White House Calling On Americans To Do More To Stop Spread Of COVID-19

Jan Carabeo reports.

FOR CLOSING SCHOOLS AT NEWSCONFERENCE AT 2:00 THISAFTERNOON.MEANWHILE, WE TURN TO EVERJAN CARABEO IN THE CBS-3 NEWSCENTER FOR MORE ON THE IMPACTTHE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICHAVING NATIONWIDE.HEY, JAN.JIM, NOW JUST ABOUT 35,000CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN49 STATES IN THE U.S.PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDSAND WASHINGTON, D.C., AND ATLEAST 65 PEOPLE HAVE NOW DIED.THERE COULD BE ANOTHER CHAOTICWEEK ON WALL STREET AS WELLAFTER STOCKS FELL AGAIN.OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO PUSH FORSOCIAL DISTANCING.SCHOOLS IN MORE THAN 30 STATESHAVE SHUT THEIR DOORS.SEVERAL STATES HAVE ALSOANNOUNCED BARS AND RESTAURANTSWILL BE SHUTDOWN.OFFICIALS CALLING ON ALLAMERICANS TO ISOLATETHEMSELVES IN ORDER TO PREVENTTHE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS.YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY SOMUCH.TAKE IT EASY.JUST RELAX.THE WORSE IS YET AHEAD FORUS.IT IS HOW WE RESPOND TO THATCHALLENGE THAT IS GOING TODETERMINED WHAT THE ULTIMATEEND POINT IS GOING TO BE.THE WHITE HOUSE NATIONALSECURITY COUNCIL SHUTDOWN ATEXT MESSAGE RUMOR OF NATIONALQUARANTINE CALLING IT FAKE.IN A TWEET HERE THEY SAY THEREIS NO NATIONAL LOCK-DOWN.THE CDC HAS AND WILL CONTINUE