Covid19 describe what its like to have the illness. Its tuesday, march 17th, 2020. Well have the latest after todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This is a virus. We can conquer this. But it will be strictly on the basis of our behaviors and what we do. Americans prepare for coronavirus restrictions. President trump says people should prepare for the impact of this pandemic to stretch well into the summer. People are talking about july, august, Something Like that. So it could be right in that period of time where i say wash it washes through. Markets took another big hit because of coronavirus. The dow dropped nearly 3,000 points. Truly sickening day with a horrendous last hour. Its finally dawning on people that were in a real crisis here. Hang in there. Support local. Please. In addition to bars and restaurants being forced to close, gyms and Fitness Centers are temporarily shutting their doors, too. Im against the fact i cant do leg day tomorrow. Thats a sad thing. Despite the coronavirus, florida beaches still open for business. This looks to be a busy day here at the beach. All that. The School Orchestra whose performance at Carnegie Hall was canceled performed in times square instead. You dont stop. You make the most of it and take what life gives you and you keep going. And all that matters. Hi. Welcome to my bathroom. Im your host stephen colbert. Youre watching a very special social distancing edition of the late show. Or as i now call it, the lather show with scrubbin colbath. Mr. Bubbles. On cbs this morning. Hi. My name is chris. Is this on . Chris martin of coldplay played a few songs and chatted with his fans on instagram. Its part of a twitter movement called together at home. Youre a sky full of stars this mornings eye oper is presented by toyota. Lets go places. I like that. Together at home. Its st. Patricks day. Thats why im wearing green because im so craving some kind of normalcy when nothing is normal these days. Nothing. Were going to need a lot more of what chris martin is doing there in the next few weeks. Its going to be a very long playlist to get through this. Im going to take the attitude of dave who mics us this morning. Are you worried . He said, no, were going to be okay. I think we need reminders of that. Were going to get through it and were going to be okay. Thats where we begin. Welcome to cbs this morning because every day were going to be bringing you everything you need to know about these unfolding, everchanging coronavirus changes. How america is coping and what you can do to stay safe. Were very glad to be doing that. Americans are hunkering down as the pandemic brings us our personalor t ea iime to t any ances. My administration is recommending that all americans, including the young and healthy work to engage in schooling from home when possible, avoid gathering in groups of more than ten people. Avoid discretionary travel and avoid eating and drinking at bars, restaurants and public food courts. Very good advice. The president also said for the first time yesterday that this crisis could lead to a recession. On wall street yesterday, as you heard, the stocks plummeted right after the opening bell. The Dow Jones Industrials lost nearly 3,000 points. That is close to 13 . The u. S. Now has more than 4500 reported coronavirus cases but the actual total could be much higher. At least 90 people have died. Our coverage of this new normal in america begins with mola lenghi in new york city. Its remarkably quiet in this typically crazy city. Reporter absolutely, anthony it is. New yorkers are waking up to new rules. And that new normal you guys are talking about. Thats really defined by empty streets, deserted, desolate streets. This is columbus circle, one of the busier areas that sits adjacent to central park. Bars, restaurants, coffee shops all closed. Retail stores have adjusted their hours as you can see. And further illustrated by the transit systems here. Columbus circle, one of the busier subway stations in the city. Normally hundreds, if not thousands of people would be pouring out of here. Now down to a trickle. Meanwhile, in other parts of the country, leaders are taking more drastic measures to stop the spread of the virus. The streets of new orleans eerily quiet on the eve of st. Patricks day. The crowds were kept home after louisiana forced all bars to close over coronavirus fears. From San Francisco to new york city, businesses were shuttered monday night and streets deserted under similar orders. No matter where you look, this is something. Its an invisible enemy. Reporter the president s guidance to limit gatherings to no more than ten people is part of a plan for all americans to help stop the spread. Something emphasized by the White House Coronavirus response coordinator on the cbs evening news with norah odonnell. You get behind a pandemic, this virus is about two to three times more contagious than flu. Thats why we want everybody to do everything that they can. Reporter new york, new jersey and connecticut announced a coordinated social life shutdown with theaters and gyms closed and restaurants and bars limited to takeout and delivery. In the San Francisco bay area, officials called for several counties to shelter in place. What we are asking for everyone to do is to remain at home for all but the most essential outings for your safety and the safety of those around you. Reporter the mass shutdown is being felt by businesses big and small. Chef eric repare says he is not able to pay his staff, but is committed to covering their Health Insurance through april. What are the discussions being had . I have been talking to some of my friends in the industry. And everybody is terrified by the situation. I wish i could do better for our employees. I just cant. Reporter while Grocery Stores have been inundated, some shops have set aside special times just for seniors, a group thats vulnerable to the virus. Weve been standing in line for other markets. But by the time we get in, theres a lot of it gone. Travelers are on high alert. This delta flight to seattle was grounded in new york monday night after a passenger said they might have been exposed to coronavirus. But the race for a vaccine took a drastic step monday when jennifer holler from seattle volunteered to become the first person to receive an experimental dose. Everybody feels so helpless right now. And i was so excited to be given this opportunity to actually do something tangible to potentially help thousands, millions of people. Reporter potential vaccines still being studied but were still about a year away from any sort of widespread use. Cant come soon enough, mola. For more on the impact of social distance, cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. Jon lapook joins us via skype from his home in new york city. He is selfquarantining there after possibly coming into contact with someone who tested positive for covid19. More and more people in that situation these days. Good morning, dr. Lapook. Good morning, tony. Were dealing with these dizzying changes in everyday life. The restrictions and advisories have gone from dont go to italy to dont go to your corner bar and dont gather in groups of more than ten all in the name of social distancing. How much of a benefit do we expect to get from social distancing . I think it can be a very big benefit and ill tell you why. We talk about again this flattening of the curve. Early on you get this big peak. With that big peak, big load on the Health Care System you can have shortages of Health Care Professionals as youre seeing. Does it work if we can blunt that, if we can blunt that curve and flatten it out and instead of one big spike, spread them out a little . It may last longer but you wont have that big load at that point. Does it work . Were seeing in china, south korea, elsewhere, these efforts make a difference. Were seeing a slowing of new cases. So, yes, it matters. And especially people who are young. You heard President Trump talked about the young and healthy. Its important for them also, even though they may be relatively spared from the severe effects of covid19, they can spread it to others. Were hearing reports of young people out on the streets still doing the normal gathering. Dont do that because you may bring it asymptatically or with minimal symptoms and affect your mother or grandmother. Everybody has to be responsible here. Thats why they said millennials are the key to spreading this. What about playdates for your kids. Is that okay . You have to think of, of course, with kids, when you have kids are mingling. No way youll say to them, stay six feet apart and cough into the crook of your arm. You have to assume youre mingling germs with kids and then think of, what are their contacts . If you are with a child. If your child is with a child who is in contact with them . Is there somebody in that family thats at high risk . High risks se medic condition, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, of course, a weakened immune system. And then the question of, if they are with somebody who is elderly, ive been trying to hunt this down. Whats elderly . Gayle, elderly is somebody at least 10 to 15 years older than what i am at that point. But the cdc is kind of like, well, you know, 65 and above but theres very good data here to look at it in the current situation. If you look in italy, you see the mortality rate really spikes up from 70 to 79 and above. Its not like 69 and youre fine and 71 youre not fine. But thats a good idea. It gives you an idea of a data point of what might be a time where your risk really goes up. Dr. Jon lapook, thank you. The white house and congress are working on measures to limit the economic damage from the pandemic. Weijia jiang is at the white house. What is being considered at this point . Reporter well, anthony, there are a lot of options on the table as President Trump warns this outbreak is bad. For weeks, he had been urging americans to relax and stay calm. But yesterday his tone was markedly more somber. In addition to avoiding social gatherings with more than 10 people, he did not rule out taking more drastic actions like ordering regional quarantines. And on a call with the nations governors, mr. Trump told them to find critical supplies of respirators and masks on their own because federal help may be too slow. This week the senate is expected to pass a stimulus bill that already cleared the house to provide paid sick leave as well as free virus testing. And today on capitol hill, secretary treasury secretary of the treasury Steve Mnuchin is expected to talk about a third spending package, stimulus bill, that would be aimed at helping Small Businesses, as well as the hotel and airline industries. Gayle . We were hearing yesterday that many lawmakers are floating the idea of monthly Cash Payments to help americans get through this crisis. Andrew yang talked a lot about giving people money during his campaign. What can you tell us about that campaign . Is he on to something . Well, senator tom cotton who is a close ally of President Trump, as well as senator mitt romney, have both proposed some version of this. Cotton wants to provide stipends to low and middle class families to buy food and pay bills and romneys proposal would send 1,000 to every american adult to help them meet shortterm obligations and help boost the economy. Something like this could have a huge price tag, but the fact that you have the moderate romney, the more conservative cotton and several democ pushing this idea means it could get some serious consideration. Gayle . Weijia, thank you. Wall street hopes to rebound today after yesterdays historic losses. But traders are still thinking about the longterm impact of this outbreak. Cbs News Business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins us. Good morning. What more, jill, can the government do at this point in the midst of what one firm called a profound, pervasive, persistent contraction thats going to go on indefinitely at this point . Well, i think the most important part of this is to provide relief to the people who are really suffering. Those could be the folks who are laid off, seeing a reduction in hours, those are the people who need paid sick leave. They need money to take care of their sick relatives. Youre absolutely right. Were in unchartered territory here. We have never seen an economy just go full stop, slam on the brakes and now here we are. We just dont know where were going next. And i think thats what really contributes to the uncertainty in the markets and is also confounding to economists. We dont have data yet that confirm how bad this is going to be. What we do know, there are going to be millions of americans impacted. Millions of people who work in Small Businesses who g to nee. The business , and as you note, the industries themselves. There may be a necessary slowdown in Economic Life in order to protect Public Health, but for the people who are affected by the economic downturn, whats the best fix . We just heard that idea of maybe 1,000 a month to every american. Mitt romney is behind that idea. Seems to have support across the aisle. Is that the right fix . I think theres got to be a couple of things here. We need a big, bold package. Again, this economy just stopped. If you go back six weeks from where to today, it is as if things have turned around 180 degrees. What we need, we need a package that will deal with all different levels. Remember, there are people who may say a payroll tax cut. Thats only great if you are actually working. So we need to focus on the ones who are actually out of work. How do you stimulate an economy when youre telling people essentially, dont go outside . Well, i dont think you are trying to i think were in the exact phase of the with the economy as we are with this pandemic. Meaning, we are done with containment. Were in mitigation. And mitigation with the economy means making sure people have what they need. You are not going to convince people to go out and spend, but we do have the ability to make this period much better for those who are impacted most. Thats what the governments role is here. All right. Jill, thank you very much. Since midnight, foreign travelers coming from the uk and ireland have been banned from entering the United States. The two countries were added to the restricted list after experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases. Elizabeth palmer is in london for us. Good morning. How is the crisis unfolding in europe today . Well, good morning. The 27 leaders of the European Countries are all meeting today, not physically, by video link, to decide whether to close the entire exterior border of that zone to all foreign travelers. And thats just the latest in a whole series of measures here restricting movement. We are at war. French president Emmanuel Macron said, as he announced that as of noon today, french people should only go outdoors to buy necessities or to get to work. Schools, restaurants and cafes have been closed. In britain, too, the Prime Minister announced new measures. It looks as though were now approaching the fast growth part of the upward curve. And without drastic action, cases could double every five or six days. Reporter to slow it down, people here are being encouraged to avoid public spaces, though pubs, restaurants and even gyms are still open. Spain, which saw an explosion of cases last week, is virtually shut down. And at European Land borders, travel is set to be further restricted. In some places, shut down completely. Italy, which has been especially hard hit, is still struggling to bring the infection rate under control. And italians are learning to cope with the new reality. Every two dairxs we take a walk. Reporter chinese medical workers have arrived in italy to share their experiences with the italians. But the w. H. O. Says beating this virus depends on one key thing. We have a simple message for all countries. Test, test, test. Reporter now the message coming from every layer of government, all authorities, medical people, is that things here are going to get a lot worse before they get better. But there is a little ray of hope coming out of the place where this all kicked off. In wuhan, in china, today reporting one new case. Anthony . Elizabeth palmer in london, thanks. Ahead, thousands of passengers are stranded at sea on cruise ships. What its like on board as countries deny entry to prevent the spread of the coro good Tuesday Morning to you, tracking if you light showers pushing across parts of the peninsula. As we head to the day, a few more showers definitely possible, also looking at partly sunny skies below average daytime highs. Mid50s for you in San Francisco and oakland, upper 50s san jose and for concord, we are going to keep a chance to see a few more showers for tomorrow, dryer, milder weather thursday and friday. We have much more news ahead, including what some people say its like to be hit hard by the coronavirus. Plus, the virus has up ended the school year for tens of millions of families. 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