Outrage of the government response to the deadly Corona virus pandemic the system does not is not really geared to what we need right now.

What you are asking for that is a failing.

It is a failing.

Let's admit it.

Worldwide cases of cove in 19 shooting past 125,000 in US, more than 1600 cases and at least 40 deaths.

Efforts to contain the outbreak here, sparking confusion and cancellations.

Nation Now in the midst of a new kind of March madness, shocking basketball fans know tournaments.

No championships this year, eh?

NBA suspending the rest of the season.

Professional baseball soccer all postponed until further notice.

New York's famous Broadway silenced.

Forget long lines at movie theaters.

Some of the hottest new film releases where is delayed.

The cascade of closures includes Disneyland and Disney World, which entertained tens of millions each year in Washington's halls of power.

The same sign closed closed close chaos propelled Wall Street into its worst day in more than 30 years.

With those closures, we know there's going to be a dramatic impact.

We're not sure yet exactly what that number is going to look like, but it's clear it's going to be significant.

And it's very clear that it will mean, at least for this point in time, a contraction in the economy.

Governors taking drastic steps to stop the spread of the virus to reduce the number of people in contagious environment.

No gathering with 500 people or more and closing school districts will help slow the transmission of this dangerous virus.

We do have in this executive order the ability to commandeer existing private sector assets, including hotels and motels at the White House.

President Trump defending his decision to ban foreign travelers from huge sections of Europe.

I need to do something.

I'll do it after right to do a lot of things that people don't even know about.

The new rules limit travel from 26 countries with the exception of the UK, was a world problem and you do need separation.

In some cases you have some areas that are very heavily infected, and you have said some areas that are frankly, but we do need separation for a little period of time in some places.

But there were questions on exactly what the president had proposed.

The president is not providing clarity.

He seems confused about his own policy.

He misstated his own travel ban.

The critics say that travel ban now is like locking your door after the killer's inside the house.

But there are some who say it works, but he doesn't even seem to manage to articulate it in a speech to the nation, clearly yelling the president is doing right now.

From the beginning, President Trump has attacked this problem with a lot of happy talk.

Stay calm and it will go away, he said.

The president also facing questions about whether he should be tested for covert 19.

Last week, he was socializing with a delegation from Brazil at Mar a Lago.

One of the Brazilian seen here in that hat standing to his left, has now tested positive for the virus across the country.

Hospitals Air Gearing up for Influx Is a patient's surge tents popping up around Boston San Jose in Salt Lake City?

I believe once testing becomes more widespread and available, we might see a surgeon.

Patients.

Dr.

Allan Kaplan is head of emergency service is in Plain View Hospital in Long Island, New York, where they're already seeing covert 19 patients.

He gave us a behind the scenes look at his hospital's overflow zone, equipped with all the necessary medical tools.

We have equipment to monitor patient's vital signs, and we have a ventilators if needed.

Patients in severe distress Nurses like Stephen Jones are on the front lines.

We go towards the disease while there's run for the hills from it, I would say at least 10 patients came in today with at least had mentioned the word Corona virus based on their symptoms.

Plainview Hospital is part of North Well Health, which is now allowed to run its own tests.

Jones demonstrated exactly how that's done with the help of a hospital employee.

This test entails two different slobs.

Hold back you just like this.

The test is similar to a regular flu test.

Once he swabs the patient's nostrils and throat, he then sends them off to a lab.

Results come back in 24 to 48 hours.

That will get faster in the next couple of weeks.

If they're not sick, sick enough to be admitted to the hospital, we will send them home and give them instructions on how to self quarantine and take care of themselves.

The only people that should be coming to emergency rooms of those who were in respiratory distress having trouble breathing, you can say 80 to 90% of people having this disease will be well, mannish is staying home and it will resolve on its own.

We treat these patients as if they are family members and that it's game time that we just, you know, we get Ah focused and we're ready to go.

Today.

In the New York suburb of New Rochelle, the National Guard flooded into the nation's first containment zone, site of the largest cluster of cases.

Some of the people who live here called the epicenter off the epicentre.

Just behind me is where the National Guard has been activated.

They're handing out meals today, you're at home and you're wondering why are they handing out meals?

World?

Because some schools have been cancelled here and kids who go to school rely on meals including breakfast and lunch is also a lot of families out here are trying to figure out how to goto work and also deal with Children who no longer have school.

There is a lot of uncertainty right now, and health officials and the government here in state government in New York want to make sure people don't go hungry, just helping everybody else make sure I get what they need and, you know, keep moving.

Keep you know, everybody happy.

Satisfied people here are told not to gather in large groups.

That pattern is being replicated nationwide.

Meeting It's game over for many sports.

An endgame abruptly canceled last night after two Utah Jazz players, Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, tested positive for the virus earlier this week.

Oh, bear poked fun at all the talk about Corona virus and ended a news conference by pointedly touching tape recorders and microphones.

Today he's apologizing on Instagram, saying at the time, I had no idea I was even infected.

I was careless and make no excuse.

I hope my story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously based on doors.

Fans watching a game in Dallas were shocked when the NBA's suspended the season.

Mark Cuban, the owner watching from the stands.

Just unbelievable.

Just not not something you ever could have anticipated.

There's any new information that you can share with us about what the league plans to do next.

And do you see that the n B a season resuming at some point, I hope it resumes.

Nothing, really.

I can share.

I mean, other than the league is going to do what's best for the safety of our employees and for the fans and customers.

We're gonna try to do the right thing.

Cuban says.

You told the team to self quarantine just to be safe, but worries about the impact on all the people who work at N B A.

Arenas.

Now that the games Air suspended, they're not gonna have that income.

And so that just wasn't right to me.

So I will compensate them for will compensate them in advance.

Even if the games might be played in the future, we'll still compensate them now so they can pay their bills.

And we'll do that for Arena employees.

For the Mavs games and for hourly employees that work for the Mavericks, that might not get those hours.

The economic impact is already visible in Washington state, where Cobain 19 1st hit in America.

When you come to Seattle, you obviously you come to the Pike Place Market and on a weekend or during the busy time, your shoulder to shoulder with people.

There's so much room here.

One of the things that we heard from a number of the shop owners is that things are quieter, that they've never seen it like this before.

Taking extreme measures now, like cancellations, enclosures will help buy more time.

For a more effective response, though a colleague of mine was just saying, You know, we should all just be prepared that we're gonna get it.

Do you think that that's the appropriate attitude?

No, I don't think it's the appropriate attitude.

The appropriate attitude is to try and do something about it, to just throw up your hands and say we're not gonna do anything about it is not appropriate and not good.

Public health for Nightline.

I'm Lindsay Davis in New York.

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