♪ hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from here in the united states and of course all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm rosalynn church. just ahead, u.s. lawmakers are at an impasse over a coronavirus relief bill. while roughly a third of all americans are being ordered to stay home to stop the spread. another surge of vir virus-related deaths in italy. what other countries are learning from the italian response to the pandemic. and now the virus is a serious threat to the olympics in tokyo. the japan's prime minister says

postponing the games may be inevitable as at least two countries decide they're not even sending athletes there. ♪ well, new infections and shutdowns as the coronavirus pandemic deepens and the world worries about another week of economic chaos. johns hopkins university is now reporting more than 339,000 cases globally with a death toll approaching 15,000. italy is suffering greatly. the virus killed another 651 people there in the past day. nearly 5,500 overall. that's more than in china. the italian government is now asking u.s. military personnel stationed in italy for help. specifically, requesting critical medical equipment like ventilators as well as field hospitals. no response yet from the pentagon. now, this comes as the u.s.

grapples with life under lockdown. almost one in three americans are being ordered to stay home. the figure is only likely to rise. the white house has now activated u.s. national guard units for three of the hardest-hit states, california, new york, and washington state. some 2,000 air and army national guard members are working on the virus response across 23 states. that's as the u.s. death toll soars to 413. >> i know that this is a challenging time for all americans. we're enduring a great national trial, and we will prove that the we can meet the moment. i want to assure the american people that we're doing everything we can each day to confront and ultimately defeat this horrible, invisible enemy.

we're at war. in a true sense, we're at war, and we're fighting an invisible enemy. meantime, a stimulus pack and failed to pass the u.s. senate. republican leader mitch mcconnell is stepping up the pressure. he originally scheduled a procedural vote for monday morning 15 minute as of the stock exchange would open. the democrats objected to the timing and the vote has been pushed back to the afternoon. they blocked the republican plan sunday arguing it favored corporate interests too heavily. five republican senators are now quarantined or self-isolating, so the bill needs bipartisan support to reach the 60 votes to pass. >> legislation has many problems. at the top of the list, it includes a large corporate bailout with no protections for workers and virtually no oversight. also very troubling in the bill were significant shortfalls in

money our hospitals, states, cities, and medical workers desperately needed. this is a public health crisis. it is inexplicable to skimp on funding to address the pandemic. we democrats want to move forward with a bipartisan agreement. unfortunately, the legislation has not improved enough in the past three hours to earn the necessary votes to proceed. >> we're fiddling here, fiddling with the emotions of the american people, fiddling with the markets, fiddling with our health care. the american people expect us to act tomorrow. and i want everybody to fully understand if we aren't able to act tomorrow, it'll be because of our colleagues on the other side continuing to bicker when the country expects us to come together and address this

problem. >> while they all play politics, u.s. futures plunged 5% on word the stimulus vote failed. that triggered a halt on trading. meanwhile, rand paul is the first senator known to have contracted the coronavirus. a source says paul had no symptoms but decided to get checked out after learning he attended an event with two people who tested positive. well, canada has announced they will not send athletes to compete in the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo. and australia is telling their athletes to plan on competing in 2021. all of this happening as japan admits that the 2020 games may be postponed. japanese prime minister shinzo abe has had a staunch position that the olympics should happen on schedule. but now the international olympic committee is considering rescheduling the games. and for more, i'm joined by cnn

will ripley in tokyo. will, of course the japanese prime minister had stood if you remember for a while that he was not going to change anything. but he's starting to rethink all of that. >> reporter: yeah. i think a lot of people are saying it's about time, rosemary. japanese officials seem increasingly tone deaf especially in recent days as a number of different countries and athletic organizations including the usa track and field and usa swimming were calling for the games to be postponed saying no matter what the coronavirus situation is here inside japan which at the moment it's not as severe as other countries, you still have the reality that there are a lot of athletes from places like the u.s. and europe who are not going to have time to adequately train for a july 24th start. so, i think that that reality, the growing chorus of calls from around the world has forced japanese officials to think of doing something that would have been unthinkable even just a month ago which is probably

postponing the games. when and how is still yet to be determined. >> so, what are those numbers look like right now? how is japan dealing with this pandemic? >> we know that the ub in numbe cases is now well over a thousand. japan had its biggest single day jump of deaths reported yesterday, 5 new deaths. yes, the number of cases is relatively low here, but the testing levels are also relatively low. i have to say there were people out at the parks this weekend looking at the cherry blossoms just like they were in d.c., packed just as close together as the beaches in australia. it is true social distancing is not really a thing here. japanese culture, people don't shake hands and hug as much. there isn't as much physical contact. peop some people were wearing masks and some weren't. as for the olympics, this is going to have a huge financial impact, probably more expensive some are saying to postpone the

games than just to cancel them altogether. japan's also going to be facing a real economic challenge as a result of this. frankly we don't know when the details are going to be announced. the ioc is saying because it's so complex, they might have to take up to four weeks with all the stakeholders and venues and nights in hotels booked that will have to be rearranged. it's shaping up to be a mess on the olympic side. and also we still don't know if the coronavirus is under control on the ground in japan. >> certainly the economic pain is being felt across the globe in so many different ways. will ripley joining us from tokyo. europe is seeing dramatic spikes in the number of deaths reporting. france and uk reported increases of at least 20% over the weekend. and german chancellor angela merkel is now in self-quarantine after a doctor who treated her tested positive for coronavirus. and here to discuss more is gold

from europe. since you're there with the uk and it was very slow to respond to the pandemic, why is that and how are people there responding now to this social distancing and staying home, and what new measures has the government put in place? >> that's right. the united kingdom has taken a different approach to how they are combatting the coronavirus. and one of the reasons they say is it's all about the science. they say they don't want to put down restrictions that is not backed up by science in any way. but boris johnson has warned in stark terms to the public that if they don't adhere to the recommendations right now, they are just recommendations about social distancing, there will be more stringent measures put in place. friday they closed down the pubs, gyms, schools, cafes. i went out for a walk. my friends had been sending me

pictures. certain parks in certain areas were packed. and certain farmer's markets were still open and there you had crowds of hundreds milling about doing the exact opposite of what the recommendation is saying, staying six feet away from people, not congregating in big groups. boris johnson last night warned if people don't take this seriously there will be more serious measures issued like curfews, like a full lockdown. there are more and more growing calls for this because of what we saw over to past weekend. the recommendations don't seem to be working. the question seems to be not if there will be a further lockdown here in the united kingdom, but when. >> yeah, that seems to be the problem throughout the globe. people are just not taking this seriously. as we mentioned, the number of infections spiking across europe, particularly italy. what's the latest on all those numbers and how are some of those countries responding to this pandemic? >> so, italy a few days ago did actually have its largest spike

in deaths. but actually just yesterday, that increase in deaths was 615 which is a lot but it is a decrease from the numbers before. so, people are hoping that that decrease of death numbers continues in italy. of course, as you mentioned earlier, italy is pleading for help from elsewhere. they've turned to the u.s. military asking them to not only help them with supplies but also asking if military members in italy could help with the sylvians. as far as i understand, they have not responded to that. in other parts of europe, spain is extending its state of emergency after having its largest single-day increase of deaths of nearly 400 deaths in one day, rosemary. >> it's just extraordinary. thank you for bringing the latest from london. many thanks to you. you heard it as mentioned italy asking the u.s. for military help in combatting this coronavirus. they're hoping u.s. forces stationed in the country can assist by providing medical

personnel in field hospitals. the italian defense minister also appealed to his u.s. counterpart, mark esper, for critical medical equipment like masks and ventilators. of course that is something -- they have things that are needed here in the united states. this comes as italy reported more than 650 deaths from the virus over a 24-hour period on sunday. bobby mendo takes a look at why the country has been hit so hard. >> reporter: a convoy of military trucks passes through the italy. crematoriums so overwhelmed that the military is transporting the dead. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: and there are many, many dead. more have died from covid-19 in italy than in all of china where the virus first emerged. that's despite italy having far fewer overall cases. the question: why? and what can america learn from it? in addition to sending a plane

full of supplies -- >> if you want to say something -- >> reporter: -- chinese have also sent the vice president of the red cross who gave this explanation. >> you're not having very strict lock up policy of the city because of public transportation is still working and people are still moving around and you're still having dinners and parties in the hotels. and you're not wearing masks. >> reporter: here in rome, it's plain to see, officials are putting stringent policies in place trying to keep people home. but there are plenty of romans out disobeying the order. >> in australia every day, it is contagion. there aren't rules. people don't understand. it seems like italians don't get it. they shouldn't stand less than a meter apart. >> translator: lots of people are afraid. they're taking the situation very seriously. they go around in face masks and

keep their distance. they try to avoid contact while others act like nothing's happening, like it's a normal flu. they're underestimating the problem. >> reporter: italy declared its first positive cases at the end of january. the prime minister moved quickly to declaur a state of emergency. but it would not be until three weeks later on february 23rd that the government started to ban public gatherings, close schools, and ask anyone who might have been exposed to self-quarantine in northern italy where most of the cases were at that point. leaders sent mixed messages. even politicians posting photos of themselves out drinking cocktails in milan. >> it would not be until two weeks after that, march 8th, that the region was put on lockdown. 233 were already dead. this man is a schoolteacher, part of the original red zone. >> translator: here people have never stopped dying. every day it has been like this.

we have a number of deaths that just keeps increasing exponentially. a police car just passed by. maybe the first time i've heard. they are asking the population to stay inside their homes. >> reporter: italy's population is older than average, and the average coronavirus victim here is just over 80. like other european countries, testing here has not been nearly as aggressive as in countries like korea meaning it's been much harder to trace the infection. and as the center for the first contagion in europe, its hospitals were immediately overwhelmed. at first, italy's government counted on people to do the right thing. now they make sure they do. >> translator: there's a high level of contagion and we're not even counting the dead anymore. look at the news that's coming out of italy and take note of what the situation really is like. it's unimaginable. ♪

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well, u.s. investors are not happy to hear a stimulus package hasn't passed to help ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus. futures plunged 5% on news the measure didn't get enough votes to pass the senate on sunday. that drop triggered a limit on trading. dow and s&p 500 futures are down more than 4%. well, at the daily white house briefing, president trump was optimistic the economy will turn around as soon as the pandemic is controlled. take awe listen. >> the greatest thing we can do is win the war. the war is against the virus. that's the war. we do that, everything -- i really believe everything's going to fall into place. it's going to be beautiful. i call it a pent up demand.

people are dying to go out to a restaurant. people are dying to go on to airplanes. i think there's a tremendous pent up demand. you may be surprised to the degree. i think it's going to go very rapidly because this wasn't a financial crisis. just the opposite. this was a medical crisis. >> but in the near term, cnn's chief business correspondent predicts the coming week will be grim for the u.s. economy. >> this is going to be maybe the ugliest week we've ever lived through honestly for the economy. you have companies, small businesses that know that they're not going to have customers for the next number of weeks and they've got rent that is due on april 1st and they've got payroll to make. they're going to be very quick to try to lay off workers because in a normal garden variety recession, people hold on to their workers as long as they can because they think it's going to get better. but they know there's going to be this period of a stopped economy, economy stopped at the

behest of the government. but even right now they don't know whether their bills are going to be stopped. now, in this package that they're arguing about right now, there is two weeks of cash flow for small businesses if they pass this. they're arguing about better unemployment benefits for people. so, even if you're furloughed maybe you could get unemployment benefits. democrats really want longer and more money for people who get unemployment. but there still is this feeling 11 years after the financial crisis, the last time around it was the companies and the banks who were bailed out and not the regular worker. so, democrats are very aware that this has to -- we have to help workers who april 1st in just a few days are going to have bills to pay. >> and vicky price joins us now from london. she is a senior managing director for fti consulting, a global business advisory firm. thank you so much for being with us.

i'm hoping you can hear me. i'm not sure if you can. but what's your response to u.s. politicians failing to get this stimulus packaged approved at this very desperate time? >> there's no doubt about this, you've already heard in the piece just before how they're reacting. we can see more, of course, when they open later. but there is a stimulus that is absolutely needed for the economy. what we've seen in europe what has calmed the market is if there is serious employment support. in other words, if people can feel that their wages are maintained. an interesting thing of course is that even in the uk which is run by a very right-wing government right now, what we have had promised is that wages would be paid up to 80% by the government and expect you to have firms to pay certain amounts themselves on top in order to keep some income still flowing in the pockets of people

so that they feel less anxious about what happens to their jobs. the other problem of course is we don't know how long this whole thing will last, how much it's going to cost. i think in the u.s. as well, all the talk about helping the individuals, the reality is of course they have to have jobs to go back to. so, it has to become by naegs of employment support as well as ensuring there is income flowing into peoples' pockets. >> clearly there's politics at play in the united states and the problem is there's littmore support going to the bigger companies and less to the little man and woman that need help. what do investors want to see in that stimulus package? >> i think they want to see there's a possibility of the number of firms being maintained in the future. if they close and let everyone go, then the chances of recovery later would be more difficult because they would have to stop

recruiting and of course they may not assist in the future. there has to be a package support that puts money into sectors whether we like it or not. that's going to have to happen whether that's the industry, huge problems with the entertainment sector of course. i think the state will have to intervene and need assurance for investors there is going to be money going to support the sectors. it could be in the form of loans and equity perhaps that the government takes, that sort of thing that we have seen before happen here in europe and probably will have to happen again. but the other thing of course, they will need to be reassured that the money that is supposed to be flowing from the federal reserve to support the banks and into the economy more generally is intensified so that they can see the benefit of it as quickly as possible so that again some firms can be sustained. but the reality is as you've been hearing before, the

question is how fast the recovery will be after it comes but more importantly how deep the recession will be which is likely to be very deep and how long is it going to last. >> of course president trump said the economy would turn around as soon as this pandemic is under control. just very quickly, do you agree with that? is that likely to happen? >> the truth is so much of the national income gone, there's a limit to how much more people can be spending on eating out. all that spending during this period of recession will disappear. and a lot of it isn't going to come back. and then recover the rest is going to take quite some time. so, i'm afraid that's a bit of an optimistic scenario. >> we'll appreciate you for joining. still to come, the world is ramping up its response to the pandemic, shutdowns abound, and yet the virus just keeps spreading. i will ask an expert what it will take to stop it. gotcha! nooooo...

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it is mid-afternoon in tokyo, a very calm scene. you can see there after some unsettling news japan is reporting its biggest single day surge in coronavirus deaths. the virus claiming another five lives and bringing the japanese death toll up to nearly 50 with more than 1,800 infections. globally though, there are now nearly 240,000 confirmed cases. that is according to john hopkins university. the red countries you see there clearly the worst hit. they are homes to tens of thousands of infections.

and across the u.s., the death toll has shot past 400 with more than 34,000 confirmed cases. natasha chen shows us how the state and federal governments are responding. >> through fema, the federal government will be funding 100% of the cost of deploying national guard units. >> reporter: sunday's announcement sends troops to washington, california, and new york, the say its hardest hit by the coronavirus, a move that comes one week in the white house's 15-day plan to slow the spread of the pandemic. in one week, we've seen the number of cases in the u.s. go from 4,000 to more than 30,000. and the ub novembnumber of deat gone from 72 to at least 400. it's a signal that americans may experience quarantined life far longer than 15 days. >> this is literally a matter of life and death. we get the facilities up. we get the supplies. we will save lives. if we don't, we will lose lives.

>> governor andrew cuomo says 40 to 80% of people across new york state will become infected. he and other governors have been calling for more federal help. >> we are getting some progress. it's not nearly enough. it's not fast enough. we're way behind the curve. >> whatever the states can get, they should be getting. >> the president did say delivery of medical supplies and federal medical stations with thousands of medical beds will go to the hardest hit states. many hospitals have stopped performing elective surgeries. one health care system in new york is barring visitors from the maternity ward, no one but the mother giving birth. all the while, health providers on the front lines are brags themselves. all of this makes congress a stimulus package crucial. >> make no mistake about it. we'll be voting tomorrow. >> reporter: but the fate of

that vote could be in question as senator rand paul announced he's tested positive for coronavirus and several other gop senators on self-quarantine. with them absent, the bill will need serious bipartisan support to pass and democrats do not adpree on details of the aid given to states and large industries. >> there are issues that have not been resolved. there are serious issues. >> the package that the republicans have drawn up does nothing to help struggling workers. first responders need ppe equipment. there's nothing in it for hospitals and first responders. it creates a $500 billion slush fund for steve mnuchin to hand out loans for corporations as he please. >> meanwhile streets are going quiet. even massive football stadiums are becoming test sites. as we face this challenge, some like these high school students are finding ways to virtually stick together.

♪ somewhere over the rainbow >> america is america because we overcome adversity and challenges. we're going to overcome this, and america will be the greater for it. >> natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. and with me now from hong kong, the former assistant director general of the world health organization and the director of the school of public health at the university of hong kong. thank you so much for being with us. so, many people across the globe are making sure they wash their hands thoroughly and regularly and ensuring they keep their social distance from each other. but a whole lot of others are not doing any of this. what would be your message to them about how contagious this covid-19 is? >> thank you. there's a couple of places in the world which are probably

ahead of the curve in knowing what this outbreak can bring and hong kong is one of them. in hong kong, there have been a number of different measures such as reducing travellers coming into the city. but really importantly, measures like social distancing. so, by reducing meetings and reducing the gatherings of people. and then personal measures, especially hand washing and using masks have been really important. and i think that if i was in another part of the world, i would really take a close look at the places which have experienced the outbreak and try to learn from some of the lessons which are clear here. >> right. of course we look at italy, for instance, where there has been a total lockdown. apparently, though, people haven't been heeding the warning to stay in their homes, and hins we' hence we're seeing these incredible numbers, incredible spikes in infections and deaths,

very disturbing. what is it going to take, do you think, to stop the spread of this virus, a national lockdown perhaps in the united states or in other countries? or is that unnecessarily extreme? >> i think there's probably two main ingredients which are needed. on the one hand, there are going to need to be several different ways to try to reduce the outbreak. none of them is perfect. you know, we can't seal off countries or communities and social distancing and personal hygiene measures are going to be important. but they are also not perfect and cannot be done completely by everybody. and so we have to recognize that we need a sort of layered approach or basket approach and use all of these different means. but i think the second key ingredient is that we need the public to understand that the outbreak is serious and that

they are an active participant in whether the outbreak is going to continue or whether it's going to break. and so having people take it seriously, have them try to follow the guidelines which are being put out there by good health authorities is really critical for breaking the outbreak. >> yeah, the message is certainly being sent out there, but it doesn't seem to be resonating with so many people. we're all seeing it when we go outside. you see people taking no notice at all of any of the social distancing or ensuring that they stay healthy and maybe inside their homes for as long as they possibly can. and of course the u.s., we know, has now tested more than 250,000 people and more than 10% of them have tested positive for the coronavirus. more than 400 have died. but so many more people have requested to be tested but have been turned away because there just aren't enough test kits or swabs.

how is it possible, do you think, looking from the outside that the superpower is failing to get this done? >> well, you know, i think that we need to do testing for a couple of different reasons. one of them is simply for medical diagnosis. another one is for the country to be able to monitor where it is in the outbreak. and so are things getting better or are they getting worse? and i think that this is one of the places where the u.s. has stumbled, but it is trying to get back on its feet and make sure it's getting the testing done. but i think the bigger issue which you're raising is that there are people in the states who understand it's an important issue, and then there are other people who, for whatever reason, seem to believe that there's nothing going on. and i think that getting out in front of those people, the communications and really trying to reach them but also for those people to listen is going to be

really critical for the u.s. to limit the outbreak. >> yeah. i mean, we've got doctors on the front line getting sick, putting their lives at risk. and you've got kids in florida on the beaches partying it up. it's just -- it's very -- it's a very strange image. but i just -- before you go, i wanted to ask you this. starting tuesday, some u.s. patients will be given antima larl drugs to treat the covid-19 infection. what is your reaction to that? >> we definitely need trials. there are a number of potential agents against the virus which causes this outbreak. but we need really good trials giving us solid data. for example, if we take chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine which are the two antimalarial drugs which will be tested in the u.s., we have some anecdotal information, some data suggesting they could

be useful. but we need better data to show that they really work and that they can be used safely. in sars, we learned that people could use drugs widely. for example, steroids. and then years later we have found out that these drugs were not effective, and they really caused people long-term side effects. so, we have to really do the trials which are needed. >> indeed that is a real concern, for sure. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. well, ever wonder what's going through the mind of a top u.s. infectious disease expert when president trump misstates the facts during a news conference? now we do. in an interview published sunday in "the journal of science" dr. anthony fauci talked about the challenges of working with the trump administration during the coronavirus pandemic. here's how he described hearing falsehoods from the president. he said, i can't jump in front of the microphone and push him

down. okay. he said it. let's try and get it corrected for the next time. fauci added that while he and mr. trump disagree on some things, the president does listen to what he has to say. well, the shortage of testing kits for coronavirus has given scammers opportunity to cash in. fake kits are being sold to people in the united states and officials are warning other countries to be on the lookout. matthew chance tells us how to spot the fakes and why they can be harmful to use. >> reporter: scientists around the world race to develop coronavirus testing kits in attempt to get a grip of this escalating pandemic, there's also been an increase nin a number of scam artists exploiting the situation by offering fake and potentially dangerous tests for sell. british authorities say that a 59-year-old man has been charged here after a joint operation

with the u.s. food and drug administration to seize large numbers of fake tests sent from britain to los angeles after being ordered on the internet. this is what the tests look like. plastic pacts marked as covid-19 antipathogenic treatments, each containing bottles that are released with what are believed to be extremely hazardous chemicals. users of the fake tests are instructed to wash and rinse their mouths. british police are now issuing a warning to people in the united states to stay away from using these fake tests and to get in contact if they come across any of the tests believed still to be in circulation. >> so, we know we have recovered 420 fake kits since the 18th of march. there's 200 further kits we think are in circulation, a number of which will be in the united states. >> reporter: similar warnings

have been issued in britain and to france where police say the fake kits were also sold. it serves as a reminder that criminals are likely to exploit this period of global emergency and insecurity to defraud people out of their money. matthew chance, cnn, london. >> just unbelievable. we'll take a short break. still to come, the streets of india are nearly empty right now, all part of an ambitious nationwide plan to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. we'll explain on the other side of the break. stay with us. t your digestive system isn't working at its best? taking metamucil every day can help. metamucil supports your daily digestive health using a special plant-based fiber called psyllium. psyllium works by forming a gel in your digestive system to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down. metamucil's gelling action also helps to lower cholesterol and slows sugar absorption to promote healthy blood sugar levels. so, start feeling lighter and more energetic... by taking metamucil every day.

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welcome back everyone. india is extending its public curfew. prime minister narendra modi had originally asked the public to self-quarantine for 14 hours sunday. now, at least 75 districts and a number of states will remain on

lockdown until tend of this month. it's an ambitious plan in a country of 1.3 billion people where the usually bustling highways and markets are now mostly empty. for more, i'm joined now by cnn producer in new delhi. good to see you. initially this was going to be a 14-hour curfew. not sure what that would have achieved but now it's been extended in some places until the end of the month. how's it going to work? >> absolutely, rosemary. it has been now. it expands to streets, includes a few states as well. the government announced districts. these destructs are the districts where they've had coronavirus confirmed cases that have been reported. so, therefore the first lockdown in those districts as well. some states have expanded it to the entire territory of the state as well. this means that only essential services will be provided in these 75 districts and a few

states that have voluntarily expanded to the entire territory. this of course means there will be water services, health services, and food supplies that will be allowed to function. as far as the national capital, new delhi's was on complete lockdown. this lockdown will go on until the first of march. what we also know is that no train services, metro services, interstate services will apply during this period. prime minister narendra modi has taken to twitter some time ago and mentioned some people are not taking this lockdown very seriously. it's up to the citizens of india to do so like you mentioned, population of 1.3 million. this is the largest democracy in the world and this is challenging times for the country. rosemary. >> sadly it is a story we're hearing right across the globe. people are not taking this seriously. many thanks to you for joining

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retired doctors and nurses are being recruited to help fill the shortage of medical staff. miguel marquez has the story of one u.s. doctor going back to work. >> i am in the high risk age group. >> reporter: high risk but highly motivated. 67-year-old ann saxburg retired last year. no longer can she watch as the covid-19 coronavirus kills and changes the way we live. >> i feel i have a moral obligation to share my skills. >> reporter: for 28 years, she was an infectious disease and palliative care physician on long island. it's one of two dozen hospitals run by northwell health, new york state's harjest health care

provider. he's the kind of health care provider hospitals everywhere need right now. >> why may i ask do you get emotional just talking about this? >> i think it is because i feel it is a moral obligation. and i -- you know, i feel i have this in common with other health care workers. they're putting themselves on the line every day and going to work. this is kind of who we are and what we're made for. and it's hard to sit on the sidelines. >> she is also one of thousands of americans heeding the call, helping take on the biggest challenge the u.s. and the world has seen in generations. >> we can't imagine what it's going to be like a week or two from now. i think it's going to be -- it's going to be a bad situation. and we are going to lose a lot of people. >> reporter: hospitals know what's coming. not only are they critically short of protective masks, gloves, gones, beds, and ventilators. they also expect doctors,

nurses, and first responders to get sick and face quarantine themselves. >> so, we're asking former doctors and nurses, contact your previous employer, department of health will accelerate your recertification. >> reporter: northwell health where dr. saxburg worked for her entire career runs 23 hospitals and nearly 800 outpatient clinics throughout new york. 75 employees have tested positive for the virus, mostly from community exposure. but a larger number, 270 have been forced to stay home and self-quarantine due to exposure. >> i've got everything i need right here. >> reporter: for now, dr. saxburg is devouring every scrap of information about the disease she can waiting for the inevitable call to return to work and get back in the game whose rules are still not fully understood. >> i don't think we have any idea of how many people are

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♪ welcome back to our viewers joining us here in the united states and of course all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i'm rosemary church. just ahead, the pandemic and the economy, democrats and republicans argue over a stimulus plan amid lay offs and recession fears. in italy, the situation growing more dire by the hour with nearly 60,000 cases of the virus. the country's defense minister now requesting help from the u.s. military. the summer olympics up in the air, the japanese prime minister says postponing the games might be inevitable. ♪