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hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world. i'm michael holmes. and coming up here on "cnn newsroom," a top white house official criticizing the agency that typically plays a lead role during a public health crisis. we'll have reaction from a senior cdc official. the world's third largest economy has fallen into recession. we'll have a live report from tokyo for you. and after 30 days in the icu, more than half of those on a ventilator, a u.s. man, is alive after recovering from covid. we'll have his story. ♪ welcome everyone. as nearly every u.s. state opens to some degree, the american death toll continues to climb

and the u.s. economy now endures an unprecedented recession. but the trump administration not accepting any blame. instead, a key member taking swipes at the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention. >> early on in this crisis, the cdc which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space really let the country down with the testing because not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy, they had a bad test. and that did set us back. >> and we will bring you the cdc's scathing rebuke of those comments a little later. meanwhile, the u.s. health and human services secretary claiming states that have reopened are not experiencing a spike in new cases. but here's the thing, that's not really true. one of the most populous states, texas, just reported its biggest single day increase in new cases

since the start of pandemic. plenty of new infections are also being reported in the state of georgia which was one of the first states to reopen. >> when i was with you a couple of weeks ago, i said that i looked forward to coming on and being able to say that i was wrong and the governor was right. and i think right now we're somewhere in the middle. whereas we were seeing spikes in the number of people testing positive going up between 25 and 30% as well as our deaths over a 7-day period, right now we are seeing rates somewhere around 15%. so, the numbers are better. but they are still going up. >> across the u.s., the death toll has now risen to just short of 90,000. that's almost 30% of the world's confirmed coronavirus fatalities even though the u.s. makes up less than 5% of the global

population. as natasha chen reported earlier, no amount of grim data is dampening the drive to reopen. >> reporter: at least 48 states will have partially reopened businesses or eased restrictions by tomorrow. with it comes familiar sites. nascar held a race with no spectators today. graceland and inviting visitors back. but with it troubling images of crowded bars and boardwalks. >> feels like a regular summer. >> tremendous progress is being made. >> reporter: president trump encouraged reopening the country with or without a vaccine. >> everything does not depend on a vaccine. we're committed to delivering a vaccine. we're going to put the full power of the u.s. government towards getting to a vaccine, but that's one part of a multifactorial response program. >> one of the important factors is expanding testing. new york governor andrew cuomo was tested during his live conference today. cuomo said per capita, that's more than other countries.

more testing is one of the reasons texas says it saw the highest single day increases in new cases since the shutdown began. that has some officials in texas wondering if they're on the wrong path. >> what we do know based on the last six to eight weeks is if we're on the wrong path we're going to be able to react in time to fix it. if that happens, i sure hope the governor is on board with that. >> georgia as early as three weeks ago has not seen a spike in the seven day average of new cases but there hasn't been a dramatic drop either. wandy's family has been watching and didn't go out before the weekend. >> i didn't feel we were ready and i wanted to feel that the establishments were taking proper precautions. >> it's scary but it's exciting to go outside to some places you enjoy again. but you have to be very careful. >> reporter: in new york, the epicenter of the u.s. outbreak,

a phased reopening didn't begin until friday and only in certain regions. the state's seven-day average of new cases has been on an obvious downward slide. >> total hospitalization is down. good news. net change is down. intubations is down. and new covid hospitalizations are down. so, it's a good day across the plate. >> reporter: california, the first to institute a state-wide stay-at-home order is seeing numbers fluctuate in the same zone, but its budget deficit like many other states is skyrocketing due to the pandemic. the house passed a $3 trillion aid package that mitch mcconnell indicated would not pass the senate. >> the next time they want to salute and celebrate our heroes, first responders, police officers, and firefighters, consider they are the first ones that will be laid off by cities and counties.

>> a reality of uncertainty. natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. dr. jorge rodriguez is an internal medicine and viral specialist. he is with us from los angeles. it's good to see you as always, doctor. downward trend in new cases in some parts of the country encouraging but it doesn't mean no new cases of course. still thousands a day. do you worry that the social distancing that brought the numbers down could change now that states are reopening, all these sites of full bars and restaurants and so on? >> i'm not worried that it might change. i'm concerned that it already has changed. it's a combination of multiple things. one is people are obviously tired of, you know, being at home, staying at home. so, the natural instinct is to break free. however, there's a certain way of doing it and there's a reckless way of doing it. i'm seeing patients of mine that should know better that are sort of, you know, tiptoeing into unchartered territory.

and the fact that the cases are not spiking, you have to understand that the cases are still occurring. and there's a friend of mine, another doctor said the virus will determine what it is we do. >> and it's interesting to talk about some numbers. the u.s. has 48 out of 50 states reopening to varying degrees. the reality is that only 17 states have decreasing numbers. 20,000 new cases every day since march 30. 1,600 people on average dying every day. but you've got the president and others sort of oozing a sense that the crisis is passing. how worried are you about complacency? i was reading an article from the "washington post," people saying it's other, everything's good. >> it's hardly over. if you want to think of it this way, on the average we have 4 plain ole' people dying every

day for the two months. at least four full planes of people dying every day for at least two months. if that were the case, people would be shocked. people haven't seen it personally. once that starts happening -- i have i no doult it's going to effect everybody. i think the complacency will die down. it's real to me. i see it every day. >> it seems frightening. i deal with it in my own neighborhood, people think it's passed by us, it's not a big deal. it was interesting listening on sunday to senior white house official peter navarro laying blame on the cdc and singling it out for criticism. it's extraordinary to do that to the nation's main disease expert during a pandemic. and, you know, we're seeing the cdc which is a world-renowned body also sidelined in many ways, its advice on reopening buried. it's not being allowed to speak directly to the public. do you worry about politics overriding science? >> absolutely. absolutely.

when you hear navarro talk, he starts talking -- and it's very discouraging because you can tell there's an agenda. and part of the agenda is just the way he speaks is blaming china, the china virus, this and that. and politics -- you know, the cdc is the world organization that other countries look to. i see, things haven't been perfect. but we need other countries to trust us because this is going to be a worldwide sort of team effort to try to get a vaccine and a cure. listen, in the old days, the buck stops at the white house. and we can start sharing blame all over the place. you know, did the white house not start taking precautions soon enough? i believe so. did they not pay attention to this soon enough? i believe so. if there is internal finding between the white house and the centers for disease control, i think it should be kept behind closed doors because more of the infighting and pettiness we see, the less trust people have on what they're being told.

>> a lot of people feel there should be more cdc speaking and less politicians. the president -- speaking of politicians -- suggesting a vaccine could be ready, fully approved by year's end. that's a timeline that you can speak to has never been achieved. it's never been achieved in twice that time. what are the risks of fast tracking a vaccine? >> i hope that it's cheap, but all the dominos would have to fall in place absolutely correctly. the biggest pitfalls could be that we are cutting corners. and it seems like we have one best chance to do this correctly. as other doctor friends of mine have said listen we've been waiting for 20 years for hiv vaccine, hepatitis c vaccine. the danger that we get out a vaccine that is not going to do the job, and we have to start from square one. at the end of the day, we need something that is safe first and foremost and effective. and it may necessitate something

that is almost unheard of which is people volunteering to get the vaccine and then volunteering to be exposed to the virus, something that has many ethical ramifications. but if we want to do it quickly, that may be the only alternative. >> dr. rodriguez, always a pleasure to have you and your expertise. thank you so much. >> thank you, sir. well, the u.s. federal reserve chairman is giving a sobering reality check on the health of the u.s. economy. here's what he said in an interview with cbs's "60 minutes." >> this economy will recover. it may take a while. it may take a period of time. it could stretch through the end of next year. we really don't know. can there be a recovery without a reasonably effective vaccine assuming there's not a second wave of the coronavirus? i think you'll see the economy recover steadily through the second half of this year. for the economy to fully

recover, people will have to be fully confident. and that may have to await the arrival of a vaccine. >> now on monday u.s. president donald trump is set to meet with leaders of the restaurant industry which of course has been one of the hardest hit sectors of the u.s. economy. among other things they're expected to talk about government stimulus efforts. now, japan is also facing a harsh economic reality. first quarter gdp data shows the country has fallen into recession. for more on that, i'm joined by journalist harry injoe ji in tokyo. i guess not surprising given the impact around the world, but what is the impact for japan? what is the plan? >> it means this recession which is the first time in four and a half years and it also means that japan is staring at probably its worst economy right now that it has seen since the end of the world war. and it means that even before

the state of emergency kicked in in april, that japanese economy was hurting very badly. it was down 0.9% on the quarter for an annualized drop of 3.4%. and the forecast from some economists is that the analyzed figure could drop to 20% to 25% in the quarter we're in right now. consumption basically evaporated before the soft lockdown started in japan. and experts which are the pillar of the export economy is soft because the supply chains haven't been there. sure the government has announced a huge economic stimulus package of $1.1 trillion, but buried in that, michael is a line that says look, we're willing to subsidize and pay you if you bring back factories from china. i think this is going to be a significant move and included again in a new stimulus package that's being provided right now. >> thank you so much. good to see you. we will take a short break.

when we come back, south korean researchers find a -- link a fitness class to another cluster of infections. what their study reveals about infection rates in sports facilities. we'll discuss that. also the u.s. secretary of state no longer confident the coronavirus originated in this chinese lab. remember he used to be. and he is still blaming china for the pandemic of course. we'll have the latest on that war of words after the break. >> tech: don't wait for a chip like this to crack your whole windshield. with safelite's exclusive resin, you get a strong repair that you can trust. plus, with most insurance a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪

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♪ welcome back. in south korea, researchers have linked more than 100 cases of coronavirus to a single fitness class showing how quickly the virus can spread. now, they found eight instructors who initially tested positive, went on to infect their dozens of students who in turn spread the virus to other people. that's how this thing works. researchers believe the warm, moist atmosphere of the sports facilities may have led to the dense transmission. well the u.s. secretary of state is again backing away from

a theory he's promoted. and that is that the virus came from a lab in wuhan, china. mike pompeo says the u.s. is still certain the pandemic originated in that city, most people are, but he doesn't know where it started or from who. he insists china hasn't been transparent about the outbreak and says the u.s. still intends to punish beijing for its response. steven jiang is in beijing with the details. the secretary of state, steven, wanted to have it both ways for weeks now, says intel pointed to a lab, now says that might or might not be right. are the chinese likely to inquiry on the origins. >> i think the chinese government are going to seize upon the latest remarks from mr. pompeo as further proof he is in their words a pathological

liar who is trying to smear china and shift blame from the u.s. gormt. this claim has been disputed by experts and scientists from around the world and there was not a great amount of consensus among u.s. officials themselves as well as those from closest allies. so, the beijing government has been trying to highlight all these points bullet also increase bli turning the tables on the u.s. government pointing to its own past elapses in biosafety and the biolabs going all the way to the korean war in saying it's the u.s. government that should be investigated by the international community especially now there are reports emergi emerging in the u.s. and europe saying cases may have occurred before wuhan. i think the rhetoric is coming amid this growing international call for independent inquiry as you mentioned into the origin of this pandemic. now, many have interpreted that as a move against china.

that's why officials here have been pushing back very strongly saying they're open and transparent and willing to have such an inquiry, but this is just not a time to do so when most governments are still fighting this pandemic. so, they say the appropriate time to have this kind of inquiry is after the pandemic is over when the international community can sit down to review their experiences and shortcomings as well as discuss ways to further cooperate as well as enhance the role of the w.h.o., michael. >> yeah, just before i let you go, we were talking the other day about the uptick in wuhan, what are the latest numbers for china, and in particular wuhan? >> well, the latest numbers was 7 new cases in the previous 24 hour cycle, none in wuhan. the 7 cases include three locally transmitted two in the northeastern province of jill ly you lynn. the third one came from shanghai

involving somebody from wuhan. that's why you see the wuhan authorities continue their city-wide testing there with a bit more clarity. they say this is not mandatory but everyone above the age of 6 is strongly encouraged to be tested. and if you hear from the government,that means you're positive. otherwise you're fine. but they still haven't said how they're going to announce city wide testing results which is something we're all watching very closely. michael. >> the u.s. is only just tested around 10 million people. the chinese are trying to do 11 million in wuhan in a matter of days which is just incredible. good to see you, steven. steven jiang there. let's turn our attention to australia. beijing announcing a ban on four major beef processors. china says it's not connected to australia's push for international inquiry for the coronavirus outbreak, but state media painting a different story.

>> reporter: australia's cattle farmers have suffered through prolonged drought and devastated bush fires. now they're caught in the mid ofl a diplomatic row with china. >> what i'm concerned about is the potential for a trade war to erupt. >> reporter: beijing extended what claims are inspection and quarantine violations. the trade minister is seeking talks with his chinese counterpart. >> the bullies are very much in the court of the chinese government. we have made very clear that i am available and came to have a discussion. >> diplomatic relations between two countries have soured in the past month following australia's push for international investigation into the coronavirus pandemic. china though insists the beef ban has nothing to do with that. >> translator: these two things are completely different things. please do not put these two

things together and make a wrong political interpretation. >> reporter: but the chinese state-run global times newborn tells a different story. it warns that unfriendly moves have thrown ties into a deep freeze and if tensions continue on the current trajectory, it would be delusional to expect trade relations to remain on track. it's a warning that has australian farmers worried. beef import bans have potential to impact many thousands of jobs. and given that china is australia's largest trading partner, local lawmakers are akin to ensure the diplomatic fallout doesn't deteriorate. but it's not stopping the australian government from continuing to lobby for a coronavirus inquiry. >> we're very encouraged by the positive feedback we've had from many international. >> with one notable. now italy will begin to

further relax lockdown measures in the hours ahead, taking what the prime minister calls a calculated risk as the country enters the next phase of reopening. italy's health minister urging people to remain pru dent as they go out and risk contact with someone who might be contagious. italy, of course, was hard-hit earlier in the pandemic, one of the hardest hit in the world. the country sunday reporting the lowest daily increase of death since early march. india's lockdown has been extended again with a record number of new cases squashing any hope of reopening for now. we'll head to new delhi next for a live update. also world leaders who won't admit failure. sound familiar? how they've stumbled in responding to the pandemic. that's also when we come back. mrs. walker.

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♪ welcome back everyone. as cnn first reported, president trump is scheduled to tour a ford motor company plant in michigan this week. the auto maker says the white house wants to thank its workers for producing medical supplies and equipment during the pandemic. but while the administration has praised for thought, it's been critical of one u.s. agency at the forefront of the coronavirus fight. jeremy diamond reports. >> reporter: well, it would be remarkable at any moment for a top white house official to criticize a government agency, but particularly remarkable when it's a senior white house official who is criticizing the centers for disease control amid a global pandemic. buts that exactly what we heard

from peter navarro, president trump's top trade adviser who criticized the cdc on sunday for its early testing failures. >> early on in this crisis, the cdc, which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space, really let the country down with the testing because not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy, they had a bad test. and that did set us back. >> now, navarro was right in his criticism here that the cdc made critical mistakes early on that delayed the accurate testing kits across the country for several weeks. but of course that was one of several early missteps by the trump administration. so, the question is why is navarro singling out the cdc? what we do know is sitcoms as there are rising tensions between the white house and the cdc. part of that tension stems from

disagreements of how the cdc is tracking data related to the virus. but then there's also the detailed guidelines, 68 pages of guidelines that cdc officials compiled for how businesses and states can begin to reopen. the white house shelved those plans, instead just releasing six pages of less detailed guideline. we're also hearing criticism from a prominent voice on the outside and that is former president barack obama who we know a week ago had been criticizing president trump's response to the coronavirus as anemic and spotty, calling it a chaotic disaster. he offered more criticism, this time publicly during an address to graduates on saturday. >> more than anything this pandemic has fully torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing. a lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge. >> president trump over the last

week has been repeatedly attacking former president obama, leveling a series of unsubstantiated allegations against him, suggesting he was part of a conspiracy to undermine his presidency in the early days for which we do not have any evidence to back up those claims. president trump did respond directly to that criticism from president obama on sunday afternoon. all he had to say though was that president obama was grossly incompetent as president. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. now cnn did speak with a senior official at the cdc who noted the agency's director dr. robert redfield was appointed by president trump. the official says if there's a criticism, that's a criticism of the president. now mr. trump isn't the only world leader facing sharp criticism for how he's handled the coronavirus pandemic. some of the leaders being criticized are known for cultivating an image of

invincibility. a few strong men have stumbled along the way. >> reporter: vladimir putin as he likes to be seen, tough guy, but not riding so high now. russia royaled by coronavirus has raced the number two spot behind the u.s. for infections. indications putin's early tough it out stance imagining the nation in his own invincible nation, even exporting ppe overseas and late in lockdown are coming back to bite him. [ sirens ] no clearer indication of his discomfort than russia's apparent disassembling of the covid-19 death toll in moscow, effectively underreporting. although the city's health department says the way it's recording death is extremely

accurate. putin is not the only strong man leader humbled by his handling of covid-19. yeah, bolsinaro, the trump of the tropics, a populist, pushes back against lockdowns, actively encouraging public rallies to demand businesses reopen, and has now lost his second health minister this month over covid-19 differences, even as rio teems with infection and national rates rise. covid-19 in is no respecter of strong man lodge. it thrives on ineptitude. >> i was at the hospital the other night where there were a few coronavirus patients and i shook hands with everybody. you'll be pleased to know, i continue to shake hands. >> even boris johnson was failed after upstaging the virus. a month later after he said this, he was close to covid-19 death in icu.

president xi autocrat did what really powerful leaders can do, shuttered regions down, stopping the virus in its tracks and deflecting blame for the spread beyond china's borders. but even he isn't immune to covid-19's peril. his outreach of medical aid to the borworld, too little too la many. that coupled with the economy could down scale his reach. europe's longest surviving strong man embodies the blindness of unchecked power, instructed no cowering to the coronavirus. ice hockey and other sporting events to continue when even putin demured to covid-19, cancelling his biggest annual power parade this month, victory

day, went ahead. thousands marched in tight formation in extreme unpandemic proximity. so far though according to the less than transparent stats, belarus not ravaged as a result of the lockdown rejection. and as autocrats with the truth, we may never know the real picture. putin, who in his early covid-19 days had russia's patriarch overfly and bless the country, still has the worst to come and won't be able to hide from it easily. covid-19 may not finish these strong men off, but it may well leave them diminished for years to come. nick robertson, cnn, london. india is extending its lockdown until at least may 31st. on sunday, the country reporting its biggest surge in new daily infections, close to 5,000 new

cases. cnn is standing by for us in new delhi. bring us up to date on the numbers and this extension of the lockdown. >> well, the government of india has just issued new numbers and unfortunately it stands at 5,242 new cases in the last 24 hours. this unfortunately is the biggest jump that india has witnessed in the last 24 hours. the deaths have crossed 3,000. but what is to be noted is that another lockdown has been issued. this is the fourth lockdown we're entering, perhaps the 55th day today and we're closing into two months. what's different? what's different is usually the indian government that has been controlling the entire country as far as the guidelines are concerned. they set parameters for the states and told the states now it's up to you, use your discretion within the guidelines that we have issued and go ahead and remark the zones according to the number of coronavirus

cases there. as you know and as we've been reporting, they've been locking down into red, orange, as well as containment zones and green zones. green zones of course are the cases where there are few cases or no cases at all. and then we go on to orange and red. what is worth noting is we could see officers going back to the complete attendance as well, but the discretion of the state comes into force. the delhi chief has also tweeted saying that today he's going to issue fresh guidelines for delhi. this essentially means that rela relaxations are taking place. there's easing of norms. just a few days ago the indian government announced, narendra modi announced that $266 billion is what he's offering as a stimulus package. this is about 10% of india's gd, approximate. just a quick word on that as well. let you know that this remains the second biggest challenge,

rather unequal challenge for the government along with resetting the economy. we've seen migrant workers walking over the tracks trying to get home. the indian government along with state governments is coordinating to make sure the migrants get home safely because we've been reporting a lot of accidents and deaths also that have taken place while they climb on trucks just to get home to get to their families. back to you, michael. >> thank you. all right. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, lockdowns and travel restrictions are keeping adoptive parents from their newborn babies in ukraine. we'll look at what one father had to overcome just to hold his father in his arms. also a message from hospital workers in belgium when their prime minister came for a visit. why they gave her the cold shoulder. to bank safely from home.

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hospital workers in belgium gave their prime minister a cold reception. when sophie willems visited their hospital in brussels on saturday, the staff lined up outside and then turned their backs to her as she arrived in her vehicle there. representatives for the workers say they're upset with the government's handling of the coronavirus and health care overall including budget cuts, personnel shortages, and low salaries. dozens of babies born to surrogate mothers in ukraine are stranded due to the coronavirus. a nationwide lockdown is preventing their adoptive parents in the u.s., europe, and elsewhere from traveling to ukraine to pick up the newborns. matthew chance with the story of one american father who overcame the tight restrictions to be with his new daughter. >> more than 100 babies in ukraine born to surrogate mothers in recent weeks are stranded in that country's

coronavirus lockdown. but some parents aren't letting closed borders keep them away. we spoke to one american family who's overcome the lockdown, braved the pandemic, got a special permit from the ukrainian government, and reached their newborn child. take a look. >> so, this is my daughter. she's a little tired at the moment. >> amid this lockdown, a family united. one american dad getting into ukraine just to hold his newborn daughter. she is a very lucky girl indeed. >> thank you. i'm a lucky father. >> when you saw her for the first time, what was going through your mind? what was your feelings? >> at the same time i was elated to see her, i was also just -- my heart was broken that i was the only one there by myself and that my wife wasn't able to be in the delivery room. so, it was both, it was really mixed. >> mixed but relieved because

dozens just like ember rain born amid the pandemic to surrogate mothers remain stranded, marooned in a screaming lockdown. cnn gained access to just one facility in kiev where tight coronavirus restrictions mean more than 50 babies here can't be collected by their legal parents. mostly locked down themselves in europe and the united states. some parents have waited 15 years for this dream to come true. the owner tells cnn. one couple are both 55 years old. another has tried 36 times for a baby, he says. they can't wait any longer. ukrainian officials say they're trying to speed up access to foreign parents, but the pandemic means the country's borders are sealed. special permits are a bureaucratic nightmare. for ember rain's mom, michelle,

watching this remotely with her two other kids in california, even the thought of being unable to reach a child in another country is agonizing. >> what must their parents be going through now, parents who can't get to their children? >> i can't even imagine. can't imagine not being able to be there. i don't know. i don't know, for me it was mind numbing to know that somebody that we don't even know would be taking care of our daughter. luckily, we were able to find a way. but other people because their countries aren't allowing them to travel are not being allowed in. so, we found a way and we were lucky, but others aren't so lucky. and i'm sure they're just devastated. >> at the moment, ukrainian officials say around 100 babies born to surrogates are stuck in clinics like this one around the

country. but pregnancies are in progress, and they say numbers could soon rise to 1,000 if borders stay closed. the longer the lockdown, the more ember rains with nowhere to go. there is growing criticism in ukraine because of these stranded babies of commercial surveillance ga si in the country. the human rights have called it a massive and systemic problem and it could be curved in the future. but for the moment the focus is on trying to get the babies already born united with their legal parents. matthew chance, cnn london. well, a miracle discovery from a deadly disease, the case of a man from maryland leaving doctors scratching their heads. we'll have that after the break. . only roomba uses 2 multi-surface rubber brushes to clean all your floors. and with patented dirt detect technology,

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welcome back. a man in the united states battled coronavirus for nearly a month in intensive care. now he's sharing the story of remarkab remarkable recovery and what motivated him to keep on fighting. >> i'm a miracle.

a lot of people in the hospital call me medical miracle. >> reporter: 18 days on ventilate r nearly 30 day ins the icu. three times intubated. his throat healing. he still eats through a tube. at the worst his heart nearly stopped beating, the miracle, he's alive. >> is there a point you realized this maybe it? >> there was a point where it hurt to take even one breath. and i did actually at one time just want to die. but then i heard a voice in my head that said you're being selfish. >> selfish because he thought he would mar graduation for one daughter and a birthday for another. he had a wife, two parents, church and friends ta love him. and a team of doctors and nurses

caring and pulling for him. >> the whole time he was here, i don't know if patients can hear us. i used to tell him don't give up. i don't know if he heard that. i would like to know. >> he does remember that. he wasn't sure if he imagined it. he remembers it and a nurse named beth. >> she's the one that comes up and told me i was there the night you almost died. and i'm like i knew nothing about that. >> covid-19 keeps patients like kevin sedated sp separated from loved ones. medical staff wear masks and gowns. hard it know who is who. beth was in the room on his worst day. >> he started to crash. >> his heart nearly stopped. >> it did. i was caring for him that day. and in the room with him while this was happening and when i saw him on the day he left the

hospital i told him that. he almost died. and i thought he was going to die. i just i'm so thankful he didn't. >> kevin now an inspiration for the staff that saved him. >> how do you cope with patients as sick as kevin? >> in the beginning of this, it wasn't easy. and a lot of us left in tears. but i believe that we have become together as a support for each other. and also seeing people improve. it's helped. the fact that he's home and doing so much better. it helps. it really helps us. to know we're making an impact. >> kevin not typical in another way. 50 year-old, no under lying medical conditions. otherwise healthy. another covid-19 mystery. some for reasons still not understood get deathly ill while others barely know they have it.

>> it's confusing to us. there are people that are looking into why it might be. could it be related to genetics or the amount of virus the person is exposed to. >> the recovery as mysterious as the illness. his father tested positive and may not recover. other family members got it too. >> it blind sided me. >> when he was discharged his church organized a drive by parade. he will see graduations and birthdays. he's looking forward to solid food. a double portion of maryland crab cakes. >> how sweet is life? >> very sweet. >> thanks for watching cnn "newsroom." i will be back after the break. with more news for you.

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