Social Distancing Extended, Free Treatment & Kristen Bell's Kids Special- Monday, March 30th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 30 March 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, March 30th, 2020!
What to know today about an extended timeline for social distancing guidelines, and what a top public health official says it'll take to ease the rules.
Plus: medical supplies airlifted, free COVID-19 treatments and a TV special for kids' questions...
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes. Also: can gift cards actually help businesses right now?
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Sources:
Coronavirus Case Count: Johns Hopkins
Social Distancing Extended: Axios, The Hill, WaPo, White House
Seattle-Area Slowdown: NYT, Seattle Times
Navy Hospital Ships En Route: WSJ, ABC News
Supply Flights: Axios, The Hill
Supply Shortages: US Mayors
CDC Issues Travel Advisory: CDC, NBC News
State-by-State Quarantine Orders: USA Today, WSJ
Trump Signs Relief Package: CNN, Washington Post
4th Relief Package: WSJ, Reuters, The Hill, FOX News
Tornadoes Hit Central U.S.: ABC News, AP
Insurers Waive COVID-19 Treatment Costs: CNBC, Bloomberg
FDA Authorizes New Coronavirus Drug: Politico, Fox News
Apple Website for COVID-19: CNN, NPR, Apple.com/covid19
Gov't Uses Cellphone Location Data: WSJ, Engadget
Elton John Benefit: NY Daily News, E!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, March 30th. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know today about an extended timeline |
| 0:04.1 | for social distancing guidelines |
| 0:05.8 | and what a top public health official |
| 0:07.5 | says it'll take to ease the rules. |
| 0:09.6 | Plus, medical supplies airlifted, free COVID19 Treatments, and a TV special just for kids questions. |
| 0:16.0 | Welcome, Welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:20.0 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica |
| 0:26.1 | Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:37.5 | Now's the time to settle into the idea of staying home because it seems we're all in it for a while longer. President Trump announced he's extending the social distancing |
| 0:41.3 | guidelines until at least April 30th. |
| 0:44.2 | Remember, these guidelines tell all Americans to avoid non-essential travel and |
| 0:48.1 | any gatherings of more than 10 people, and it urges people to wash their hands and stay home. |
| 0:53.2 | This new timeline for those guidelines is a big change |
| 0:56.1 | from just a few days ago when Trump set a goal |
| 0:58.1 | to reopen the country by Easter, April 12th. |
| 1:01.2 | Even then, public health experts weren't so sure, but now it's official. |
| 1:04.6 | The coronavirus outbreak is still expected to get a lot worse before it gets better. |
| 1:08.9 | Now President Trump said he expects will be on our way to recovery by June 1st. Of course we'll have to wait and see. |
| 1:14.7 | The nation's go-to infectious disease Dr Anthony Fauchy said providing more tests and |
| 1:19.8 | faster test results will be key to understanding when it's actually safe to |
| 1:24.0 | reopen schools and businesses and eventually ease social distancing rules. |
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