tara narula, thank you.this good friday, pope francis presided over a much smaller than usual way of the cross procession at st. peter's square. during holy week mass, the pope called health care workers "saints next door." many of the world's two billion christians will celebrate easter differently, and at home. and if you try to go to church in kentucky, the governor says laur license plate will be rcorded and you will need to quarantine. here's mireya villarreal on what other states are doing. >> people are looking for atswers. they're looking for peace. >> reporter: amid the pandemic, the doors of the fountains fellowship church are closed, rostor don womble delivering his sermon from the pious parking lot, as he will on easter sunday. was there ever a question that you would hold service? >> yes, there was a question we would hold service, because we need that connection with god and we need that with one another. so, yeah, it's a challenge. >> reporter: but restrictions on religious gatherings have bec

tara narula reporting. the bottom line is we don't know if you can be reinfected. but that's one concern laying on the minds of thousands of boeing workers who returned to work last week. kris van cleave has the story. >> reporter: signs welcome back some of the 27,000 boeing employees returning to work in washington state. they're finding a new normal of temperature checks, social distancing, enhanced cleaning procedures, staggered shifts to reduce crowding when people arrive and leave, required mask wearing and for workers who must be close together, they'll be issued p.p.e. >> i'm glad the boeing company is committing to very robust social distancing protocols and use of p.p.e. >> reporter: boeing says it will use contact tracing should someone come down with covid-19, but some like this triple 7 mechanic are worried. >> are we jumping the gun on this? most of them are apprehensive thinking it's too soon and they're worried. to be honest with you, they're very worried. >> reporter: for boeing it's back to work and filling orders and bring in much needed revenue.

it is a truly impossible choice. >> and doctor tara narula joins us now.itals. only hard choices. one of the choices that's reportedly popping up are dnr orders for coronavirus patients in some hospitals. what can you tell us about those? >> well, this is a concept that's difficult for us to wrap our mind around. and many people think it's draconian. but really it signifies this ship from looking at the well being to the patient in front of us to the well being of the population at large. essentially what it means is if you come into an emergency room and you're co-vid positive, the decision is made you're a dnr, do not resuscitate. you would not be resuscitated if you went into cardiac arrest with cpr. the reason is when you perform cpr, it becomes an infectious and high risk for those treating the patient. the reality is that it's very unlikely that people tend to survive cardiac arrest when they're in the hospital. survival rates are around 29 % and it requires a lot of personal protective equipment. that's why that is being floated around. now, the big

i mean, i think he's going to be proud of that. >> and doctor tara narula joins us now.ors. why is it so difficult to find them? >> reporter: well, before this pandemic there really wasn't a fully functional system in place. that's evolving realtime. one of the other issues is that the demand really outweighs the supply. we have lots of people who are still sick, still recovering. so the situation will be different in a month or two. and then we've talked a lot about the testing. logistically in order to donate, you need the documented positive test and the documented negative test. we know how hard it's been to get testing at all for any part of your illness. and lastly, if you want to donate to somebody that is a friend or family member, you also have to have the same blood type that has to be matched. >> all right. some progress, though. thank you so much. >>> ahead, we'll check in with seth done. he is finally able to leave his home in rome after testing positi it's best we stay apart for a bit, but you're not alone. we're automatically refunding our customers a port

tara narula here with answers. good morning.o governors. there's going to be variability there. generally speaking, what might the new normal look like when we begin this phased reopening? >> well, it's going to be new. and it's going to mean distancing, but a little bit of freedom. so the first important thing that they recommended is that vulnerable populations continue to shelte in place. for the rest of us who may venture out, it's important to maintain the maximum distance between others and avoid gathering with more than ten people. if you look at movie theaters or restaurants, those types of events will be allowed as long as you maintain maximum social distance. same for gyms. bars will not be allowed to open in phase one. schools closed should remain closed. we're talking about the work force. workers can begin to slowly go back in phases. maybe 20 % of the work force and then 40% and then 80%. also they're encouraging telework for that phase one process as well. limited to no visits to nursing facilities and hospitals,

tara narula reporting on why testing is so important. >>> the national death toll from the virus hasisen sharply in part because of how victims are counted. that number is now up to around 31,000. that includes more than 4,000 new yorkers who were never tested but did show symptoms. meanwhile, some americans, including these protesters in lansing, michigan, are losing patience with social distancing. in new york, the rules are actually getting stricter. our lead national correspondent david begnaud is in new york city. what exactly is changing? >> we're going to have to start wearing masks now, anthony, especially when we walk into food markets. new york's governors saying if you can't socially distance, then you are ordered to wear a mask. and other cities are already doing it like los angeles. speaking of l.a., the mayor there has said he intends to most likely cancel all large-scale events through next year. that would include concerts and sporting events. back here in new york, the governor says, look, the one tool i have right now to control the spread of the virus is a mask. bu

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.>>> good morning ahead on cbs's morning, doctor tara narula answers your questions about what the nonormal look like when america reopens. >>> it is! and 50. getting a look at the sun. that is what is coming up on this friday, but we won't see much of it. mary has more on yo step by step, we're going to figure this out. we're gonna find a way through this. we're working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses, our techs, all the docs. it's about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. we're gonna go through an awful lot of these. we stay at work. for you.d, you stay at home for us.ing upaa just know we're all with you. thank you, thank you so much. thank you doctors & nurses. ciresi i'm kiet do, herere we have en is completely cleared now but it was very violent scene here last night as a police chase came to a crashing end with lots of gun fire. we will summit up for you know, police say it all started yesterday and they got a call the woman who was severely beaten and abandoned more than 50 miles away from here in the oakland hills. that woman was able

tara narula joins us from her home in new york city. good morning to you tara.eally good to see you. >> good morning, gayle. >> we're all craving -- always nice to see you. we are all craving some kind of positive news. and it looks like maybe we're seeing it here in new york where they say there are reports of a leveling off of hospitalization and deaths in this city. so what exactly does that mean? and what happens after an area starts to peak? >> well, you heard the vice president, his words that this is going to be a week of heartache and hope. and i think that's how we're all feeling here. we're certainly seeing this leveling off of icu admissions, hospitalizations, intubations, all of which is very encouraging, whether we're at the peak or about to be at the peak. it's all good sign. however it should not be taken as a sign to let up on those mitigation and social distancing efforts. those are exactly what have gotten us to this point. and dr. fauci and dr. birx yesterday being very clear on saying, if we continue with those aggressive mitigation efforts,

tara narula, shows us how this test works. >>> if we were able to quickly test people with antibodies and show that the antibody keeps the virus away, we can start getting people back to work. >> reporter: dr. matthew sims is director of infectious health arch ldingtudy t through a few drops of blood, the tests can determine if someone has built up antibodies to fight off the virus which could be a sign of immunity to prevent reinfection. but it remains unclear how long that immunity will last. dr. mike ryan is the executive director of the world health organization's emergency programs. >> one would expect that a person who is -- generates a full-blown immune response with detectible antibodies should have protection for a period of time. we just don't know what that period of time is. >> reporter: beaumont hospital nurse zena kassab is testing tested though she doesn't have symptoms. she says weed spread testing is important to understand this pandemic. >> i have young children, people in my life over 65 with co-morbidities, as well. i want to know if i've been exposed what i can do

tara narula spoke to a patient in the study and a scientist working to get more answers. >> it was aown sunday night and couldn't breathe. >> drew mcdonald's battle landed him in the hospital when he was offered hope. doctors asked the 29-year-old to join a clinical trial of remdesivir. >> i was already hooked up getting my medication for my double pneumonia. i thought why not? >> and how did your course change over the next several days to a week after you received the infusion? >> by the time i left the hospital, i was already improving drastically. >> reporter: he was one of more than 1,000 covid-19 patients in the nationwide trial. those receiving it recovered 31 % quickly. remdesivir targets one of the enzymes that helps coronavirus multiply. this may be just a first step. >> reporter: this doctor supervised the trial at the university of alabama birmingham. >> the effort that went into developing not just therapy but also vaccines for sars and ebola has put us light years ahead of where we would be otherwise. >> reporter: while drew may never know whether he received remdesivir

tara narula, shows us why the answer could be critically important. >>> it felt it like at times somebody pick -- >> reporter: colorado nurse practitioner lisa merck has been documenting her coronavirus journey since she first tested positive in march. >> there's a stigma -- >> reporter: as a health care worker, merck gets repeat tests. >> do you want to -- >> reporter: she knows when she can safely return to work. on day 21 of isolation, she got good news -- >> your test was negative. >> reporter: but just seven days later, she got a retest and was shocked at the results -- >> this is really scary to me. >> reporter: megyn kelly was once -- merckvid-19. >> it's confusing. frustrating. >> reporter: do you feel like you got infected twice with coronavirus? or do you feel like that test that came back negative was a false negative? >> i feel like the test that came back was a false negative. i mean, there's no way to tell. >> reporter: viral pcr tests based on nose and throat swabs like these are reliable about 60% to 90% of the time depending on the test. can people get covid-19 twice? >>