you can, but you cannot get the curve down low enough so that you don't overwhelm the hospital capacity. >> coronavirus is also decimating the u.s. economy with a shocking 3.3 million people filing for unemployment benefits last week. it's the most ever reported. i want to turn now to cnn's erica hill outside of elm hurst hospital where the situation described by doctors as apocalyptic. erica? >> reporter: medical professionals leaving the hospital saying the state of mind inside was a state of parano paranoia, so concerned if they have the virus or don't want to pass it on to their colleagues or loved ones at home. they are bursting at the seams, and what's so important as we hear from folks inside, brianna, is that across the country, people realize this, we're hearing from officials, is likely a precursor of what could be coming. empty streets lead to packed emergency rooms across new york city. the country's epicenter for this