around the world for the latest on the coronavirus. italy marking nearly 800 deaths in one day from the coronavirus, as health care workers and officials continue to urge people to stay home. in america, the government approves a new coronavirus test, which could give results in less than one hour. we'll look into that. and, a distellry in pennsylvania has put a pause on liquor production to make a different sort of alcohol. thank you again for joining us, it's 3:00 a.m. here in atlanta, georgia. and as the world wrestles with an unprecedented pandemic, a california biotech company may help turn the tide. the u.s. government has approved a new coronavirus test kit that promises to deliver results in under an hour instead of days. the number of known cases in the

u.s. has soared to well ov over 25,000 with more than 320-reported deaths. rapid testing could save countless lives. in europe, health officials in spain report a dramatic spike of 5,000 cases across the country in 24 hours. and the prime minister warned the crisis is only beginning. >> translator: unfortunately, the worse is yet to come. there are still hard days ahead. we will still have to receive the impact of the hardest, most damaging wave which will put all of our material and other capacities to the limit. >> cnn is covering this story from all angles around the world from hard-hit italy to nigeria which has weathered the ebola crisis and many cities in between. italy, of course, has far more covid-19 cases than any other country in europe. on saturday, it reported a staggering number of fatalities.

nearly 800 deaths in 24 hours. in hard-hit northern italy, hospitals are at the breaking point. melissa bell has our report. >> reporter: the front line of europe's battle against coronavirus. with its soldiers in a race against team thime that is so fr being lost. dr. angelo pan shows us around his operating rooms now transformed into makeshift intensive care units. icu overwhelmed by the sheer number of covid-19 patients. >> there is enough room in the icu. if milan will be badly spiked by the outbreak, it's going to be corona for everybody. >> reporter: beyond the shortage of beds and ventilators, the

doctors getting sec themselves. dr. pan has said total confinement is the world's only hope. >> we can win the battle. if the people will keep on having contacts with each other outside in the restaurants, in the bars, in the super markets. and so the infection will spread. will keep on spreading. and it's going to be very tough. >> reporter: and his message to the outside world? if you're not involved in the war, in the hospital, stay home apat a and think about life. >> you've been covering this terrible, terrible news from italy. we know many doctors have lost their lives in italy trying to

curtail this. but it seems every day the numbers keep growing. >> reporter: that's right, and the numbers yesterday prompted the prime minister late last night at 11:30 to go on facebook and announce even more strict measures. he is closing all non-essential factories and business. he says this is the most severe crisis to hit italy since world war ii. now the health authorities are still pointing to age as a major factor in these deaths, natalie. they say the average age of those who have died is 80 years old and 98% of them had one or more underlying health conditions. italy has a very large elderly population, so they are really pointing to that as a major factor in the high death toll. another aspect of this story, natalie, is that the people who die under lockdown don't have funerals. funerals are suspended.

you can imagine the psychological toll for family and friends who cannot accompany their loved ones in the last moments of their lives or give them a proper funeral. in one of the hardest-hit cities in the north they don't even have space in their cemeteries to be buried. in many places the coffins are taken by military convoy to a neighboring city. you can imagine for friends and family not able to accompany those coffins or bury them in their hometowns the psychological toll this is also taking on those people, natalie? >> i can't imagine. every day, delia, we talk about the death toll. and you never see a face of the victims. we never hear their names. it's just too overwhelming. so i want to ask you, how are italians responding to this news of the high death tolls? how are they coping with this? >> well, look, everybody is devastated. we get news every day at 6:00

from the civil protection authorities that give us the latest tallies. and of course it takes a huge toll on everybody. i have to say, natalie, italians are stepping up. they called for 300 doctors to come out of retirement to help volunteer in the north. they got 7,000 responses for that. so that's one example of how italians are also willing to go and help out, especially in the north. those doctors and nurses who are really being heroes there on the front lines. natalie in. >> i hope they can feel the world's support for them. delia gallagher, we'll see you again. as we mentioned. >> the u.s. government has approved a covid-19 test that could speed up the verification of new infections. that kit promises to deliver test results in just 45 minutes. but, as cases soar in the u.s., past 25,000, there are new guidelines on testing.

melissa rainy has the details on that. >> the number of coronavirus cases climbing as tens of thousands of people have been tested. and now some doctors are signaling a shift in testing strategy. >> not every single person in the united states needs to get tested. >> reporter: health officials in los angeles and new york city are recommending doctors avoid testing patients except in cases where the result would significantly change treatment. >> when you go in and get tested are you consuming personal protective equipment, masks and gowns. >> reporter: this as the alarm is sounded, masks and gloves are starting to run out. >> we absolutely feel like we are in this alone as doctors, nurses, paramedic and hospitals. >> reporter: the white house task force says those much-needed supplies are on the way. >> hhs just placed an order for hundreds of millions of n-95 masks being made available to health care providers across the country. >> reporter: meanwhile, president trump urging americans

to heed warnings from federal health officials to slow the spread of the virus. >> every american has a role to play in defending our nation from this invisible, horrible enemy. >> reporter: on saturday, more than one fifth of americans were under orders to stay home. that's about 75 million people in connecticut, illinois, new york and california. where authorities say only essential workers are allowed away from home. >> stay at home and save lives. there's a time of shared national sacrifice. >> with us from redding, england is a professor of biomedical technology at the university of redding pharmacy. >> good evening to you. >> thank you. we'll talk about the united states in a home. b but i want to start with italy. on saturday officials reporting

almost 800 additional deaths, the largest single day increase so far. what is italy's story, what are the lessons learned? >> i think the real tragedy is that the lessons we're learning now are coming home really hard. once this virus takes hold in terms of spreading it spreads devastatingly quickly, and there's no question that health services can set up, this is the most-funded, most well-established in the world. and it's completely overwhelmed. we're seeing dramatic scenes, it's really devastate being. >> yes, and now france, spain, the u.s. clamping down on people's movements, ordering citizens to stay home. let's talk about the countries that have gotten ahead of the spread, because it seems like these countries are catching up. who's gotten it right?

and what did they do? >> so it's definitely clear that in south korea the extensive testing and tracing has been able to contain the spread. and what's happened in countries where it's spread more dramatically is by the time countries have noticed that there's widespread transmission in that country it's actually become too late to slow down the transmission. but it's very, very hard for us all to follow that lead of places like south korea, because i don't think many people have the capacity to do the testing at the scale that's needed to keep this virus contained. >> and we're hearing the same story from the united states, which has less hospital beds per capita than italy, doctors and nurses expressing not just frustration but fears. and now health officials in new york city and los angeles county are signaling a change in local strategy when it comes to testing, recommending doctors avoid testing patients, except in cases where a test result

would significantly change the course of treatment. talk with us about this approach. >> so it's exactly what we saw, probably, it feels like a long time ago but reallioma wey only ago in the uk. they have to have protective equipment otherwise there's a risk they will get infected and spread the infection. they have to take a swab from a patient at home, take to a testing center and we'll run out of testing capability. that's happening in the uk already. we're maxed out in terms of testing. even though we're doing tens if not hundreds of thousands of testing every day we are just running out of capacity. it's really important that people understand that they have to stay at home. they have to look after themselves at home, not spread the virus around and the test is not such an important thing for them right now. >> right, and that is the key, isn't it? that people adhere to what they're hearing about staying at

home. you know, there's been complacency. there's been misinformation. we've had politicians saying one thing. we've had the experts, like you, saying another. how critical right now for the uk, for spain and now for the united states is compliance? >> it's a really tough one. because we're asking people to make dramatic sacrifices. people are losing their jobs because they're staying home, but it's also very clear that the reason we're getting this one death every two minutes in italy is because large proportions of the population have unfortunately, without knowing, been spreading this virus around. so this is a fire that we're fighting. and the fire is burning on humans passing the virus around and it's very difficult to stop. >> right. this virus is in the u.s. for two months without really any action. and we're seeing that now as these cases come to light. we really appreciate your expertise, al edwards, expert in

biomedical technology, thank you so much. >> thank you. well, covid-19 is changing way we live, even the way we honor our loved ones. in the uk, the prime minister has a stark warning for british mother mother's day, which is today. plus, we'll show you how nigeria is using past outbreaks to prepare a surge in the coronavirus. much more ahead here. you're watching "cnn newsroom." want to brain better?

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we continue to look at different countries around the world and what's happening there. covid-19 cases have spiked dramatically in spain with more th than 5,000 new cases reported in one day bringing the number to 25,000, making it the third-hardest hit in the world behind china and italy. meantime, in the uk, the prime minister has issued a stark holiday warning. we're covering all of it, joined by hadas gold and al goodman in madrid. mother's day is something that

will not be celebrated as usual there. >> no, natalie. today is technically mother's day for the united kingdom, but boris johnson issued that warning that the best gift you could give to your mother on mother's day is to stay away. it says stay away from mom. saying it's the best way to protect the elderly and vulnerable, many of them who may be our mothers. this is part of the warning the prime minister issued yesterday, saying if people don't take the social distancing order seriously, the national health service here in the united kingdom will be overwhelmed. they are on track to meet with place like italy where we are already seeing overwhelmed hospitals. he said yesterday italy has a good health service like the united kingdom. if they're being overwhelmed the uk will not be far behind unless people take social distancing seriously. they've closed the gyms, clubs,

movie theaters. pretty much everyone is staying at home except for walks and exercise and going to the grocery store. uk officials said uk citizens have bought more than $1 billion worth of food that they necessarily would not normally have in other normal circumstances. they are urging people to calm down, saying the supply lines are fine and warning that by clearing the shelves they're making it harder for front line workers to get the food and supplies they need while they're trying to fight the virus on the front lines. >> i've seep peopn people beingn for themselves. they're allowing seniors to get to the grocery store first. what about bright moments in this right now as the full brunt of the virus really starts to settle in with people? >> yeah, natalie, also in the united kingdom, some grocery

stores are setting aside hours for the vulnerable population and health care workers. some grocery stores are setting aside the first hour of each day just for those who have a health care badge with them. there was also goodness in that the that there was a call for retired nurses and health care workers. it's really great news of people stepping forward, stepping out of retirement to help in all of this effort. >> absolutely. when you consider people in retirement may be older and doing this, that's just unbelievable service, isn't? hadas, gol hadas gold, thank you. let's turn to al gooden man in madrid. the streets have been emptying out and that's a good thing, because spain is about to see a really huge spike as well. >> reporter: that's right,

natalie. the nearly 25,000 cases in spain that you just mentioned, that's tripled in just a week. and, of the 1300 deaths, that's about ten times as many as we had just a week ago saturday, because we're using the figures this day sunday, the latest figures are from saturday. we'll get new figures. so the wave is really coming on. that's why the spanish prime minister peter sanchez addressed the nation on saturday evening in prime time yet again. he's been on many times, saying that the worst is yet to come. that this wave, the next wave is going to test the medical fasills and the wi fasills and the will of the people. this is all happening because the state of emergency has been in effect for a week. this gets to the lag time. they've cleared the streets basically and have had the streets cleared for most of a week. all the sort of traffic on the streets, train service, airplane

service, bus service, the ridership is way down. police are issuing thousands of fines and doing thousands of road stops to keep those kinds of people off the streets who want a test. but basically the people are cooperating and staying off the streets except to go to the food store and pharmacy, but still this is about to hit spain with a wallop. >> do you sense a calm before the storm, i guess? >> reporter: you've got that. in the moon time, as tmeantime, the medical teams are trying to ramp up. the main hospital is a 5500 bed. we talked about two empty hotels turning themselves into hospitals with more than a thousand bideds. seven more are doing that.

officials talking about ramping up the testing. trying to get more supplies. one senior official telling the nation at a news cob for instance yesterday, it's a very competitive market because all the countries are trying to get this hands on masks, glove, sanitizer and testing kits. it's very difficult. this is a moment that is extremely difficult home for spain, the calm before the storm. an italian man who was the first case reported in nigeria has been released from an isolation facility. nigeria is restricting travel from 13 countries over fears of the spreading. but this is not the first time the country has dealt with an outbreak. we explain. >> reporter: nigeria has been here before. in 2014, during the west africa

ebola epidemic the world feared the worst when a virus arrived in lagos. but they were quick to trace and contain the spread. >> this is ward two. it's empty at the moment. >> reporter: then as he is now, the state commissioner of health was at the front line of nigeria's public health response. >> we are very accustomed to dealing with pathogens of high consequence. it's a skill. and it's something that we've started to refine ever since the ebola outbreak. we knew what happened during ebola. we didn't want to see another situation like that in law kboekboe gross. >> reporter: there are isolation wards, field hospitals and makeshift tents. >> we're preparing for a surge. if it doesn't happen, it's fine, but if it happens, we'll be, we'll be ready.

>> reporter: there was construction everywhere here, as the city prepares for potentially large numbers of patients with covid-19. he says he lost colleagues during the ebola epidemic and is working to make sure that doesn't happen again. >> we've been training, and we've been expecting this situation. it wasn't a matter of if. it was a matter of when, you know. we've had minor threats before this, but this is a big one. you know, and so we were prepared for it. we had the facility, where we can actually receive samples and make diagnosis without threatening the welfare and lives of our staff, you know. we didn't have that before. >> reporter: nigeria has managed to contain one outbreak before, but with a weak overall health care system and poorer, denselym densely-populated neighborhoods across the country it very quickly could become overwhelmed if cases of coronavirus rise sharply, and these are among the

worst fears of everyone here. surveillance and prevention are key, the health commissioner says. nigeria has announced restrictions on travel from 13 countries, including the uk and u.s. as lawmakers debate the viability of shutting down one of the world's largest mega cities. the situation here is far from over. cnn, lagos. the coronavirus pandemic is hitting iran extremely hard. and now the country is turning its biggest mall into a hospital. we'll tell you what the supreme leader is saying about the outbreak in a live report. plus, the u.s. is facing a severe shortage of ventilators. we go behind the scenes of one company working to meet the needs. i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money.

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. i'm natalie allen with the headlines. the u.s. government has approved a new kroicoronavirus test that could deliver results in under an hour. italy is reporting nearly 800 deaths in just 24 hours. military trucks, as you saw there, are being used to transport the bodies. johns hopkins in the u.s. says italy has more than 53,000 cases of infection, the highest number in europe and twice any other country outside of china.

a mother's day warning from british prime minister boris johnson. do not visit your mom or other loved ones on this holiday sunday in the uk. johnson says the national health service could be, quote, overwhelmed if people don't act to slow the spread of the virus. the death toll in iran has topped 1500 people. it reported 123 new deaths in just the past 24 hours. supreme leader ayatollah hoe mainy is addressing the public. the numbers are still climbing, but it's not as bad as it has been, i understand. >> reporter: well, natalie, it is not soaring but climbing steadily, and that is what is of deep concern to the iranian authorities. and more widely, it's a concern to the middle eastern community, because a lot of, almost all of

the infections were widely in the middle east were traced to iran, which of course was infected from china. but let's take a look at those figures, 123 in the last 24 hour us. in the next hour or so, the ira iranian government likely to publish more updated figures. we should stress infections, numbers of recorded infections really reflect the ability of a nation or the energy behind the testing process, rather than the known numbers of infections. the critical issue, really, is the number of dead which are climbing in iran. the supreme leader speaking on the eve of the iranian new year, saying that the forces of islam, particularly the islamic revolution that he presides over

as well as the supreme leader of iran is beset by devils and genies and suggesting he was the rulers in saudi arabia and israel were part of a demonic conspiracy, driven by the united states, which was a nation now ruled by individuals, he said, were mean and greedy. at this time, of course, iran is suffering deep lay from american-imposed sanctions after the united states pulled out of the very tediously and minutely-negotiated deal that was supposed to suspend iran's nuclear program in return for lifting of sanctions. there for the iranian authorities were crippled to react to the coronavirus, they

say. but at the same time, they have been receiving help from the world health organization, the united ar united arab emirates where i am has sent material in, because nobody has figured out how to send money in the context of the sanctions to help out. but the situation in iran now being overtaken in terms of scale of catastrophe. of course, by, what's going on in italy, but they're also facing severe problems with recent efforts now being made to convert tehran's main shopping mall into temporary hospital housing it's estimated some 3,000 patients, natalie. >> all right, it's one to watch, and we'll wait and see what the supreme leader says after we heard from rouhani just yesterday. thank you, sam. for those fighting the pandemic, the demand for life-saving ventilators far exceeds the supply.

sara sidner here in the u.s. takes us inside one company working it 24/7 to get the equipment to those who desperately need it. >> reporter: washington state is still home to the highest number of deaths related to coronavirus. there is a deepening fear here that if the situation in italy is mirrored here in the united states, the people could die here because there simply aren't enough ventilators. the vast majority of us will survive novel coronavirus. but for many of those who become critically ill, their lives will depend on whether there are enough ventilator systems to save them. >> we simply are not going to have enough ventilators, not going to have enough capacity if we allow this virus to take the natural course that it will. we'ra we're at war. >> reporter: the virus has now hit every state. and if the u.s. outbreak tracks similarly to what happened in italy, experts say hospitals will be overwhelmed. >> we from so incredibly

underprepared for a major onslaught of hospitals, which is basely inevitable. >> reporter: the desperation for ventilators made clear by governors around the country. >> we have about 5,000 or 6,000 secured. we need 30,000. i mean, this is a bad situation. >> we do not want to be in a position that the poor people of italy are, where, you know, they're deciding who's going to live and who's going to die because they don't have enough respirators or equipment. >> reporter: that's exactly where we could find ourselves, experts warn. there are only about 12 companies that produce ventilators but there are startups trying to fill the gaps. one is in the middle of where the highest rate is. ven tech is relatin washington.

>> it's not just a matter of having enough ventilators. there are many other things that work in conjunction with the ventilator, we're talking about oxygen, cough assist, a suction unit and nebulizer. all these have to work properly to keep someone breathing, and this company has been able to put all these things into one device that can work in the hospital, but it can also work at home. who is reaching out to you, asking about your product? >> we are literally having conversations with states, federal and local shorts on a regular basis. we're trying to do as much as we can to increase capacity to meet the depend and help save lives. >> reporter: government officials from 65 other countries are in talks with them as well as hospitals. the society of critical medicine says according to a 2009 study there are about 60,000 functional pla shee functional machines in the u.s. nearly 100,000 that were obsolete but could be used. and even with all those it would

not meet america's needs if the italy scenario happens here. >> the only way you save lives right now without a vaccine is having access to a ventilator. >> reporter: those in america's stockpile are only supposed to brim the gap until industry can ramp up. that's why this operation is now going24/7. his employees can't work from home, so there's a serious effort to ensure they don't contract the virus. they are greeted as we were, with a thermometer, hand san siz advertiser and gloves. >> let's say i want to activate a patient's cough. all i have to do is hit start. >> reporter: the questions still unanswered? how many answers needed to ensure no one dies simply because there weren't enough ventilator systems to breathe life into them. and that is the big question.

just how many of these ventilators may be needed once the novel coronavirus hits its peak in the united states. sara sidner, cnn, seattle. the coronavirus has spread rapidly around world in a matter of months. but where did the disease come from? some scientists think they have the answer, and we will have that next. this is charlie not coughing because he took delsym 12-hour. and this is charlie still not coughing while trying his hardest not to wake zeus.

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and look at this. salute to doctors and nurses in france. the eiffel tower lit up in tribute to the medical staff working to treat patients with coronavirus. the iconic landmark sparkled for ten minutes in a brief but beautiful show of gratitude. more of that. well, scientists are trying to figure out how the coronavirus first started. many think it came from bats, but they say humans are actually

to blame for the spread. nick paton walsh has more on how our impact on the environment may drive the spillover of diseases. >> reporter: we live in extraordinary times. true, well before coronavirus. the amazon aflame. australia's skies clogged with forest fire smoke that seemed to swallow a way of life. but now a pandemic tearing up daily norms, which may also have been caused by human choices and behavior. did this coronavirus originate in bats? scientists can't yet be sure, but they've seen similar in chinese horseshoe bats. but even if that's the case, bats have dealt with many viruses for years. they have a high matab lichl and temperature when they fly and that often keeps these infections in check. that's until they or where they

live comes under stress. >> we believe the impact and stress on bats would be much the same as it is on other mammals and people, and that is that it would allow infections to be increased and excreted and shed. you think of people getting stressed and infected with the cold sore virus they will get a cold sore. this can happen in bats, too. it's easy to point the finger at the host species. but it's actually the way it's entrapped with them, due to habitat encroachment, increased hunting. >> reporter: experts point to shipping bats near other animals in so-called wet markets in china, this one in wuhan believed to be the epicenter where stressed animals transfer diseases easily to each other and then maybe humans. there's a term you're going to have to get used to.

it's called zoo nottic transfer or spill oever. >> the underlying causes of spillover is almost always, i think it's always shown to be human behaviors, >> in the past, people infected by animals in remote places would die or recover before they could spread it. today they can get on a plane to a different city at night. >> humans say that any kind of spillover that might have happened in the past is magnified by the fact that there's so many of us and we're so well connected. so it's not okay to transform a forest into agriculture without understanding what that impact has on climate, carbon storage, on disease emergence, on flood risk and flood defenses on

climate resilience. you can't do those in isolation without thinking all of that that the ecosystem provides. >> a cost that we are realizing now. nick peyton walsh, cnn. many people across the world are being told stay at home, but for the homeless there is no good place to isolate from the virus. in rome one homeless man said he used to be able to get by, but the lockdown has cut off any opportunity for him to earn money. >> what is so difficult, i can't find work. everything is closed. i've been without work for the last three weeks. >> in khan it's opening the pavilion it's used for its famed film festival for the homeless. city officials say they'll hand

out food and blankets and set up beds in keeping with social distancing guidelines. spain, too, is setting up cots for the homeless. they hope to provide safe spaces for 1,000 people in the next few days. we want to keep bringing you these hopeful stories of people helping people. next here, your favorite whisky or vodka could help you handle the pandemic, but not just in an obvious way. how a pennsylvania distillery is mixing up something the community needs to fight the virus. kim nooooo!! mucinex has a patented tablet that lasts 3x longer, for 12 hours.

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ingredient in hand sanitizer, alcohol. >> we're very good at making alcohol. that's our business. so what we can do is we can take that alcohol and we can add some inactive ingredients and create the hand sanitizer that people are in need of. >> reporter: the local cancer support group needed it, hospitals, towns. >> this is an unprecedented time we're in. it's not a time for panic and chaos but it's time for a sense of purpose. that's what's happening. >> reporter: so appalled eight oaks stopped making vodka, gin and bourbon and cranked up the sanitizer. >> we were taking what was going to be a bourbon run and we are going to make that a high proof alcohol instead. we'll add glycerin and peroxide. >> simple as that? >> very, very simple. the alcohol is the hard part.

we already know how to do that. >> reporter: just hours of hatching the plan, first batch, only a few hundred bottles. the request, way more than they can fill. they were in desperate need for even more bottles. >> this is bottle stock that we have left over. we had a soap and lotion business where we employed adults with disabilities. >> lynn elko shut the business down. she heard about his request and had what they needed sitting in free. >> what does this say about what we have to do now? >> the last time i checked, we're not in this alone. we all have to come together to keep moving everything forward, to keep everybody healthy and well. >> but theers who retired from the army in 2015 is now scaling up. the army chief warrant officer 5 turned entrepreneur expects to turn out 10,000 bottles a week. not only is he keeping his 25 employees working, but if it turns out right, he'll be

hiring. >> i'm sure you didn't think you would be busier given what happened? >> no, but we are 100% committed to providing this product out to the people who need it in the community. it's perfect. >> one business, one community in rural pennsylvania coming together in a time of need. scrawled on a white board, their simple mission, get hand sanitizer to those in need. >> and if you think this story can't get any sweeter, it does? how much are they selling the stuff for? they're actually giving it away asking for donations only, but if they can't afford it, you can get it for free. this is becoming a bit of a trend with distillers big and large in the u.s. and around the world. getting off the liquor and onto the hand sanitizer. miguel marquez, cnn, new york. >> i love that story. people reaching out trying to do good in these times. how wonderful. the coronavirus outbreak couldn't stop true love.

amanda wheeler and riley jennings got married on friday on the streets of manhattan. they were supposed to be wed in seven months but they tied the knot now because of the outbreak. their friend officiated by calling the vows from his fourth floor window. >> we are gathered here today to witness the exchanging of marriage vows of amanda wheeler and rileyening. do you promise to love, honor, cherish and keep her for as long as you both shall live? if so, say i do. >> i do! >> i pronounce you married! >> yeah! >> love it. the couple had intended to get married at the city's marriage bureau but of course it's closed now because of the pandemic.

good for them. a little comic relief now as comedian and night talk show host offered a stranger a selfie while social distancing. >> everyone wants a selfie, everybody. that's not good. we must keep social distancing so i follow specific rules. 6 feet away, no touching. check it out. sir. sir, what's your name? >> kevin. >> kevin, okay. you may have a selfie with me but you must stay six feet away and no touching. >> no, i'm good. >> no, no, you can have a selfie, you can have a selfie but we must keep our distance. >> no, i'm good. >> do you know who i am? >> not really. >> good one, conan. >> of course, his show is on tbs, a sister network of cnn. all right. please stay with us. we're going to be right back with another hour of "cnn newsroom," actually two hours,

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global coronavirus cases. where the surges are the greatest this hour. also the pandemic setting off waves of layoffs. what's being done to try to prevent that. and boris johnson's mother's day message to folks in the uk. in short, you just shouldn't visit your mother. and that's never a good thing, but that just shows you what's going on with this virus and the spread.