United States state department tells Americans not to travel abroad; CDC reports infections among younger and middle age adults; Former national security advisor joins Wolf;

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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170 coronavirus deaths in United States, 11,631 confirmed cases; United States state department notifies Americans to return home or "shelter in place for duration"; Mayor: New York City expected to run out of medical supplies in 2-3 weeks; FDA says anti-malaria drug has not yet been approved as a coronavirus treatment after Trump said it was; CDC recommends health care workers reuse masks in a "crisis" and use bandanas or scarves as a "last resort"; Trump: "Governors are supposed to be doing a lot of this work," federal government "not a shipping clerk"; New York Times: White House was warned last year United States wasn't ready for pandemic; Risks for young and middle age adults; Dr. Gupta answers your coronavirus questions; Global coronavirus update; Italy reports 3,400+ deaths, surpassing China's toll; Florida Governor: get off the beach; Dr. Gupta answers your questions about thee virus;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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0:42.8	We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States
0:45.0	and around the world we're following breaking news
0:47.7	in the coronavirus pandemic.
0:49.6	The US State Department now issuing its highest level travel alert on a global level and
0:54.9	urging all Americans not to go abroad.
0:58.0	As for this hour, more than 11,000 cases have been confirmed here in the United States with the death toll now
1:03.9	climbing to 170. Let's go to the State Department first. Our National
1:08.7	Security correspondent, Kylie Atwood, is on the scene for us. Kylie, a very serious new travel warning to all Americans.
1:16.2	Yeah, this is the most serious travel warning that the State Department can issue, telling
1:21.1	all Americans do not travel abroad. It is pretty clear here
1:25.8	Wolf what the State Department is indicating. They are taking the
1:29.2	coronavirus very seriously. This is a travel warning that is usually reserved for countries like
1:34.8	Afghanistan, Syria, where Americans could travel and face situations that would lead to death.
1:41.7	So you can see how serious this should be taken and
1:44.6	for Americans who are already abroad right now the State Department is
1:48.7	telling them if there are commercial flights available get on those flights
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