The coronavirus pandemic is striking fear around the globe as the number of infections keep rising at an alarming rate.
In the United States the death toll raced toward 3,000 and in Spain, one of the hardest hit nations, the death toll now stands at over 7,300.
We begin with the dire situation in Spain.
- Laura Macos Godoy is a journalist based in Madrid, Spain.
To discuss the coronavirus pandemic:
- Dr. Lewis Kaplan is President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
- Dr. William Haseltine is the Chair and President of ACCESS Health International.
- Nathan King is CGTN’s White House Correspondent.
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The USNS Comfort, loaned to the coronavirus fight, enters the New York Harbor. The ship is equipped with 1,000 patient beds, 12 operating rooms, eight intensive care unit beds, and up to 1,200 Navy medical and communications personnel. https://t.co/CudgPx23kK pic.twitter.com/25mnsOvFx0
— ABC News (@ABC) March 30, 2020
While New York has a stay-at-home order to stop the spread of the #coronavirus, many New Yorkers are ignoring it. Residents can leave their homes to exercise, but many have been gathering at parks for the nice spring weather. See how the state is working to stop it. #covid19 pic.twitter.com/JJ8WvAmw29
— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) March 30, 2020