Awaiting White House coronavirus briefing; World Health Organization warns against using "untested drugs"; Navy hospital ship heading to Los Angeles; 100+ coronavirus deaths in United States in single day;

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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United States coronavirus cases top 42,000 with 500+ deaths; Stay at home orders expected to cover 40 percent of Americans by midweek; Britain issues stay at home order; bans public gatherings, closes non-essential businesses; Mayor: New York City hospitals may run out of supplies in a week; Surgeon General warns: "This week, it's going to get bad"; Governor Cuomo: New York competing with other states for supplies; All New York hospitals ordered to increase bed capacity by 50 percent; Aides: Trump itching to ease social distancing after 15 days; Fauci on Trump: I can't jump in front of mic and push him down; New Jersey Governor: "critical need" for personal protection equipment; New Jersey Governor: "dramatic shortfall" in personal protection equipment; Experimental coronavirus drugs; Researchers identify 69 drugs to test on coronavirus; World Health Organization chief: pandemic is accelerating"; Trump suggests wearings with social distancing measures; Florida governor to issue executive order mandating 14-day self-isolation for travelers from New York and New Jersey; British PM Johnson tells citizens "you must stay home";To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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