effects of the out break. >> followed by jimmy kim el this is "nightline." tonight, ununited states. outbreak outrage. spring breakers, partying in a pandemic. a tale of two cities. isolation versus celebration. >> this is so unintelligent and reckless. >> and now the race to build new field triage hospitals. plus, hate outbreaks. spreading like the virus, bias crimes aimed at asian-americans. >> there was something really dehumanizing. >> fighting racism and the blame game. >> why do you keep using this.

that's racist. >> no, it's not at all. it comes from china. "nightline" will be right back.

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his state, could be infected with covid-19 within eight weeks. that as new york saw cases nearly double to 3600 overnight. in italy, the death toll at 3400, now surpassing that of china. military trucks carrying the dead from one hard-hit city to another, the crematorium overwhelmed. in the u.s. we're seeing stark differences to response depending on where you live and who are you. this week a seemingly ununited response. in these united states. >> all the lights are coming off. >> as the covid-19 pandemic continues its assault. >> there will be people who die who didn't need to die. >> in parts of the country, emptmi. >> i others, iteems business as usual. >> it's really messing up my ak. >> tonight a look at the different attitudes state to state, with some running to play

catchup. >> i don't think they realize how prbrutal this could be. >> the pandemic could stretch into summer, vanessa hudgens drawing ire. >> it's a virus, i get it. but like, if everybody gets it, like, yeah, people are going to die. it's just terrible, but, like, inevitab inevitable? >> the actress later apologized calling her words insensitive and not appropriate for the situation our country and the world are in right now. and new data released by the cdc showing it's not just the elderly and vulnerable populations, younger at a risk too. nearly 40% of those hospitalized for the virus were between the ages of 20 and 54. what's unclear is if any had pre-existing conditions.

>> you see them partying in a way that's not responsible. >> she spent the last week in quarantine, recovering from covid-19. she spoke out to who she calls the nonbelievers, her message going viral. >> i want people to take it seriously and understand we all have a part to play. >> as of tonight there are at least 196 reported deaths related to covid-19 with more than 14,000 cases in all 50 states. but experts say that number is likely higher, due to the lack of testing. sport fields are transformed into triage zones. this soccer complex now a temporary hospital in washington state where the first death from covid-19 was on february 29, implementing social distancing has been until this week been left to organizations, cities and states. on march 6, south by southwest

bap o became one of the first large-scale events to announce the cancellation. five days later, the nba canceling all games after a player for the utah jazz tested positive for covid-19. then the cdc releasing guidelines to cancel or postpone events with more than 50 people. >> social distancing can be effective, not in isolation, but in part of other aggressive containment and mitigation measures. but the key is everyone has to be all in. >> and states including california, ohio, illinois, massachusetts, and washington announce the closure of bars and restaurants along with new york city. >> it's surreal. we're going to have to wrap up the bar for the foreseeable future. >> by monday, an avalanche of school closures, blanketing 24 states followed by more in subsequent days. that same day, president trump released new guidelines.

>> avoid gathering in groups of more than ten people. >> and in the san francisco bay area. >> these new orders direct all individuals to shelter at their place of residence. >> six counties here in northern california taking an extreme step. only allowing essential business to stay open. urging residents to stay indoors. >> we've been working hard to support our friends who have lost income as well as support local businesses and restaurants. >> the city's famous haight-ashbury neighborhood now a ghost town. >> what is really unusual is the lack of tourists. there are a bunch of shops that are closed. >> inarin grerdy is taking ecaution mymploye healthy. they're the front line with 10,000 customers a week. they are dealing with them on a day-to-day basis. >> but across the country this

week a very different reality on some of the nation's beaches. >> welcome to miami! >> videos like these stirring outrage with spring break seemi seemingly in full i swing. >> if i get joencorona, i get corona. >> we're making the best of it. >> we're seeing potentially reckless medical behavior on the part of a lot of people who thought well, in this pocket of the country i can still go party, go to the beach, and everyone else can social distance. and that's just not responsible. >> in texas, just yesterday the beaches looked like this. now desolate. the governor declaring a public health emergency, issuing lockdown orders. >> there's almost no one out and about or anything. >> for college senior, jared ditmer, what started as a

college trip with friends has become one with uncertainty. >> we were at a club, a bar two days ago with hundreds of people, and like we're supposed to go home and potentially give this to our parents or our families or whoever, so it is a really scary time right now. we really don't know what we're supposed to do. and we just hope that we can stay safe and get over all this together. >> and in miami a different tone as the city closed beaches and parks. the state's governor with this on fox news. >> the message i think for spring breakers is that the party's over in florida. >> locals here with a clear message for young people looking to party. >> go home! >> go home! stay home! >> every day, the clock is ticking on this virus. we can always look back and say that wasn't necessary, or we did too much, but we don't want to be in the other position of saying we should have done more. >> and we're now being joined by seema verma. she heads the center for medicaid and medicare services

and part of president trump's task force. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to start by going back to the alarming images, triage tents set up in seattle. calls for the military to help build emergency hospitals. is our nation really prepared to take care of the sick? >> one of the things we've been doing is making sure the health care system is prepared. that's why the president's emergency declaration that he ma made last week was so critical. it gives a lot more flexibility, getting rid of rules and regulations that stand in the way of doctors being able to treat their patients. >> today president trump was once again optimistic that we have enough respirators on hand having tapped into the military reserve, but governor cuomo of new york says the state has only 5,000 ventilators and would require more than 30,000. are you confident health care professionals will have the equipment they need? >> there's efforts going on

across the board to increase the supply of ventilators. we heard from the department of defense yesterday that they're donating their resperaters. there was an important step we took yesterday around asking the entire medical system to suspend elective surgeries and medical procedures. and this is really important, because the surgery centers that we have all across america, they actually have ventilators. and secondly, the president has said we're going to buy more ventilators. and we're talking to manufacturers about how they can increase the supply and production of ventilators. >> tell us why some cities like san francisco are sheltering in place and other places we still see spring breakers gathering at beaches and bars. how do we get the message to everyone to take this seriously, especially young people? >> i think we have to look around to see what's happened in other countries and the incredible strain it's put on their health care system. it really does take every single american playing their part. >> president trump this week called for 15 days of social

distancing. what makes you optimistic that will be effective? in italy they add several more weeks to schools being closed. is that a reality we need to prepare for? >> the important thing is we have to take it one day at a time. we know right now with the data we had that these types of mitigation strategies, 15 days to slow the spread, all the advice in there is the best thing we can do at this time. but we're going to have to reevaluate at every turn. we don't want to turn into an italy. what the data shows us is italy took a long time to act. under the president's leadership he took very strong, decisive, early action to put travel restrictions in place. that's had an impact on, in terms of the numbers. >> and today vice president ncanunced tens of thousands of tests are being performed every day, and yet we're still seeing long lines of cars in texas and elsewhere, hearing from people with sim tops still having trouble getting a test. how do you address that gap? >> well, you know, we've now

started, i think, to see an increase in the number of tests. i think we've activated the private market. and every day we're seeing the number of tests go up. in that point i think the public should be prepared to see an increase in tests because we are doing more testing. >> is there a note of reassurance you want to give to the company? >> well, i do. and i think it's important that we all know that we will get through this. it is hard. it's difficult, and every single person in this country is being impacted. but if we all work together, abide by the guidelines, the faster we do that the faster that we'll get through this. >> again, thanks for your time, appreciate you being here, seema. >> thank you. and up next, stopping the spread of covid-19, and anti-asian bias. covid-19, and anti-asian bias.

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during the covid-19 pandemic, we're seeing the best of humanity. but we're also seeing some of the worst, in the form of racist reactions. the asian community blamed for the virus and increasingly under assault. now the growing chorus of voices confronting the bias. >> a woman who's asian says she was punched by another woman in midtown manhattan. ? s she said where is your [ bleep ] mask, you [ bleep ]. >> a person used the flu. >> china has blood on its hands. >> the violence continues to increase.

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>> with escalating fears, some asians are moving to protect themselves. >> i need to get prepared in case something happens for self-defense. >> this gun owner in los angeles county has seen a spike in sales among his predominantly asian clientele. >> they feel unsafe. >> less than an hour away, 13 year old dylan is taking legal action with famed attorney gloria all rid. >> the fact that my teacher wouldn't give my an apology shows he doesn't care how i feel and he did treat me different because i'm asian. >> his mother lodged a complaint that the targeting began in science class on february 5th. >> he took a sip of water. it went down the wrong pipe and he coughed and immediately his teacher said you need to go to the nurse's office. dylan said did you send me out because i'm asian? the teacher looked at him and looked away.

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i'm jimmy. i am the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for coming. please relax. happy day after daylight saving day. how are you holding up for that? everyone all right? yesterday morning was our annual reminder that we aren't as smart as our microwave ovens. [ laughter ] guillermo had a big week. and congratulations to you, guillermo. >> guillermo: oh, thank you, jimmy. >> jimmy: you're welcome. now, this is from a horse race in tampa bay on saturday. and it would seem that we have a winner in our midst. >> king guillermo now going to the lead. inside the final furlong, do you believe this? king guillermo. he doesn't just win! he wins impressively. >> look, i'm a jockey! >> jimmy: i had no idea you were racing. what's your horse's name, guillermo? >> pepe. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: pepe. 's