you are dealing with an Infectious Disease outbreak like this, we are always behind, and when we talk about how behind, usually a two to threeweek period. So think of this like we may be in the eye of the storm. All right, doc. Great advice. Dont think it is over. Far from it. Thank you, doc. Robin . Eye of the storm as she put it, michael. Now to two Health Care Workers inspiring people to stay safe with a smile and a song. Take a look. Stop spreading the germs its not here to stay because we are apart of it, the quarantine of course, thats Frank Sinatras classic New York New York with some updated lyrics. This was shared with me on social media. I was doing the show yesterday from my home. This popped up on my feed. Theyre the workers at st. Colby Puckett Center for healing in st. Joseph, missouri. Other lyrics, if you are to make it here, must have safety gear. We appreciate the creativity, and such an Important Message, guys. Well written and well sang. Yes. Beautiful. Good to hear it. Thank you, robin. Coming up, well have a lot more. Prince charles diagnosis, and how theyre keeping the queen safe. Plus, dr. Ashton is back with how to protect your loved ones who might be more vulnerable to covid19. Also, how telemedicine can benefit both humans and your pets. First, lets go to ginger who is at home. Hey, ginger. Reporter hey amy. Part of interstate 80 closed again because of more than a foot of snow. That was in california. The image behind me, is from montana. They had up to nine inches of snow. The snow flying there. All of that energy is now going to move to the east. We have to watch for severe storms. Along that low and the front, that stationary, there will be two pockets. Tonight late and then tomorrow night again. Wichita up to kansas city, tulsa included. Peoria, illinois, down into arkansas. Mississippi included tomorrow. Your local weather, and all of it brought to you by zyrtec. Good morning. Im abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. Showers and thunderstorms today. Not enough to warrant a storm impact scale. Weekend rain up to half an inch and spring warmth next week. Today, below average. Upper 50s to low 60s in most neighborhoods. Tonight, look at those mid to upper 30s inland. Low to mid 40s around the bay. Here is a look at my accuweather sevenday forecast. It will be chilly this weekend but its not as anday rain event. And coming up, were going to talk to Russell Westbrook. Hes giving back. And then Julie Andrews is also joining us live in our next hour. We will be right back. Stay with us. 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