a new week ahead and a new set of coronavirus guidelines from school closings to businesses ordering workers to stay home. the head-spinning upstates including bar and restaurant restrictions the white house beginning a plan to have drive through testing in hard-hit areas. not all states yet and the dramatic move taken to boost the economy. we've got sound advice how to cope with the panic and anxiety so many of us are feeling in the coronavirus crisis and the democrats went head tow head in a 6 foot distance

last night "early today" begins now >> we appreciate your being with us this morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm lindsey reiser. a global pandemic grips america as the number reaches 3,000 in the states and officials take unprecedented steps to slow down the spread here's what we know this hour. in california, a lockdown like no other, calling for all seniors to stay home it's the only state so far to put a restriction on residents age 65 or older. governor newsom is urging hospitals and nursing homes to restrict visitors. tom hanks shares an update from isolation, thanking all the people helping him battle the virus. after he and his wife, rita wilson, tested positive, they have been in isolation at gold coast university hospital in queensland, australia. a volunteer organization stemming back to the kennedy administration suspending operations the peace corps is telling volunteers it's suspending operations

the organization is now trying to evacuate their volunteers from several posts around the world. meanwhile, doctors in wuhan have found no evidence that mothers with covid-19 can transmit the virus to their children during pregnancy. this is the second study out of china to confirm this. so far, four mothers in the study gave birth while infected, but their babies were born healthy. as the frenzy for testing kits grows, customs officers seized six bags full of counterfeit coronavirus testing kits the kits were seized at l.a.x. airport. the shipment came from the uk. meanwhile, in sin city, all bets are off, this after mgm and wynn las vegas closed their doors due to the pandemic. operations will be suspended until further notice the venetian and palazzo are expected to remain open. and naomi campbell is fierce on the catwalk and in the face of coronavirus the supermodel showed off her hazmat suit as she was heading on a flight to l.a.x

campbell paired it with a $4,000 burberry cape, which she later dumped in the garbage. meanwhile, a jordanian designer is donning a mask to raise awareness of the pandemic. it has over 300 crystals and takes over three hours to complete. americans are waking up to a new reality. millions of kids will be staying home as more schools cancel in-person classes. and businesses close and people are urged to work from home. it's part of a growing effort to slow the spread of coronavirus nbc's chris pallone is live in new york city. what can you tell us about the push to contain the virus? >> reporter: as you know, across the country, things are changing hour-by-hour in many states, schools, restaurants, businesses are closing down elected officials in some area that are hard hit by the virus are worried their health systems will be overwhelmed but the federal government is taking

several steps to try to contain it as the news about coronavirus continues, president trump found one thing to celebrate. >> it makes me happy >> reporter: the federal reserve lowering the key interest rate in an attempt to spur more spending or borrowing. >> i think people should be worried. >> reporter: the cases in the u.s. top 3,000 and the white house promises testing will become more wide spread this week. >> you're going to see a spike in more and more people have access >> reporter: to slow the spread, the cdc said events with more than 50 people should be cancelled. some cities and states are going for it and closing bars and restaurants. and today new york city joins others in closing down. >> we have to accept it. but unfortunately it's like sacrifice, it has to be done for the greater good

>> reporter: the president tried to calm americans' fears and prevent panic buying in france there's a growing problem misinformation one federal agency said some americans are getting text messages say there's a national lock down. it's not true. >> chris, thank you for clearing that up. coronavirus is taking its toll on the wall street this morning. investors are bracing for another blood bath despite a major boom to ward off recessions stock futures plunged. fed chief jerome powell announced $700 billion kwaupt theytive easing program to help prop up the economy. right now the dow futures are down more than 1,000 points and capped at the low in place to reduce market panic. parents are scrambling trying to come up with child

care and their jobs. in new york city, parents got less than 24 hours notice. here is nbc's morgan >> reporter: forcing parents to figure out what is next. >> it's anxiety inducing at least state 25 statewide school closures have been issued impacting around 27 million students facing how abouting pressure from teachers and parents, new york city public schools close the nation's largest school system cities like los angeles and houston have done the same. >> i am afraid it will be longer than that. unfortunately, at this time, i don't know what we'll do >> reporter: this couple both work and with three kids out of public school, the concern is equal parts child care and

school work. >> our schools don't push the online education so much they'll have to scramble and put something together >> reporter: at houston's private episcopal high, students prep for a new kind of classroom. asking questions via web cam. >> you need a laptop and wi-fi. >> yeah. >> reporter: it's that easy? >> yeah. it's basically a school day just online you go to your classes in the same order but doing it via your computer >> reporter: how long are you willing to go remote here? >> well, so we're able to go remote virtually as long as we need to. >> reporter: until summer time >> summer and beyond, if we have to >> reporter: teachers are turning to programs like i-ready, google classroom, and zoom to keep kids on track. >> if it goes beyond the school year, we don't have anything in place. >> reporter: a test for everyone now facing an uncertain future nbc news the coronavirus pandemic is creating an unprecedented

challenge for medical workers. hospitals in the u.s. are saying they are not ready with not enough equipment or personnel. one governor is asking for the military to step in. we're joined by nbc's erin mclaughlin what wiare you hearing from doctors? >> reporter: i've been speaking to doctors on the front lines fighting covid in seattle that they're short on supplies. they're worried they're going to get sick also heard from the governor of new york say they need more hospitals, more ventilators, more beds. he's even calling for the military to get involved in seattle, a health care system under strain. >> it's a new world for everybody, including people who work on the front lines. >> it is going to be a wave, and

it is going to be a wave that at any of these projections will overwhelm the health care system. >> reporter: worry there's not enough staff, ventilators, supplies, and beds for the sick. now, growing calls for the military to help. >> you're going to need more hospital capacity. you're going to need more facilities let's use that massive logistical machine of the military to actually save lives. >> reporter: a stark contrast to china, where entire hospitals to treat covid-19 were built in less than two weeks. here in the u.s., doctors and nurses contracting covid-19. in washington and new jersey, two er doctors in critical condition. >> i am concerned about getting sick. >> reporter: you can't work if you have covid-19. >> correct and you can't work, even if you have symptoms that might be mild covid-19 >> reporter: then there is the so-called worried well, people with minimal to no symptoms concerned they have covid-19,

flooding the system. >> i think if you're worried, you should monitor your symptoms, try and make a phone call to your doctor's office you actually run the risk of doing more harm by showing up to the er if you're overall pretty well. >> reporter: hospitals are at the front lines of covid-19, a virus that causes as much fear as it does sickness. and doctors i've been speaking to in seattle say they're very concerned about the possible amount of undiagnosed covid-19 cases out there in the community. they say they need more testing. and to that effect, the president's task force over the weekend announced that 1.9 million tests will be made available this week. 2,000 labs are coming online and doctors i've been speaking to say this needs to happen, and it needs to happen quickly frances? >> erin, thank you we have to deal with weather throughout this. we'll have big storms and, also, an incredible amount of snow

and it is still coming down. and san francisco looks like most of the heavy rain is shifting mostly toward your west and we'll continue to watch the heavy rain now tomorrow the rain and snow forecast goes additional amounts to the mountainous areas 1 to 1.5 feet of snowfall locally up to 3 inches for rain amounts. so we'll take the storm system and it is going to be a slow mover. e heaviestth house it should be nice and sunny with temperatures in the 50s. it was an amazing weekend seeing how crowded the parks were and the outdoors and the hiking trails. >> people trying to escape a little bit and get out in nature. >> yeah. find space. >> yeah. cabin fever will start to kick in

thank you. former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is showing his support for the state's new coronavirus restrictions. >> don't go out. don't go to restaurants. we don't do anything like that anymore here we just eat and we have a good time look at that beautiful smile she has. >> arnold is 72 years old so he's following the new guidelines it looks like he has companies [ laughter ] >> hunkering down. still ahead, we'll hear from experts on how to cope with the panic ahmed the pandemic and joe biden and bernie sanders clash under the cloud of coronavirus. you're watching "early today." e taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart,

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countries are on lock down because of coronavirus hard-hit europe has become the epicenter of the pandemic. this morning italy and spain are on a lock down and france ordered the closure of tourist attractions, caves, and restaurants, and more. this is italy reports the highest one-day death toll china, the birthplace of the virus, is reporting a dramatic drop in cases. we turn live to london >> reporter: good morning. that's right china has seen a decrease in the number of cases as worldwide

infections have grown to more than 87,000. while cases inside china stood at 80,860. now global deaths and infections from the coronavirus have surpassed those inside china for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak. europe now being described by the world health organization as the epicenter of the pandemic. italy is the worst affected country with the highest global mortality rate outside china it recorded 368 new coronavirus deaths the largest number of fatalities in a day since the start of the outbreak bringing the total number of deaths to a staggering 1,809 people in a chilling reminder, a newspaper in italy shows the impact of the coronavirus. the number of obituary pages jumped from 2 to 10 in the space of just five weeks

the spanish government is poised to declare a 15-day national lockdown later today to battle the coronavirus. people would be allowed out only for emergencies, to buy food, or go to work with 191 deaths and just over 6,000 infections, spain is now the worst hit country in europe after italy. france is closing nonessential places after reporting a sharp increase in cases there. and all over the world, francis, the virus has changed the way people worship, the pope held his weekly prayer from a library inside the vatican and streamed it over the internet for a second sunday. francis? >> an alarming figure and measures thank you. a split second decision leads to a last-second launch scrub. >> three, two, one, zero

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a monday like no other this morning schools across the nation shuttered, millions working from home, if they're able to. business is racing as congress comes to a screeching halt the fed drops interest rates to zero and congress acts with an aggressive stimulus package. we have the nbc medical team in place to give you the best and latest information on coronavirus. >> we're talking about flattening the curve we're talking about the mathematical projections of w