Of the nations hot spots. President trump calls those guidelines voluntary and saying he is choosing not to cover his face. We have Fox Team Coverage on the Coronavirus Crisis here at home and abroad. Steve harrigan is outside cdc headquarters in atlanta with the latest. Steve . Jon, the death toll numbers continue to get worse. Out of the 300,000 cases so far, in the u. S. , 8,000 deaths, including 1,000 deaths in just the past 24 hours. President trump in that briefing that just concluded said there are very tough times ahead in the next coming weeks. This will be probably the toughest week between this week and next week, and there will be a lot of deaths, unfortunately. The cdc has asked people to wear masks when leaving their house, cloth masks or some kind of clothing to cover their noses and mouths. This is a suggestion, a request, and urging it is not mandatory. It is voluntary. President trump has already indicated he will not be wearing a mask in the very near future. Also, nine states continue to have partial stay at home orders. Out of those nine, five still have no stay at home orders. Those five states with no restrictions, iowa, arkansas, nebraska, north dakota and south dakota. Finally, the cruise ship, the coral princess is docked at the port of miami on saturday. Two of those passengers on board have died. There are at least 60 still quarantined, being taken care of by medical staff on board that ship. Back to you, jon. Jon Steve Harrigan at cdc headquarters in atlanta. Thank you. Meanwhile, in new york city, the epicenter of the u. S. Pandemic these days, Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state is within days of reaching what he calls the top of the coronavirus mountain. All this as the need for more medical personnel and supplies is becoming more critical. We are tracking all of this from new york. Jon, as you said, new york is still the epicenter, but the entire northeast really taking a beating. Lets take a look at the numbers right now. Cases in new york shot up by 10,000 just overnight to now 113,000. New jersey follows with nearly 30,000 cases, and massachusetts also in the top five with more than 10,000 cases. Michigan and california are also on that list. The Governors Office says a plane from china filled with more than a thousand ventilators arrived at jfk today. It may not be enough, though. The state put in an order for 17,000 ventilators, will only be getting 2500 from that order. An emergency text alert went out in new york city yesterday calling for doctors and nurses to volunteer on the front lines of this. Governor cuomo says the state is about a week away now from its apex, and its still not yet prepared. If there was anything i could do to accelerate getting it over, i would. In some ways i want to get to that apex. I want to get on the other side of the apex, and lets just slide down that mountain. On the other hand, we have to be ready for the fight, and we have to handle that fight. Weve seen people following mayor bill de blasios recommendation to cover their faces when out in public. Pennsylvanias governor also recommending that for his residents. And still some confusion out there on whether or not you should be wiping down your groceries. One food safety expert says do whatever gives you peace of mind, but the risk of transmission through handling the package foods is very low. The best thing that im doing is really just being mindful of my hands because the virus itself is not going to jump off of my food or food packaging, even if its there in that very very small chance. The only way that its going to sort of move around my house is through my hands. Now, there arent any cdc guidelines out there for how to handle groceries, but the u. S. Surgeon general dr. Jerome adams told fox news earlier this week that he himself wipes down his groceries when he brings them inside his house. Back to you, jon. Jon thanks. At least 41 states and the District Of Columbia are under movement restrictions. That means stay at home orders of some kind as effecting 93 of all americans. So what does it mean for essential workers . Some of the lowest income populations increasingly at risk. Jacqui heinrich is live from new york city with more on that. Jacqui . Well, jon, data from a smart phone tracking company showed income inequality is linked to virus exposure, with those who are making more money staying home sooner and also staying home more than those who make less. In new york city, the consequences were visible within the first month of the outbreak. Of the 20 zip codes with the fewest coronavirus cases, 19 were wealthy areas, according to city data. The most cases were in the poorest neighborhoods. Analysts think there could be several reasons why, including more low income people working essential jobs, delivery drivers, grocery clerks and care givers, more exposure on Public Transportation and crowding among families in small apartments. But a bureau of labor stay statistics from last year showed the risk factors existed before this virus. About 60 of people who worked in management, business and other jobs could work from home, but less than 10 of Service Workers could. 37 of asians said they could work remotely. 30 for whites. 20 for africanamericans and 16 for hispanics. More than half of those with College Degree or higher could work from home. Without a High School Diploma only 4 could. The virus is ravaging low income people working essential jobs many without Health Insurance and without undiagnosed preexisting conditions. Poverty makes you more likely to be sick. Being sick makes you more likely to be poor. The kinds of jobs that people have when they are low income put them at greater risk. Many essential workers are now demanding hazard pay and better protection from the virus. Workers at amazon, whole foods and instacart all staged protests last week. Jon . Jon Jacqui Heinrich in new york city, thanks. With this outbreak sof of covid19 aboard the Aircraft Carrier uss roosevelt and the number of nearly a thousand being affected, questions remain on the military being ready of potential conflict at the expense of the health of the troops. Meanwhile the Armed Services are running short on new recruits. Lucas tomlinson has the latest on that from the pentagon. Lucas . Jon, that major recruiting depot there in time square has been empty last few days thousand additional military medical personnel will be going to new york, the hottest of the hot spots said the president. Were going to be adding tremendous amount of military to help supplement the states. Thousands of soldiers, thousands of medical workers, professionals, nurses, doctors, and it will be a large number, we will be telling them over the next very short period where they are going. They are going into war in the pacific, 155 positive cases of covid19 of its crew of nearly 5,000. More than half of the navys cases are aboard the Aircraft Carrier. Only 40 of the crew has been tested for the virus right now. President trump says he supports the Navy Secretarys decision to fire the carriers skipper captain. Also questioned the loij logic of sending the Aircraft Carrier to vietnam. Half the people infected with covid19 show no symptoms according to the latest data. Officials say a handful of patients from the Javits Center were taken to the hospital ship comfort friday one day after President Trump approved new york Governor Cuomos request to turn the Javits Center to treat covid patients. The dozen or so patients removed from the Javits Center, some of those patients later tested positive. The military is short of recruits. That affects the pipeline. The fewer recruits you have putting into the pipeline the less you have preparing for war. Jon . Jon Lucas Tomlinson with some of the conundrums tat pentagon. At the pentagon. Thank you. Italy seems to have turned a corner in its own battle with covid19. The numbers of new cases there have hit a plateau after four weeks of lockdown. This as the pope sends a video message of encouragement to catholics around the world ahead of holy week celebrations. Amy kellogg is in florence with more. In terms of the numbers of coronavirus infections, but italy still has the largest number of deaths. It was here where coronavirus really exploded first in europe of course, and that didnt give hospitals time to prepare. In some cases they just assumed they were dealing with regular flu cases and sometimes those doctors and nurses went on to infect other patients not knowing. The hospitals became hot spots and in many cases those doctors and nurses too became sick. In the south, where they worry about booming cases that hasnt yet come, at least one hospital in naples has taken advantage of the lessons of the north and has managed to procure totally protective equipment and put in place protocols that separate front line doctors from all others, and its an example for other hospitals everywhere. This as pope francis sent out a video message of solidarity last night saying lets make the most of this time. Lets be generous and help those in need in our neighborhoods. Lets look out for the most lonely either by phone or social networks. In the spirit of generosity, in a wide range of places here, italian paratroopers in this hospital saying happy birthday and present a cake to a patient. People have been making food donations around italy, hunger and poverty have shown themselves to be big problems in this crisis. Some of italys most famous industrialists are helping fill voids, turning over their factually production or much of it for protective gear for hospital workers. Italians are saying they feel proud that armani is making clothes, the gucci is making face masks. Jon . Jon thanks, amy. The Prime Minister of spain saying the country will extend its current lockdown for three additional weeks. Spain has the second highest number of coronavirus cases, as well as deaths in the world. But a decrease in the number of new deaths for a second straight day is offering some optimism. Ryan chilcote has more on that from london. Jon, spain has overtaken italy as the country in europe with the highest number of confirmed cases, nearly 125,000 confirmed cases. Only the United States has more. Meanwhile, the death toll in spain keeps rising, approaching 12,000, more than 800 deaths in just the last 24 hours. As tragic as that is, its actually less than the previous 24 hours and the infection rate also appears to be falling. Still spaniards who have already spent three weeks in a National Lock down are looking at another three weeks confined to their homes. Here in the u. K. , where people are in the second week of a National Lockdown, the number of deaths over the last 24 hours also hit a new high, with more than 700 people succumbing to the coronavirus. At least one hospital on the outskirts of london is telling people not to go to its emergency ward anymore because it is running out of oxygen. Still, like in spain, there is some encouraging news in the u. K. , saturday the number of new reported cases fell from the previous day. Finally, it was a day of National Mourning in china, as people stood for three minutes silence, the sound of air sirens blasted through the air across the country. On top of all the tragic deaths, there is severe economic distress coming. Today the imf said that the consequences of this pandemic will be much worse than the Global Financial crisis, just 12 years ago. Jon . Jon Ryan Chilcote from london, thank you. More Team Coverage on the coronavirus pandemic straight ahead. Were taking a closer look at the mental toll of all this among some americans. As a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get. At liberty butchumal cut. Liberty biberty cut. Well dub it. Liberty mutual customizes your Car Insurance so you only pay for what you need. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Jon the Public Health crisis stemming from the covid19 pandemic taking a heavy toll on millions of americans coast to coast. A new poll shows more than 1 3 of americans say coronavirus is seriously impacting their Mental Health. Most of those surveyed say they feel a serious impact in their every day lives. Jonathan hunt is live in los angeles with more on that. Jonathan . Jon, these are the worst of times for so many people, loved ones sick or dying, jobs lost, schools closed, fear, isolation. In one f none of us is immune to the stress of this extraordinary time. As we look around the deserted streets, our favorite stores, restaurants or bars shuttered, more and more of us are feeling the Mental Health effects, according to the American Psychiatric association which founded a new poll that about half of all americans are anxious about contracting covid19. 40 are anxious about becoming seriously ill. And more than a third say it is having a serious effect on their Mental Health. The associations president says we should all be on the lookout for warning signs. I think for anyone who notices that theyre starting to sort of drink more or that their sleep is disturbed, or they cant stop worrying, you know, about their own health and being terrified, you know, that they are going to die, those are the people who really should reach out to other people. Now, california is among many states that have set up Mental Health hot lines you can call if youre experiencing anxiety. The advice from experts to try to cope with those feelings include being good to yourself. You need to treat ourselves with some compassion and gentleness around the things that we cant control, so the experiences you might have of disappointment or grief, anxiety, sadness. It is important that people bring the loving kindness that they would bring to their loved ones to themselves in these really difficult times and to stay engaged with things that matter to you the cdc also has an entire section of its website dedicated to stress and coping during this crisis. There is a wealth of information there at cdc. Gov. Jon . Jon jonathan hunt, thank you. Our next guest is a molecular biologist, who is joining us via skype. Dr. Robinson, i know you had your own covid19 scare at least. Can you tell us about that and what transpired . Yes, yes. Absolutely. Well, im actually down in [inaudible] at the moment. I became ill after my boyfriend came from new york city and developed a fever. We both had all the symptoms, fever, cough, aches, chills, both of us about ten days with really challenging systems. Unfortunately, we were unable to get tests because as we know with a lot of places testing is really limited at the moment and reserved for critical cases. However, i did test negative for flu, bacterial infection, so most of the evidence would point at it being covid. I think in these times it is really important that if you are experiencing any symptoms, assume you have covid and take the appropriate measures to prevent the transmission of the disease to others. Jon heres one of the problems and were learning more and more about this disease every day, but one of the problems is that people can be carrying the virus before they show any symptom; right . Absolutely. I think one of the things that distinguishes this virus from others is that theres actually a really long incubation period from the time you are exposed to the time that you actually demonstrate symptoms. Right now thats looking like about five days before you actually would notice any symptoms. Of course majority of people are either asymptomatic or only experience mild symptoms. Meanwhile all of those people actually have virus in their body and able to transmit it to others. Jon i feel fortunate that my four children are grown and im not having to keep them home from school, but kids are little germ factories anyway. If you have young children, they are not immune to this and they can pick up the virus and bring it home just as an adult can. That is absolutely true. And many children, again, are asymptomatic, so they can pick it up. They can spread it to their parents, grandparents, other kids that they are playing with. One of the most critical things that were all doing right now is really practicing the physical distancing because it is hard to know. You cant really be sure if you have the virus unless youve actually tested positive, and id like to say that theres even a chance i think its 18 to 25 percent of negative results from those tests are falsenegatives, which is to say that someone might have the virus and get a test and get a negative result, but they actually do have the virus. So now its critical more than ever to all of us take responsibility to make sure that were reducing spread. Were wearing masks. You know, were staying home, all those measures. Jon yeah, the numbers on the testing not necessarily reassuring. Last thought, i mean, we just showed some video of someone wearing a mask and gloves. I mean wearing rubber gloves i suppose is a help in some respects, but if you touch something thats contaminated with the virus and then touch something elsewhere youve got gloves whether youve got gloves or not youre still potentially spreading the virus. It is tough. I think the deal with masks and gloves, were trying to prevent touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. If youre wearing a mask, even if you have gloves on, and you touch your mask, you wont have that transmission available. Thats true. It is also important to note that if you are wearing gloves which i think is a good idea you remove them before you go into your house or before youre touching your phone or other things where you can sort of have that transmission occur and have the virus move from your gloves to your phone or door handle or whatnot