theheartofNewRochelle, a cityofsome 70,000 justnorthofNewYork, virtuallyonlockdowntonightbecauseofwhatGovernorCuomosaysisthelargestclusterofCoronaviruscasesinthecountryatleast 108 andsurginghigher, morethandoublethenumberinNewYorkCity.
Thisisliterally a matteroflifeanddeath.
That's not a overlyrhetoricalstatement.
Nowstatehealthofficialsordering a containmentzone a circlewith a onemileradiuscentredaround a localsynagoguewith a rabbiandothercongregantshavetestedpositiveinclosingthemajorityofcasesinthecityforthenexttwoweeks, severalschools, housesofworshipandotherlargeinstitutionsclosed.
Asthiscrisisripplesacrossthecountry, a waveofnewprecautionsfromschoolclosures, tombormajoreventscanceledasthatcruiseshipdockedinCaliforniacontinuestounloadthissick, andthosewhocouldbeill.
Wehaveseen a 25 to 30% declineinnetbookingsandarepreparedforittogetworse.
Delta, AmericanandUnitedallcuttingbackonboth U.
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Andinternationalflights.
TheCEOofSouthwestnowsaystheCoronavirusishaving a greaterimpactontravelthan 9 11 9 11 wasn't aneconomicallydrivenissuefortravel.
ItwasMLLEorFear, quitefrankly, and I thinkthatthat's reallywhat's manifestedthistimeThenation's airlinesinsistsAmericaisstillopenforbusiness, withairlinesdroppingairfareswellintothesummer.
NewYorktoAtlanta, 46% cheaperSanFranciscotoNewOrleans, 60% off L.
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ToDenver, down 73%.
We'veseen a shiftindemandawayfrominternationaldestinationstowardmoredomesticdestinations, while U S airlinesarewavingtake a changeincancellationfees.
Congress's warning.
MosttravelinsurancedoesnotcoverCoronaviruscancellationsbecausethethreatwasknownas a midJanuaryLester.
Allright, TomCostello.
Thankyou.
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TheItalianprimeministersaidearliertonightthathecouldimposeevenstricterrulesmusteranentirecountryinlockdownMatt, Thankyou, we'llberightbackin 60 secondswithmylookinside a labtryingtodevelop a defenseagainstthisvirusandthenewwarningtonightforfamilieswithlovedonesinnursinghomes.
Tonight I wanttotakeyoutothefrontlinesinthefightagainstCoronavirusinsideoneofthemanypharmaceuticalcompaniesracingtodevelopvaccinesandtreatmentsandofferingsomereasonforhope.
In a labnorthofNewYorkCity, thereispalpableanticipationthat a defenseagainsteventreatmentfourCoronavirusiscloseathand.
ThebrainchildofGeorgeAccomplice, withtheideabeingthatyoucouldchallengethesemicewithanydisease, potentiallygetanimmunecurein a typicalvaccineliketheflushot.
Forexample, theinjectioncontains a smallamountofthevirustocauseyourbodytodevelopantibodiesagainstit, butthatcouldtakeweeks.
So I calledup a medicationor a vaccinethatsomepeoplewouldcallthis a passivevaccinethatiswayvaccinatethemiceandtakingtheimportantprotein, theanybodyfundamiceandgivingitto a person.
It's a vaccineinthesensethatit's usedtopreventthedisease, butalsoathigherdoses.
Itcanbeusedas a therapeutic, somethingtotreatthedisease.