hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and, indeed, all around the world. i'm michael holmes and coming up here on cnn "newsroom." so much for social distancing. u.s. citizens returning from overseas, facing hours-long waits in airports across the country, all for coronavirus screening. plus, the days of saying it wasn't necessary. u.s. president donald trump, finally tested for the coronavirus. >> why don't you guys cover his legs up? you can open the windows today. >> and a daughter desperate to show her sick mother some love. she is a patient at a nursing

home. the site of the deadliest outbreak of the virus in the u.s. welcome, everyone. travel to the united states right now has become a real nightmare for thousands and thousands of people. passengers getting off planes and hitting a wall of humanity. chaos. confusion. like what you see there at o'hare international in chicago. people waiting in unimaginably long lines for hour after hour. not only for immigration and customs but to get the cdc screenings to make sure they don't have symptoms of coronavirus. precautions like social distancing, well, you can forget about it. a frustrated governor,

jb pritzker tweeting quote the federal government needs to get its expletive together now. i spoke with katherine rogers who found herself right in the middle of all of that chaos. and asked her what she went through. >> we got off our plane, and were directed, you know, down a hall in the international terminal. and we got on an escalator, and it was just absolutely -- there were people just piled up at the bottom. and that line went all as far as the eye could see, around a corner, all through the kocusto area. and snaked around. and we went through two different customs and immigration checkpoints before a cdc screening. >> this was -- this was -- this is clearly more than one plane. so this was a bunch of planes, what, are coming in from europe to beat the -- the ban? >> yes. mostly, europe, and i guess also

a couple other countries that are on the list. >> absolutely extraordinary. and -- and -- and clearly -- i mean, what was the main holdup from your perspective? >> well, we had a customs official make announcement kind of work his way down the line. announcing, you know, what would happen. that we were going to go through multiple screenings and that we would be checked by the cdc. and then he said that this was at the request of the president. and he acknowledged that everyone, you know, that the situation was terrible and there was nothing else they could do. >> so it was -- how long was your ordeal? i'm going to call it that. what was your -- how long was it? >> four and a half hours. >> four and a half hours. i've seen -- i've seen reports of longer than that. seven, even more. yeah. do you feel, at the end of the day, you were given a screening? >> well, we were given a questionnaire. asking where we'd been and if we

felt all right. it was three questions. you know, do you have a fever? how do you feel? and then there was an infrared thermometer and that was it. >> wow. >> i don't -- i -- feel like having everyone in the same place was a terrible idea. >> well, this is what i was just about to say. i mean, the phrase of the day is social distancing. looking at these photographs, it's the opposite. i mean, what -- what -- what's your reaction to that? when we're being told to stay away from each other. >> everyone was flabbergasted. seemed illogical. counterproductive. >> what were they saying to each other? what were they saying to you? >> there was a lot of conversation in four and a half hours in line with people. everyone -- you got the general get to know you. and,000 you g then you got, yout are we waiting for? what could be taking so long? why do they have us all in the

same place? no one felt it was safe for us to be coming in from all over the world and then kept together for four and a half hours. >> i'm not sure, a nine, ten hour flight in some cases. on top of that. the other -- the other thing that, you know, as somebody messaged me earlier and said the thing is all these people are gathering in one place. now, they're all coming back from overseas. they're all probably going to go to costco and kroger tomorrow to stock up on their groceries. >> that's a fair point. yes. yes. everyone's kind of surprised. i mean, most people got word in the middle of the night or the middle of the night wednesday night, thursday morning, wherever they were. but that something was up. but if you called your airline and asked them what you should do and what -- you know, i'm a citizen. can i come back? what do i do? the airlines had no idea what was going on so it was very confusing for everyone. no one knew if they needed to come home immediately or if they

could even get a flight. so it was not a clear situation. >> so -- so i mean, clearly, you don't think this was well thought through from, you know, ban to entry. >> no, i don't think it was. and the people working were very polite. and, you know, we had someone mention to us that was working there this is such a fluid, constantly changing situation, we have no idea. so -- >> yeah. and where were you coming back from? >> paris. >> paris. how are you feeling being back in the country now with all that's going on? >> well, yet to be determined. i'm very tired. it's been a long 24 hours. so i hope that my experience tonight wasn't indicative of our entire response to the pandemic. >> well, been a lot of complaints about that in terms of testing, that's for sure. one question i should ask you, did you see anyone who was

unwell? or anything? >> i don't think so, no. there were -- there were a few people in masks or wearing gloves. but there was no -- i didn't notice anyone that was overtly ill. >> katherine, really appreciate your time. you must be exhausted. hope you get some rest. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> sanjaya is an infectious diseases specialist who teaches at the australian national university medical school. joins me now from canberra. appreciate you doing so. before we move on to other very important thing, i did want to ask you about that situation at o'hare airport and other airports. i mean, hundreds, thousands of travelers crammed in together for hours and hours. it defeats the whole notion of slowing the spread by maintaining separation. what do you make of those images? >> yes, michael. obviously, those images do tell a story. and we have similar issues here in australia where people are

lining up at testing centers to get their test done. but, certainly, what we're trying to do here is as soon as someone comes to a testing center, we ascertain whether or not they have symptoms. and those people with symptoms are separated. a mask is put on them before they can join the line. it's not a perfect system but it does mitigate that issue of one person infecting another. >> just extraordinary, though, those images. okay. we -- we have seen the number of new infections in china and south korea mercifully drop. it is still, of course, growing in italy, france, and spain. spiking there. and in the u.s., the experts say the peak is not even close to being reached. there does seem to be a progression of how this grows when it hits a new country. what do you make of the -- the -- the global situation in terms of the spikes and falls and improvements? >> yes.

we're about to hit a situation where the total cases in the world will be equally shared by china and the rest of the world. and, soon, the rest of the world will overtake china. but we are seeing some disparities. i mean, the speed of the outbreak in italy. it's much faster than in some other parts of the world. and part of that could be related to early testing and isolation of people and capacity of one's healthcare system. even the death rates of some countries. in germany, it's less than 1%. whereas in italy, it's about 6.7% and both countries have thousands of cases. >> yeah. and hitting the elderly population in italy heavily, as well. now, you mentioned early testing and that is obviously key. the issue in the united states is really nobody knows how many people are infected because of

the rollout of the testing being so inept. and, of course, when you're not testing, you don't know who somebody infected while they don't know they've got it. i mean, what damage is being done in the u.s. by that slow roll of testing? a lot of experts call it abysmal. >> look, i think it is a bit disappointing what has happened there because i agree with you. early testing of lots of people who need testing, identifying those who have got the infection, and isolating them before they infect other people is key to stopping this. this is what we've seen in south korea where they're testing about 20,000 people a day. quite extraordinary. and their numbers are starting to come down. so even though the u.s. has dropped the ball at the start, doesn't matter. just continue on and start doing that testing as quickly as possible. >> yeah. yeah. or hopefully so. i mean, lot of americans are watching right now. you live in a country, as i did,

that has universal healthcare. how -- how concerned would you be about the millions and millions of people in the u.s. who are uninsured or underinsured or don't have paid sick leave? i mean, tests might be free in the u.s. but how worried are you that people won't get treatment because they can't afford hospital bills that could ruin them? >> look, money does talk, you're right. in australia, we have universal healthcare and testing for covid-19 is free. it's not an issue. but as you everhave said, we'ven some people turn up to work with symptoms because they're afraid that they will not have sick leave if they stay at home. so money talks in this situation. and i do know that the president has ordered $50 billion to be used for emergency purposes. there, apparently, is a cdc power, 42-cfr, which california

congressman -- congresswoman was talking about the other day to the cdc director and if that is the case, make it all free. it will definitely help the testing. >> a lot of people in the united states will say we'll see what the insurance company do about that. a term i hadn't heard of and most people hadn't heard of until this and that is surge capacity. speak to the readiness of healthcare systems to handle the potential, you know, in the united states one model suggests 200,000 people needing intensive care. what is the potential of overwhelming of resources? >> look, in the worst-case scenario or even a moderate-case scenario, it is definitely likely. because only -- well, 80% of people have a very mild illness. but that still means 20% of people will need hospitalization and/or intensive care. and if you got a large number of people infected, that 20% is a large number. and you can plan and plan and

plan and plan and spend money as much as possible. but you will get to a tipping point where you can't support the number of sick people. so that is certainly possible, even in a wealthy country like the u.s. or in australia. >> which -- which is -- which is frightening. we can only hope that curve gets flattened. sanjaya, thank you very much there in canberra with the australian national university. appreciate it. >> thank you very much, michael. well, the new u.s. travel restrictions on people from the european union have been extended, as we've reported, to include the citizens of the united kingdom and ireland. that part of the ban is expected to take place on -- at midnight on monday, washington time. it doesn't apply, of course, to american citizens. but they must self-quarantine once back in the u.s. the world health organization says more than 142,000 people have become infected during this pandemic. nearly 5,400 have died.

until recently, most of those cases had been in china. but now, europe, especially italy, have become the epicenter. in the u.s., which has more than 2,800 cases, the white house says u.s. president donald trump's own test for the coronavirus has come back negative. now, the white house says it's going to check anyone who comes in close contact with the president or vice president for any sign of flu going forward. now, that resulted in one person being turned away from saturday's news conference at the white house as the president waited for results from his test. we have more now from cnn's krist kristen holmes. >> president trump surprised reporters and americans when he announced at a press conference this morning that he had decided to take the coronavirus test. and now, remember, this came after the president had had said that he wasn't too concerned. that he would probably take it. but that he didn't have any symptoms. now, we have the results back. and we're going to pull up this letter for you.

this came from the white house doctor late on saturday night. and here's what it says. it says, last night after an in-depth discussion with the president regarding covid-19 testing, he elected to proceed. this evening, i received confirmation that the test is negative. and he goes on to talk about the week after. it's been a week since president trump had dinner with the brazilian delegation at mar-a-lago, and that they've been monitoring the president. remember, at least one member of that delegation ended up testing positive for coronavirus. and this is really coming at a time in which we have asked the president repeatedly whether or not he was going to get tested. we have asked what kind of precautions he was taking to keep himself safe. and, essentially, the president said he wasn't going to change anything. he said he was going to keep having those rallies. now, of course, he has since cancelled some of those rallies but he said he was going to keep shaking hands. we saw him as recently as yesterday shaking hands with everyone in the rose garden. even though those health officials were the ones who said not to come into contact.

not to have othersha. handshaking. so this is clearly an effort here to ramp up reaction to the coronavirus, particularly when it comes to president trump and his safety regarding the virus. in washington, i'm kristen holmes. cnn. >> now, italy is putting even more emergency restrictions in place to try to get a grip on the outbreak, which is the worst in europe. one step includes halting civilian flights at major airports. the country's already in lockdown but the death toll keeps rising. for a second day in a row, italy has recorded more than 170 deaths from the virus. and the total number of cases is now more than 20,000. with more for us from rome. >> of course, this high number of new cases puts a strain on the healthcare system. that's something we are seeing especially in the north of the country where the hospitals are -- are pushed to the brink. we're seeing some of those facilities having to use corridors for intensive care

units. they're running out of things like masks and respirators. we had a flight come in from china bringing supplies they no longer need there, including respirators and plasma to help the many people still hospitalized in intensive care here. now, authorities are also telli telling us that they're not sure if the lockdown is going to work anytime soon or that we are going to see the results. the number, in cases, we're told hasn't even peaked yet. they are saying it will take at least two weeks under lockdown before we can expect to see the daily number of cases even start to go down. for cnn rome. >> the spanish government, impotioni imposing a nationwide lockdown itself. this coming as the prime minister's wife tests positive for the infection. the situation changing so rapidly that british airline jet 2 decided to turn around five flights, midair that were already en route to spain. the strict measures on public

movement now in place have emptied the once-bustling streets of madrid. journalist al goodman is there. he explains how life is changing in the capital. >> is what spain's coronavirus state of emergency looks like in madrid. a city of 6.6 million people, told to stay home. like the whole nation. with the restrictions, the capital is like a ghost town. this gourmet food market, which would normally be packed, is closed like all the other bars and restaurants in town. but it does make it easy to get one of these tourist tuck tucks. spain suddenly has the second highest number of infections after italy. and madrid is hardest hit with more than half of spain's cases and fatalities. prime minister pedro sanchez wants to slow down the pace of new infections that officials say could overwhelm hospitals. under the state of emergency starting late saturday, the government banned people from leaving their homes except for a few essential activities. they can still go to food stores

and pharmacies but they have to go alone. people can go to work but driving must be only for essential activities, not for leisure. this man out shopping for food is a medical doctor and a cancer specialist. i am reasonably concerned, he says, but also reasonably optimistic that this situation could be controlled more quickly than what's being predicted. this butcher says clients are buying extra meat just in case. and there are still supplies, for now. as quickly as we open, we might have to close, he says. the government says it will get worse. many people don't know how this will play out. this couple just arrived from britain for a birthday celebration weekend. now, they're out searching for food. >> i think the virus is spreading, and all cities are going to be getting worse. maybe on lockdown sooner than we think. >> i think it will be the same all over europe, very quickly. >> but spanish prime minister

says not so fast. it will take weeks, he says, but spaniards, working together, will stop the virus. al goodman, cnn, madrid. >> take a quick break here on the program. when we come back, joe biden and bernie sanders are set to debate each other for the first time head to head later tonight here on cnn. we're going to take a look at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the race and what states have already been doing about postponing voting. jeez, you're feeding an army over here.

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bernie sanders and joe biden will debate each other one on one on sunday night. it all comes, of course, before tuesday's primaries in arizona, illinois, and ohio. all four of those states releasing a statement friday saying the coronavirus wouldn't stop their elections. ryan nobles has more on how the pandemic is reshaping the race. >> the campaign for president of the united states continues on. albeit in a much different fashion because of the way the coronavirus crisis has gripped the united states. and we do have a pretty big event happening sunday night.

that's the first head-to-head debate between joe biden and bernie sanders. it's going to be a unique setting. just the two candidates, three moderators, in a studio in washington, d.c. the debate moved from its original location in arizona to washington because of the crisis. and you can bet coronavirus is going to be one of the big topics in this debate. not just how the federal government should respond. but then all the ancillary issues that have been borne out of it. what does this mean about the healthcare crisis? economic inequality? how do you deal with the major economic impact that this disease could have on the united states? and what is the plan for both sanders and biden to deal with it? meanwhile, the campaign is so much different than it was two weeks ago. both campaigns unable to hold any type of big-scale rallies. sanders, who lives here in vermont, that's basically where he's been the last week or so. sanders will return to washington and stay there after the debate to return to his

duties in the senate. while joe biden is expected to spend most of his time in his home in delaware. the candidates, trying to be creative. joe biden holding a virtual town hall the other night. bernie sanders, also planning a live stream as well. the big question we don't have is how this affects the campaign long-term. sanders, at this point, no plans to get out. there will be another round of voting on tuesday night. we expect the turnout numbers to be much lower because of coronavirus. it seems, though, for the most part, because of what we are dealing with here with the coronavirus and its impact on the country, that this campaign could continue on for some time. ryan nobles, cnn, burlington, vermont. >> do be sure to tune into cnn as joe biden and bernie sanders go head to head. it all starts 8:00 p.m. in new york, midnight in london, right here on cnn. quick break. now, when we come back, leadership in the time of coronavirus. how the trump administration's guidance might be doing more harm than good.

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and welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes. you're watching cnn "newsroom." let's check the headlines for you this hour. starting midnight monday night, foreign nationals are banned from entering the united states from the uk and ireland. it is the same travel restriction as 26 other european nations are having to go through. there are exceptions for returning americans, their family members, and green card holders. both travelers, though, will still have to self-quarantine for 14 days. thousands of people are

living a traveler's nightmare in airports across the u.s. right now. like at o'hare international in chicago. just look at the crowds. unimaginably long lines. for hours and hours. all of this because they've been coming back from places like europe and they have to get cdc screenings. to ensure arriving passengers don't have symptoms of coronavirus but that is not social distancing. italy is struggling with the deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside of china where, of course, it originated. the number of deaths there has spiked this weekend by almost 200. bringing the total death toll above 1,400. the overall number of cases, over 20,000. and also, the country remains on lockdown. joining me now is cnn national security analyst juliet kayem. juliet is the former secretary of intergovernment affairs with

department of homeland security and just the sort of person we need at the moment. i wanted to start with the messaging, juliet. i mean, donald trump. he is a salesman. he's prone, even now unfortunately, to hype or overpromise or say things that just aren't true. but the thing is, this isn't a condo building you are trying to sell. speak to the risks of not being able to trust the information from political leadership. >> there's multiple risk. i mean, the first, of course, is that if you minimize the numbers, it doesn't minimize the harm that's being done. in other words, it's just a transparency issue. what, in fact, is heaping in ap the united states requires what we call in my field situational awareness. you just need to know what's going on and that requires real numbers. donald trump, from the beginning, specifically and explicitly, has said he wants to keep the numbers low. well, that doesn't work with a pandemic. i think the more -- as important thing is, you know, in the united states, right, we have sort of our respone is locally executed, state managed, right?

and then the federal government comes in to support those efforts. so, you know, each city is going to treat this differently. and one of those areas of support is to provide numbers and hope to the american people. that's -- that's, in fact, the main job of a president in a crisis. numbers in the senses be accurate, what's happening? who is dead? how many kits are there? all the stuff the american public needs right now to hear. and then, of course, hope. and a sense that there's focus to get us to the other side. >> isn't one of the problems with this president particularly, he is surrounded by all the people who know such things, he's surrounded by yes people. who won't and are scared of challenging him. i mean, "the new york times" called it an overriding atmosphere of trepidation of saying something that he might perceive as -- as disloyal. and you see it at the news conferences where those around donald trump are fawning around

him in their own comments. the dangers of that. >> part of it, i think it's just the empathy feature that i just -- you know, somehow donald trump has made a pandemic about him. like, that's sort of hard to do. it's a global pandemic. you know, and i think that just goes to his lack of empathy. like, why are we focused on him? not our fault but in terms of, you know, is he behaving right? did he get a test? all the things that a normal president would have -- would have done social distancing from the beginning. would have taken the pandemic seriously. would not have shaked hands and done all the things that he's done that makes him vulnerable. so i think that that's -- that's being portrayed to the american public. in terms of hospitalnesty, it's clear that the gravity of the situation, whether he wasn't told or he couldn't grasp it just because of his personality, that we lost a lot of months between when china was trying to contain this and when we could have been getting better ready,

including particularly the kits. >> more broadly, what other national security implications in this situation overall? pandemic hits the world, hits this country. what are the national security implications? >> well, i think -- i mean, there's one that we're not talking about yet but we will be and that's just essentially that this is -- there is also a disinformation campaign going on with this. right? the same way that we see with elections. we see fake news. bad data. things that are going to make people either too scared or not scared enough. that are being played by the russians and others to try to -- so -- so in some ways, it is a form of warfare. i also think that there is a sense -- i think a country's ability to respond to a crisis portrays something to the outside world. now, we're not there yet. we still haven't gotten hit like italy and other countries. but, definitely, our failure to be able to just get kits, you know, from point a to point b is not an exertion of strength or a statement of strength to the

outside world. we look like we can't tie our shoes right now and that's not a fearful statement to the world because, look, this is going on. but there's still such other sorts of diynamics. >> it was interesting to see the department of the defense -- of defense institute a travel ban, basically. i mean, that's a sign of what? >> that's a sign of what we call prepositioning and it's very unique and people aren't used to it but it's actually part of the plan. i keep trying to remind people there is pandemic planning. it doesn't look good and lots of mistakes were made by this administration. and one of them is just to anticipate that state and local capacity, in particular man or woman power, will get stretched very early. so what you want to do is you want to get the national guard and the military ready to do things that they do really well. they do transport well.

they do supply chain well. they build tents or hospital facilities very well. they do a lot of things better, or at least better than civilians, at least faster, and they can also relieve some of the stress. so i'm all for it. you know, everyone, every person and every entity, has to start engaging now. so it's different. most americans aren't used to it but it's actually part of our civilian planning. these are not military who have military authority. they are simply assisting civilian disaster relief. >> it may play a big role if it comes down to having to set up extra medical facilities. >> yeah. >> for patients. you agree? >> i mean, some of these states -- i mean, some of these cities already know what's about to happen to them. i was pleased by the president's decision to keep the troops in the homeland. and then let's get them working to support -- to support our civilian authorities during this. >> juliet, terrific to have your expertise at this time.

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in the u.s., visits to nursing homes nationwide will now be restricted as part of the effort to stop the coronavirus. a long-term care facility is at the heart of the deadly outbreak in washington state. cnn's sarah sidener shows us how it's trying to cope with the virus and what visits to homes like this may look like in the coming weeks. >> why don't you guys cover his legs up? >> one after another. >> better? same? or worse? >> you can open the windows today. >> daughters and sons desperately trying to show their sick parents how much they love

them, without being able to touch them. their parents are living in a nursing home that is the epicenter of the deadliest outbreak of coronavirus in the united states to date. sisters carmen and bridget sat outside their mother's window with a picnic, trying to soothe her on the phone. in reality, the sisters are filled with dread. >> does she understand what's happening? >> sometimes. today and yesterday are both not good days for her. she's rather confused. >> she said she woke up crying this morning. >> do you feel that your mother is deteriorating at this center? >> absolutely, without question. >> they say their mother came to the life care center in kirkland, washington, to rehab from a knee replacement. and ended up getting coronavirus. >> what's this process been like for you? >> it's been horrible. it's like a nightmare that i just can't wake up from. i just want to see mom and talk to her, face to face. and laugh with her and joke with her and lay batgammon and all

the things we used to do together. >> their parents and grandparents aren't getting the care they need especially after hearing this. >> we've lobst a third of our active employees. >> are you absolutely sure the patients are are getting the care needed considering you don't have the staff that you normally have? >> i'm absolutely sure that our staff is doing all they can with the resources that they have. >> that answer did not satisfy the families. >> and you're saying they. who is they? so we can follow up with it. >> there are too many lingering questions to count. how is it possible that some of the staff has still not been tested, three weeks after the deadly outbreak? and why is this facility's entire staff not quarantined when a third of the staff has reported coronavirus symptoms? at the beginning of the outbreak in wuhan, china, the u.s. government flew americans by charter out of wuhan. and put them on a mandatory 14-day quarantine. meantime, in this facility,

where nearly two dozen people have died. and yet, staff can come and go. >> why hasn't there been a self-quarantine? >> we have not received, and we have been in discussion with the cdc and department of health in washington, they have not told us to completely quarantine in place. >> he says no one else will take the patients unless they show life-threatening symptoms. >> do you find that odd since they were quarantining people they had flown out of wuhan for 14 days even though they didn't test positive? >> i can't speak to the cdc's own decisions and the directions they're giving. i can only tell you what they have or have not told us. >> all right, dad. i love you. you look good. >> still, the families of patients here keep showing up trying to boost their parents' spirits. >> you need to rub your legs. get that blood flowing. okay? >> katherine kemp's father has tested positive. though, he's not showing major symptoms. >> for him to say to me on the phone, it's rough in here. that's a huge statement for my dad. so to walk in there and just, like -- >> kemp has been bringing him

herbal medicine. her dad, she says, is a stoke vietnam veteran. but even he has indicated how bad things are. now, he's losing friends to an enemy no one can see. >> he's dealing with it stoically, and you know, he's just doing this kind of thing. you know, but the reality is his friends have died. >> and the families know what psychiatrists and psychologists have long said. that mental health affects your immunity. that is why they keep showing up, day after day, to try and keep their family spirits up. but there is extreme concern now that they have heard that 47 of the staff members at that facility have tested positive now for coronavirus. sarah sidner, cnn, seattle, washington. >> lax of kindness in the midst of a pandemic. when we come back, we will show you how a few good deeds are making a big difference. out here

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prevention measures, the nba suspending the whole season, impacting both basketball players and hourly employees at arenas across the country. many hourly staff can't afford to miss their paycheck, so many nba players who can afford to help out are do beiing just tha. and, as fear over the coronavirus escalates, acts of kindness by people around the world are spreading something else, a little hope. robyn kurnow looks at a few of those good deeds. >> reporter: one of the most insidious effects of the coronavirus is fear. when fear is at its worse we can see hope in the actions of others. those shuttered in their homes broke out in applause from their balconies in a show of gratitude for emergency services.

steph curry and his wife are raising money to buy meals for those who don't have meals because of school closings. >> we want to rally around everyone and making sure the kids are not wondering where the next meal is coming from. >> reporter: and people are asked to buy gift certificates and gift cards for favorite restaurants. a woman in oregon tweeted about an elderly couple too afraid to go into a grocery store, so she went instead to get their food. her tweet has been shared over 100,000 times. >> there's a lot of nerves. they see it in schools, grocery stores and other places around the community that i live in. but, you know, kindness helps. >> reporter: people have been using #coronakindness to spread stories of how communities are coming together as more and more people are isolated and sick.

robyn kurnow, cnn, atlanta. and joining me now, wendy walsh. good to see you. this is an important part of covering this story. tell us about what sort of stresses people are facing or are likely to face in a situation of isolating or with this pandemic having to go to work. two separate stresses, i guess. >> you know, everybody expresses anxiety in different ways. and for many, it's a low-level background anxiety. kind of worried about who is this invisible enemy? will it come to my home? i'm not worried about getting the illness, will i get enough food or toilet paper for my family? as a result, it can affect everything. your motor skills, your act to type, your ability to drive, to monday t monitor your emotions. i end up yelling at my daughter for something not related because of the low-level

anxiety. it's normal and we need to take charge of it a bit. >> what are some coping mechanisms in this situation? particularly if you are isolated? >> there's two things to consider as adults in the home. one if you have children or teenagers in the home you have to create structure for them so the world feels very normal to them. but before you can do that you have to get some self-control yourself, and that may mean simply going out for a walk, taking a bunch of deep breaths, doing mindful meditation, becoming aware if you're stress eating for instance. here people are stocking up on food hoping it will last them two weeks and at the same time they're eating every moment, stress eating at the same time. get a grip on it by lowering your heart rate, taking a break and knowing that we'll all get through this. >> you touched on something that's interesting. it's be-fuddling to me. toilet paper. people hoarding that sort of stuff, literally fighting over

it in the super market. what does that sort of behavior signal? >> at the heart of our ancient neurochemistry is to problem solve and survival. when it comes to times like this we have to do something, right? and we're told to sit tight and do nothing, which is very difficult. so people are thinking about the most basic necessities, and almost hoarding them because that's just sort of the trigger that has just gone into action as they've become survivors. it's perfectly normal. >> it also occurred to me that in a way it's good it's happening now and not 30 or 40 years ago because you have the benefit of face time and skype and so on, which allows you to have a continuity in a way, if not in person, through technology, of family and community. >> it's so true. and i real i encourage people to

reach out to family and friends or even neighbors a block away using technology. we can telecommute for our work. kids can do their studies online. i'm wondering after this if we will ever need to go to schools or workplaces every day. because we're going to get really good at it with this test. >> and something else that you said, too. there is an upside. you've been given the gift of time. you finally have the time to do the things you've been meaning to do. >> there are lots of things to do with this time. take your kids, teach them your grandmother's favorite recipes. go to the garage, do that do-it-yourself project you've been meaning to do. we've got a big jigsaw puzzle on the coffee take. do a board game, spend quality time with your family. this is why we work so hard so we can have these moments. look at this time as a gift while we simply just wait and see. >> it's good advice, you know,

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hello, and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i'm michael holmes, and coming up here on "cnn newsroom," massive lines at airports across the united states as americans return home from europe to beat a deadline. the white house says the president has tested negative for the coronavirus as the united states ramps up its travel restrictions. and doctor sanjay gupta answers some of the common questions about the virus for us. a warm welcome, everyone. travel to the united states right now has become a real nightmare for thousands and