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in a time time that calls for social distances, a woman comes home. here's the pictures. we go live to paris. and acts of kindness amid the pandemic. these stories from across the globe. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're live in hong kong. i'm anna kcoren. newsroom starts right now.
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we've been following the troubled chaos overnight in some of america's largest airports as the impacts of the wide travel bans literally hits home. this was the scene in chicago's airport. thousands of passengers coming in from international flights. no hopes of any social distances. hand sanitizer, nowhere in sight. they spent hours in line. no one, not even staff sure what was going on. a short time ago my colleague michael holmes spoke with a woman caught up in it all. >> we got off our plane and were directed down a hall and the international terminal. we got on an escalator, and it was absolutely -- there were people piled up at the bottom.
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that line went all -- as far as the eye could see all around the corner, all through the customs area. we went through two different customs and immigration check points before a cdc screening. >> this is clearly more than one plane, so this was a bunch of planes coming in from europe to beat the ban. >> yes. mostly europe. and i guess also a couple other countries that are on the list. >> absolutely extraordinary. and clearly -- i mean what was the main holdup from your perspective? >> well, we had a customs official make an announcement, kind of work his way down the line, you know, announcing what would happen, that we were going to go through multiple screenings and checked by the cdc. and then he said that this was at the request of the president and he acknowledged that everyone -- that the situation
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was terrible and there was nothing else they could do. >> and it could get even worse after monday. that's when the u.s. restrictions kick in for citizens in the uk and ireland. at the white house, president trump has tested negative for the virus. through are now more than 2,800 cases in the country, but experts warn this is only the beginning. >> when this is all over and it will end, you will see a curve of how the coronavirus outbreak evolved. we have not reached our peak. >> and some news coming in to us a short time ago. the vatican is canceling easter masses and holy day celebrations due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. europe is the new epicenter of the disease and italy has been the hard evidence hit in that region. europe is bracing for travel
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chaos. on saturday the trump administration extended its european travel restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. cnn's selma abdo leeza has the details. >> the ban now expanded to include the uk and ireland. they cannot have their foreign nationals traveling to the united states. the exception is american citizens and green cardholders who can travel back home as long as they undergo enhanced screening in one of a dozen airports landing in the states. speaking to american citizens trying to make their way back home, they say they are confused. they don't know how to find new guidance and feel like everything is changing by the
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hour. they're working hard to provide more information. for british citizens, we have seen a rise in the death toll. there is over a thousand confirmed cases, but health experts warn there could be thousands more, up to 10,000 more cases across the country that slim aren't confirmed. prime minister boris johnson has called on people to take care. critics have argued that's simply not enough, that the government needs to tackle this head on and avoid a further growth, a further spread of this pandemic before it gels worse. salma abdelaziz, london. the prime minister says it includes all places that don't
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provide a place of function. we're joined now from paris. katherine, obviously there's been a severe uptick in the number of cases in france, which is why the government is taking such drastic measures such as closing businesses, restaurants, movie theaters. are the french obeying? >> well, so far, anna, it seems to be the case. many of these shops will have to be closed following that announcement from the french freddie mac ed award philippe. he appearing on national television saying four hours after that, all shops not selling food items would have to be closed. cafes, bars, restaurants, theaters as well. people had been continuing to enjoy the social scene.
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it's having such an impact that that lifestyle will have to change. but what is taking place this sunday, anna, the first round of voting. it is going ahead as planned. people are already in the polling stations. some of this which opened at 8:00 a.m., there had been a criticism of the government not going ahead and postponing this vote. they say they don't understand this. one of the local political leaders saying there was total incomprehension across france, the decision not to delay. we've haddock tors groups writing open letters saying it was dangerous to still hold this vote. there had been special measures put in place. voters are being asked to stand three feet apart, they've been disinfecting door handles, voter
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booths. voters have been asked to bring their own pens to risk contamination that way, but there are lots of questions if this is dangerous or what impact it could have politically on the outcome of these elections. >> i becht. catherine norris-trent, great to have you on the ground. thanks for the update. there's been a lockdown. strict measures now in place have emptied the once busy streets of madrid. journalist al has our report. 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
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does make it easy to get one of these tuctucs. madrid is the 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'd 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 cancer specialist. i am reasonably concerned, he says, but also reasonably optimistic this situation could be controlled more quickly than what's being predicted. this butcher says clients are
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buying more meat than usual. he says they may have to close. the government says it could get worse. this couple arrived for a weekend birthday celebration and now they're out searched for food. >> the virus is spreading. all cities are going to be getting worse. sooner on lockdown. >> i think it will be the same very quickly. >> reporter: the spanish prime minister says not so fast. he says it will take weeks but they will stop the virus. the white house anyhow snow says it will screen anyone with signs of fever. as the president waited for results from his coronavirus test, we get more now from cnn's kristen holmes. >> reporter: well, president trump surprised reporters and
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americans when he announced at a press conference he decided to take the coronavirus testing. this came after the president said he wasn't too concerned, that he would probably take it, but he didn't have any symptoms. now we have the results back. we're going to pull up this letter for you. this came if the white house doctor late on saturday night. 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 a negative. goes on to talk about the week after -- it's been a week since the president had dinner with the delegation at mary a lago. remember at least one person tested positive for the coronavirus. this has come at a time when we asked the president repeat ily if he was going to get tested. we asked what kind of precautions he was taking to keep himself safe and essentially the president said he wasn't going to challenge
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anything, he was going to keep having those rallies. of course, he cannes ld some, but he said he was going to keep shaking hands. we saw him yesterday shaking hands with everyone in the rose garden even though those health officials said not to come into contact, not to have handshaking to keep that social distancing, so this is clearly to ramp up the reaction to coronavirus particularly when it comes to president trump and his safety regarding the virus. in washington, i'm kristen holmes, cnn. caregivers are preparing for the worst. one of the worst epicenters of the outbreak. when we return, we'll show you how one facility plans to keep up as the numbers of new cases continues to climb. plus, the u.s. is trying to fix the nationwide shortage of the coronavirus test. why can celebrities get the test so quickly when average
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your international flight, maybe a ticket you got last minute as
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the u.s. travel ban took effect and arriving to this. of course, the irony the spread is what prompted the measure. now you're packed shoulder to shoulder at chicago's o'hare airport. you heard earlier michael holmes talking with one of those passengers. here's more of what she had to say. >> 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 that something was up. but if you called your airport and asked them what you should do and what -- i'm a citizen, can i come back, the airlines had no idea what was going on. it was very confusing for everyone. no one knew if they could come home immediately or if they could even get a flight. it was not a clear situation.
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>> incredible. these scenes ee voekd an angry response from illinois governor who tweeted to president trump and vice president pence, he said since this is the only communication, you need to do something now. these crowds are waiting to get through customs which is under federal jurisdiction. to drive the point home he added later, the federal government needs to get its bleep together now. the white house is getting criticism over the threat the virus poses. the u.s. lags far behind in terms of testing. we're seeing how decisions to close schools and public events are being made at a local level rather than a coordinated nationwide approach. even as the travel bans expand, there are concerns what needs to be done within the country to keep it from spreading. well, we have a global analyst
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and spokesman for the organization security. he raises the issue for the op-ed for cnn writing while president trump introduced travel restrictions for china on january 31st, the u.s. squandered the intervening weeks with confusing and inaccurate messages while continuing to cast the virus as a waforeign threat all while failing to identify and test the growing number of case witness the u.s. you summed it up. the united states has been bhient t behind the eight ball from the get-go. >> yes. you know, anna, even the press briefing today showing how uncoordinated and unprepared they are, and even the projected signaling from the white house
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with the president standing so close to his team while advocating distance. as i pointed out in the op-ed, a lot of what we're seeing here is opposite of what we're seeing in singapore and the hong kongs of the world. secondly, really putting in strict measures like quarantines, like contract tracing and also the early, early bans on travel from china. a lot of experts have told me it's only a one- or two-week delay between disaster and combatting this coronavirus. >> michael, as we know, this has been going on since december, certainly china, and it has spread pretty quickly since then. obviously china, asia, which was impacted straight away took it very seriously, but in the rest of the world, america in the west, there's been this apathy. is that ignorance,
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misinformation, or belief it was just china or asia's problem? >> i think it's a mix of all of it. in singapore and hong kong, the memories of the sars outbreak which was very, very difficult on them is still fractious. they already have a couple of things that has helped them, the clean mentality and risk of fines. in terms of western leaders, a lot of uncoordinated actors. i listen to those w.h.o. briefings every day. they talk about cleaning and get supplies in position before the crisis. they advice between travel and trade restrictions. i think we're in big trouble as a global community. why? if governments are not listening to a coordinating body like the w.h.o., which is very well positioned to deal with these
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outbreaks, we're going to boo b fighting this for a lot longer than we actually should be. >> we heard from a top u.s. health official, he said the situation is going to get a lot worse before it improves. how much worse, do you believe? >> it sends a chill down my back. i was traveling around a bit on the island in brooklyn. the trains are still packed. what you notice is a lot of people on the bottom of the economic ladder cannot take ubers or afford the long walks, so social distancing is nonexistent, and that's a bit opportunity for the disease to spread. my big worry here is it seems like when you have a president who wants to take victory laps but also points the blame elsewhere so that crucial crucial messaging of what to do is not coming out and now we're seeing local governments acting independently proactively.
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just, i believe, a few hours ago, the mayor of hoboken declared a curfew. so all of this is going to be uncoordinated and doesn't bode well for the coronavirus response. >> well, michael. just quickly there was a great deal of criticism for places like china, hong kong, singapore for, perhaps, their overreaction. paranoia. people are being hypervigilant. you cannot walk outside this building without putting onnen a mask. people will yell at you if your mouth is not covered. in hindsight, should the west be taking this more seriously. should they be following what others are doing? >> now is the time for a draconian measure. being here for a few days, i believe the american public is ready for sharp and short measures even if that includes curfews, shutting down the economy. i think the mentality is let's
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get this over with, have short-term pain, and that's the only way we're going to beat this thing. >> really because i mean obviously americans, they protect their independence. that is something they hold sacred. so being told, you know, they have to look down. you believe they'll look down. >> i believe so. they're canceling meetings and things like that. my big worry is when we're getting this confusion messaging from the white house and a president more concerned with his popularity ratings, it seems the americans are in big trouble here. i wish them the best, of course, and i hope that they will introduce some of the measures, for example, that canada's prime minister trudeau has produced that's based on science and fact and not just knee-jerk reactions. >> michael bociurkiw, thank you
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for your insight. we really appreciate it. >> my pleasure. saudi arabia and the uae just announced a massive stimulus plan. what that could mean for the price of oil coming up. want to brain better? unlike ordinary memory supplements- neuriva has clinically proven ingredients
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welcome ba to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm anna coren. travelers are in the middle of a travel nightmare across the united states. international o'hare in chicago, there are unimaginably long lines for hours and hours to get cdc screenings meant to ensure
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arriving passengers do not have symptoms of coronavirus. well, the new u.s. travel restrictions on people at the european union have expanded to include the united kingdom and ireland beginning on monday. it does not apply to american citizens, but they must sel self-quarantine once back in the united states. there are now more than 220,000 infections worldwide and more than 2,000 deaths. spain is imposing a nationwide lockdown. people must stay home unless they're going to work, buy food, caring for a child or elderly person. france is closing all cafe, clubs, and theater. they're closing all plays that do not perform an essential function. there's announced a combined
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40 billion dollar plan and we're still in the middle of a price war. john defterios joins us from abu dhabi. how are the economies of spain and italy dealing with these new restrictions? >> it's extraordinary. it's kind of a blabs. it's like the health of society versus health of the economy. if you think it through, we have france, spain, and italy ranked one, two, and five in the world when it comes to tourism, and tourism represents about 10% of gdp. it's going to hit domestic course when you have to think of the fallout when it comes to tourism. uk is keeping a different strategy. there's an uncertainty in europe and on wall street, which is making it very difficult for investors. if you take a look at the
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futures on wall street, we're pointing to an open down on monday because of the big rise we saw on friday, trading. we have seen losses of two-thirds and people think, 1% gain, what does that mean. it's a similar tale playing out in europe right now with the central banks having very little room do anything beyond the interest rates, and this is beyond the pressure. >> yeah. john. tell us about the efforts in the middle east where you are and the impacts that they will hopefully have. >> you know, anna, we have a perfect storm playing out here right now because we have drop in demand for oil because of the coronavirus and oversupply because of the dispute between saudi arabia and russia. we saw two large central banks in the middle east trading, a $40 billion stimulus plan, egypt chip in as well with another $6 billion. the reality is as saudi arabia
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and uae add oil starting in april and we see the demand dropping by 10% last month, this is going to keep downward pressure of prices. we're trading at $32 a barrel. that's half the level we were in january of this year. . 's going to keep a lot of pressure on economies in the middle east. the stockmarket indeck is down 4% and saudi arabia is down a quarter percent, again, on sunday trading. >> and, of course, amid all this virus fallout, there has been that oil price war. what's the latest? what can we expect next week? >> well, you know, we had saudi arabia wanting to cut more oil, and when the russians disagreed and said they wanted to go after the shale producers, we have a production war leading to a price war. we're going to see 3 1/2 barrels starting in april. the russians are likely going to raise their output by half a
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million barrels a day. you have this new oil coming in in april and a severe drop in demand because of the coronavirus. you can see the coronavirus playing out for the next six months until you see supply and demand start to rebound in the second half of the year. $30, very painful. we'll see a shakeout in the permian basin and other shale territories in the united states as a result of this that we're seeing playing out in terms of politics, anna. >> john defterios. thank you. many thanks for your insight. let's discuss all of this with vicky price. she's an economist and author and joins us from london. great to have you with us. as we know, the u.s. has passed a measure to free up billions of dollars. where does that money need to go first? >> so there's going to be lots of stricken companies.
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that's the first thing. they're going to have to survive this period. it may be short-lived, but we've been hearing for all sorts of calls, whether it's the airlines sector, hospitality sector, and also manufacturing. quite a lot of places in europe have shut down. even though china has begun to recover, there's huge issues of being able to sell goods abroad or souers components. so it's becoming a very important sort of blockage for anything going on right now. there will be some sectors doing well such as in europe where there's been panic buying and a lot of production of extra goods people need and food processing and all that. all of that is going quite strongly, but there are calls in europe for airlines asking for particular support. and i would imagine there are a number of sectors already putting their case because they will need that to happen. you need working capital for firms if they're going to
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survive this period. when there's little demand, people are beginning to shy away from buying or going out. that is going to be a big problem for particularly big and small enterprises. again, we're seeing that in europe. there's a call for help. there's been finance measures taken here and finance measures from expanding huge amounts of liquidity in the country. many have come from firms screaming and saying we're not going to survive this period of shutdown. not just a shutdown but also losing people from workspaces, and we need to keep them going, sick leave and so on, which firms can ill-afford to do. >> vicki, so many businesses are going to go to the wall. businesses, industries.
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who's going to be, i guess, affected the worst? who should the bailouts go to to start off with? >> this is an incredibly difficult question. a lot of the measures that were introduced, first of all, in europe in the last few dares were focused on smes, small and medium enterprises. i'm beginning to worry about the backing system itself, which, of course, has so many loans on the books, which companies will find it difficult to meet. loan moratorium. if you do that, you have a wider impact in terms of sectors you are affecting. probably an awful lot of special support will need to go to sectors that are particularly affected in the short/medium
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term where otherwise we go to the wall. that includes a number of manufacturing sectors, but also the shipping industry. you know, we don't know what's going on around with oil. that is harming supply chains all across. there's an issue in the u.s. about shale, oil, and so on and whether some of the production is sustainable and low prices in the longer term that stay there. so it's pretty wide ranging. and, of course, we have entertainment. people don't go to the cinema. maybe they can watch it at hoechlt it's pretty wide. once demand slows down, then it affects every aspect of the economy. >> and we just do not know how long this is going to last. that's what's really scary for so many businesses. vicky price, thank you so much for joining us. investors are looking ahead
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to what could be another week on the global market. the federal reserve, the world east most powerful central bake is expected to take action in the coming days. the feds will try to steady the ship in the wake of the financial crisis of 12 years ago. we take a look at the equities over the trading. >> here's how it played out. the week began with news of an oil price war between russia and saudi arabia. we saw moves of more than a thousand point ostown dow and trading was so volatile it had to be halted twice. the first time the circuit breakers have been used and the feds had to step in and rescue u.s. treasury markets, usually the safest corner of the financial system. despite the biggest rally, the
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s&p 500 still closed almost 9% lower on the week. economic activity in a lot of places and industries is coming to a sudden stop. this week the italian authorities put the entire country on lockdown, the u.s. banned visitors from europe, and national emergencies were declared from spain to hungary. sports, concert, and other events have been canceled, and tourist sites like disney parks and the towers have been closed. employees are working from home and business travel is banned. airlines are still especially hard hit. this week several unveiled cost-cutting measures. norwegian is laying off 50% of its staff and british airways has told staff layoffs are coming. they're now warning odds of a
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global recession are rising. clare sebastian, cnn. hassan rouhani has written a letter attacking sanctions. at least 12,000 people have been infected in iran with more than 600 deaths. u.s. president donald trump is largely responsible for restoring sanctions on iran. tehran has rejected his offer of help with the virus. well, joe biden and bernie sanders are set to debate each other for the first time head to head later sunday here on cnn. we look at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the race and what states have already postponed voting. (janine) i used to be a little cranky. dealing with our finances really haunted me. thankfully, i got quickbooks, and a live bookkeeper's helping customize it for our business. (live bookkeeper) you're all set up! (janine) great! (vo) get set up right with a live bookkeeper
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well, bernie sanders and joe biden will debate each other sunday night one on one with no live audience. it comes before tuesday's primaries in arizona, florida, illinois, and ohio. all four of those states released a statement on friday saying the coronavirus would not stop their elections. ryan nobles reports on how the pandemic is reshaping the race. >> reporter: the campaign for president of the united states continues on, albeit in a much different fashion because of the way the coronavirus has gribed the united states. we have a pretty big event sunday night. that's a head-to-head between joe biden and bernie sanders. they'll be in a studio in washington, d.c., with no crowd of any kind that moved from arizona to washington because of the crisis. you can bet coronavirus is going to be one of the big topics in
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this debate, not just how the government should respond but all the ancillary issues that are born out of it, what about the economic crisis and how do you deal with the impact this disease could have on the united states and what is the plan from both sanders and biden to deal with it. meanwhile the campaign is so much different than it was two weeks ago, the campaign unable to hold any mass rallies. vermont, that's basically where sanders has been, no plans to travel through the country. he'll travel to washington and stay there to return to his duties in the senate where joe biden is expected to spend most of his time at home in delaware. the candidates are trying to be creative, holding a virtual town hall. bernie sanders planning a livestream as well. the big question is we don't know how this affects the campaign long term. sanders at this point, no plans to get out. there will be another round of
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voting on tuesday night. we expect the turnout numbers to be much lower because of the coronavirus. it seems for the most part because of what we're dealing with here, the coronavirus and the impact that it's having on this country, cthe campaign coud continue on for some time. ryan nobles, cnn, vermont. be sure too tune in sunday for the presidential debate between bernie sanders and joe biden. acts of kindness in the midst of a pandemic. when we return, we'll show you how a few good deeds are making a big difference. let's get down to business.
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it's raising questionsing preferential medical treatment for celebrities. >> reporter: 15 minutes before the oklahoma city thunder and utah jazz were set to start a wednesday night game, doctors in a state laboratory across town in objection city were learning that utah player rudy gobert tested positive for coronavirus. the race was on to stop the game and control the spread of the virus. >> the game tonight has been postponed. you're all safe. >> reporter: a team of state health feshls deskremded on the basketball field and tested 58. before this night the nba and team physicians were reportedly told to have plans in place in case players started showing coronavirus symptoms. the team didn't leave the arena until well after midnight on thursday morning. >> how did the team get 58 tests when there's been so much struggle to get testing done across the country?
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how does one team get 58 testings? >> we didn't know what the situation was. once we got the one positive test, we didn't know what the extent of that was. you certainly do want to concentrate on those who had close personal contact with a positive case. >> reporter: oklahoma health commissioner gary cox says the state can carry out 100 tests a day, so the testing of the jazz team took up more than half of the day for oklahoma. they would prioritize because of the symptoms players were showing but also because it was such a large group of people thatextensively. at the same time, celebrities have been tested. tom hanks and his wife rita wilson were tested in the uk.
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celine dion showed signs and was tested and charles barkley was tested thursday >> i'm kind of in limbo right now. i'm really hoping it was just a bug. like i say, i was in new york earlier this week because that was a hot spot, and when i got to atlanta, i just wasn't feeling well. >> reporter: across the country, the lack of coronavirus testing has been a source of frustration and criticism. a man said he was on vacation at disney with his family and started feeling sick. >> there's no test kits or alternatives to go. it's like a brick wall if you need to be tested for this. >> reporter: the director of the national institute of diseases says the u.s. testing system is failing. >> it was not designed for the kind of mass distribution that we need now that we've seen in other countries.
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>> reporter: what this week has proven is even though the trump administration has said repeatedly that anyone who wants a test can get one, that's not true. ed lavandera, cnn, oklahoma city. the u.s. may soon receive half a million coronavirus testing kits courtesy of jack ma. the ceo of alibaba says he'sward to send face masks. le the disease spread from aza to america's shores. ma has donated a million masks to japan, almost 2 million to europe. acts of kindness by people around the world are spreading something else, hope. cnn's robyn curnow is looking at a few of those good deeds. >> reporter: one of the most nsaidual effects of the coronavirus is fear, but when times feel as if they're at
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their worst, we can see hope through the actions of others. in italy, residents shuttered in their homes, broke out in a round of applause from their balconies for a show of gratitude for the doctors carrying for the sick. steph curry and his wife are working to buy millions of lunches. >> we want to make sure we rally around everyone and ensure that these kids are not wondering where their next meal is coming from. >> local communities are asking them to buy gift certificate and vouchers to keep revenue coming in as fewer people are choosing to dine out. a woman in oregon tweeted about an elderly couple too afraid to go to the grocery store, so she went instead to share their food. her tweet has been shared. >> it's a difficult time. people are really scared. there are a lot of nerves. i see it in schools and grocery stores and other places around the community i live in, but, you know, kindness helps.
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>> people have been using the #coronakindness on twitter to use positive stories how communities are coming together as more and more people are isolated and sick. robyn curnow, cnn, atlanta. >> that is good to see. well, thanks so much for being with us this hour. i'm anna coren. cnn continues just after the break. want to brain better?
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