first and foremost, masks, surgical masks. masks that will protect our health care workers. we are well aware of our difficulties in providing enough of these commodities. we have gone up to 4 million per week, 40 million per week for our health care workers, approximately. this has created a lot of tension on the existing stocks of the masks. at the beginning of this crisis, we only had 140 million masks available. we have the following options. we can massively import these masks that are put together in china. there was never any question before this crisis that we masks,stock up aliens of but everything has changed now. this trigger profound changes, the government has come up with a trend in order to never miss masks, to always have the right amount of masks. week, we are providing more of these masks for our health care workers. in order to face the current challenge and the lack of this equipment, we have taken several decisions. we will indeed be importing billionore than one coming from china. of thiso take advantage to express gratitude to those local officials thr

. >>> plushe deb mask. mixed signals with short supplies and global demand. >> we're starting to re-examine the possibility, should everyone be wearing masks? >> who really should be a time. >>> and they may be separated by the pandemic -- ♪ but they're together in song. >> announcer: "nightline" starts right now with juju chang. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. they are the warriors in our battle against covid-19. health care heroes facing unprecedented dangers while filling an unexpected void as patients are cut off from their families. tonight, the physical and mental toll that it's taking from candid voices. >> we just had our third death this morning. this protective gear that you see has to be worn for the entire day. we only get one for the entire day. >> reporter: as the novel coronavirus plows its destructive path, doctors and nurses leading the battle but often feeling unarmed. >> i have nurses that call me on a daily basis to tell me that they're scared, to tell me they don't know what to

if you are sick, wear a mask.have a mask and it makes you feel better, by all means, wear it, but know that the more you touch your face, the more you put yourself at risk. and know that right now the data isn't quite there to say there is a net benefit of individuals, to the individual, of wearing a mask. >> harris: did you catch with the surgeon general just said? people who wear masks who then step into that 6-foot zone closer to each other are not actually helping themselves. that's him pushing back against the need for all americans to wear protective masks, saying they could give that false sense of security if not worn properly. this, amid some reports that the cdc is considering recommending the general public wear face face-coverings in public. they said it's something they are looking into. watch the president. >> we are certainly getting the number masks that you need. we are in the process of talking about things. i saw his suggestion on that. so we'll take a look at. for a period of time, not forever.

masks. >> the road map also talks about doing gps for social distancing, and hotels for isolation for people, giving them free hotel rooms. are those ideas you're looking at? >> the gps, that's a very severe idea. i've been hearing about it. gps, what happens, a siren goes off if you get too close to somebody? but he was with me for a long time. he did a great job at fda. so we're taking a look. i just received it a little while ago, he sent it over. so very good. go ahead, let's give it a shot. >> sir, what do you say to americans who are upset with you over the way you down played this crisis over the last couple of months? we have it very much under control in this country, the coronavirus is very much under control in the usa. it's going to disappear. it's like a miracle, it will disappear. march 4th, we have a very small number of people in this country infected. march 10th, we are doing a great job with it. it will go away. just stay calm. it will go away. what do you say to the americ

not the n95 masks, which are these sort of airtight masks, not the surgical masks used typically in hospitalsbut even cloth masks, things like that, are the ones they would recommend for citizens. first advice for anybody is to stay home. but if somebody does need to go out, and look, anybody might be infected and not know it, we all have to behave like we have the virus, i think that is what's driving the idea that if you have to go out for something essential, that wearing a mask may not be a bad idea. i asked dr. fauci who is always so -- he's very careful, as we all know, in how he chooses his words. but what i said to him, look, at the end of the day, what i imagine will happen is they're going to look at you at this task force meeting and they'll say, what do you think, dr. fauci. and i asked him that and he said, well, i think that as long as health care workers have it, i lean towards recommending that average citizens wear masks when they go out. what could be the harm, he said. the only harm here, wolf and dana, interestingly, as much as we've talked about the balance between public

, and apple donating 2 million of its own masks. today the vice president is announcing the federal government is going far further to meet demand, ordering approximately 600 million n-95 masks over the next 18 months. >> reporter: how is that going to be distributed, and when can doctors and nurses expect to actually receive those masks? >> yeah. hhs is completing a $500 million order of n-95 masks. and all of this is being coordinated through fema, and we are responding specifically to state requests where the needs arrive. >> reporter: when exactly can they expect to receive the masks, though? >> we'll prioritize those scarce resources, because every single governor across the country is looking for the exact same thing. >> reporter: even the president jumping in, questioning his own task force about the timeline. >> when do masks start coming in? >> they are out there now. so, again we want to match -- we want to get out of the middle i think. >> that's what i like to know. when will they come? >> we're trying to match suppliers

he says the white house agreed to send 300,000 n-95 masks, but instead they received surgical masks. sorting through the shipment of 300,000 n-95 masks the white house personally told me would be sent to our state. while we do not have a final count on this yet, i can say with certainty that what they sent were not the n-95 masks that were promised but instead were surgical masks, which is not what we asked for. >> and n-95 masks are what doctors are supposed to wear when treating patients with a virus. regular surgical masks do not fully protect someone from being iks posed to the coronavirus. the government says the state has only received a small fraction of the supplies it's asked for. >>> you're watching "cnn newsroom." still to come, saying good-bye over face time. the heartbreaking new reality for those losing loved ones to the coronavirus. we hear one family's story. that's next. rely on the experts at 1800petmeds for the same medications as the vet, but up to 30 percent less with fast free shipping. visit petmeds.com today. >>> you're look being there at the empire state bui

masks? vice pres. pence: let me let pete gaynor speak to that. fema will be -- hhs is now fully integrated into fema. obviously, as i'm sure the administrator will say, they are being prioritized to those areas with the highest need. >> within the national coordination center, we have a supply chain task force. we are trying to identify the universe of what is out there. whether it is that the federal level, we hold it in the private sector, then touch that up with demand. we are asking people to be creative. this is a shared responsibility. we will prioritize those scarce resources. every single governor is looking for the exact same thing. there is a balance. we examine the entire supply chain. making sure. pres. trump: when will the mask start coming in? mr. gaynor: they are out there right now. we want to get out of the middle, i think. we are trying to match supplies with demand. >> they can expect them today? mr. gaynor: there is a range of requests and we are trying to match those aga

what's your take on masks, no masks?> well, what is my take is that i'm listening to various experts. and jeremy howard, who is at usf, who has been advocating for masks for a long time now has been pointing out the numbers showing that it is helpful, especially now they consider it could be airborne as well. that is kind of new data driving that. you heard president trump in his news conference suggesting people using scarves. so i think the shifting focus and the idea is going in that direction. >> interesting. >> it doesn't hurt, right? >> no. you think another layer of protection would help. walmart taking steps to keep its customers and employees safe and healthy. the retail giant announcing today it will be sending masks and gloves and infrared thermometers to all of its stock, clubs and distribution centers. the masks and gloves will be optional for employees. the thermometers will be used to take the temperature of each associate as they arrive at work. anybody with a temp over 100 degrees will be sent home. addi

another mask over it.thought is maybe that extra layer might make it so they can reuse the mask for longer. >> he explains in the fight against covid-19. they provide special filtration and secure fit. >> nothing will be as good. we need those masks first and foremost. that is not to take away from the gratitude we have for our community who are trying to support us. >> pg&e afwreeed to plead guilty tont wi campfire. they will pay $84 million in fines. and admitted their kmiequipment started the fire. it ravaged the town of paradise. deadliest and most destructive wild fire in california history. >> oakland named a long time law enforcement leader to serve as interim police chief. retired san mateo chief will begin leading oak lapd police force on april 6. pending a background check investigation. she served chief in san mateo for 20 years. after rising through the ranks of the san francisco police department. chief was fired last month after three years on the job. >> turning attention to the weather. fel

masks, cotton masks used in hospitals. you're right, we have a shortage so this in no way should be robbing peter to pay paul here in terms of masks. these would be different sorts of masks. in the past, it was, i'll wear a mask outside to protect myself, that was the thinking. i think what is now guiding the thinking is if this is spreading and asymptomatic people can spread it, then maybe the mask, even a cloth mask, can help somebody who is asymptomatic from spreading it. these aren't medical grade masks. but if you can decrease the viral load coming from somebody who is asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic from getting into the environment, that would be helpful. obviously people should stay home. but if you need to go out, if there's some essential reason, then possibly the idea of wearing a cotton mask, not a medical grade mask, i think it's something we'll hear. it's going to be a big cultural shift, i think, but it's something we'll hear over the next day or so. >> sanjay, the president said on a phone call with g

everyone be wearing masks? >> reporter: the president just spoke on this issue, and he said he's open to that idea, too. saying his administration may recommend that all americans wear masks all the time for a short period of time. >> steve, thank you. >>> and in a moment, dr. jen ashton with your questions. word of a new combination of drugs now approved by the fda to fight this virus. dr. jen on that. >>> and remembering a country singer who has now died from the virus. keep you connected. to through the resilience of our network and people... we can keep learning, keep sharing, keep watching, and most of all, keep together. it's the job we've always done... it is the job we will always when they bundle home and auto with progressive. wow, that's... and now the progressive commercial halftime show, featuring smash mouth. ♪ hey now, you're an all star ♪ get your game on, go play thank you! goodnight! [ cheers and applause ] now enjoy the second half of the commercial! even renters can bundle and save! where di

buying more masks? do providers need to change how they're using them? >> there are a couple things. we're moving towards getting testing where you don't have to have ppe. i'm not going to tell you the day it's going to be there. but it's going to be a swab that you can stick in the nose of the person who is either infected or not. that person doesn't need ppe. the person who is administering the test. if you could do a self-administered test, you don't need a mask, you don't need ppe. that's one of things we're trying to do. >> and one other -- this is another story about great american industry. the president and i literally heard directly from apple that they're donating 2 million industrial masks to this effort around the country and working with our administration to distribute those and it might be a good opportunity for us to renew our call for -- as the president and i deliver this message to businesses yesterday, maniers and small businesses, this is a great time to go to your store room and if

masks as well, where are we supposed to find these masks to wear? >> right, exactly. so i mean i'm told you could not find them. they are very difficult to buy. but that you can make them yourself. which i know sounds a little crazy. but i have been told by people that they have gone to a fabric store or using fabric in their own home and they have made their own masks. it is not that we are suggesting this. i'm just telling you that there are doctors on youtube, reputable doctors giving instructions on how to make your own mask. i know a doctor whose wife is sitting in their basement right now making masks. that is unfortunately where we've come to. and, brooke, i'll tell you. doctors are saying, look, is mask going to 100% protect you? no. is it better than not wearing a mask, they think so. >> is this for people in densely populated areas like cities or everybody? >> so, again, the doctors that i've been talking to that are advocating this, they say, look,less you are in your home alone there is a potential you could get coronavirus when you go t

the masks was really a problem. there are millions of masks being made. this is really for the local government, governors and people in the state depending in the way they divide it up. they'll do that and they're doing a good job of it. where you have the ventilator is you are working hard to find it, nobody in their wildest dreams would have thought we would need tens of thousands of ventilators. >> in what case would you put defense into action? >> we are desperately in need of something. we'll know about that shortly. we don't want to do it as it happens but before it happens. we'll know a lot the next two or three days. >> dr. hahn? >> any idea -- are there any drugs on the pipeline? >> with susperespect to the fir question, what i can tell you is that we are working close with the company on this and we'll have additional information. relatively soon. yes, there are drugs in the pipeline, we are looking at everyone. everyone on this are getting call. we are looking at every single one of that. >> are you converting -- >> this has been going on for

mask right away and when you hear 55 million masks, 55 million, how could it possibly be such a numberhey say that's just a small fraction of what we need, and i said, why aren't we sanitizing masks. i looked at all the different masks. some don't lend themselves to doing that but many do. we have very good liquids for doing this, sanifiesing the masks and that's something they're starting to do more and more, sanitizing the masks and i don't know if anybody would like to speak to that. [inaudible] >> cdc guidance is about how you can minimize the use of masks by different things that you could do with testing and when you have masks, how you might reuse them, which ones you can reuse. >> do you think there's a solution to this other than buying more masking, change how they are using them? >> well, there are a couple of things, one, for example, we are moving towards getting testing where you don't have to have pte. i will not tell you the date it's going to be there. it's going to be a swab that you can stick in the nose of the person who is either infected or not but that person doe

will more than quarter of the time we're making 2 kinds of face masks the one that is a cloth face mask like the one i'm wearing now. and the other is a face mask protector which can extend the use a lot of the medical phased out. as with many other places in taiwan fears of the virus prompted panic buying of surgical masks the government rations soon followed but many complain the limit of 3 masks per person per week is insufficient since last month the inmates have produced more than 50000 masks to help cover the shortfall. fold i and repeat it's a monotonous job but these men have time on their hands and a lot on their minds. we're going to work when my family came to see me they said it was very difficult to buy face masks out there and i said to them that he is making face masks here and maybe you will have the benefit of using one. every time i was selling the face masks or i was thinking to myself that this could bring some security to my family that. misty you who's just 10 years into a 23 year sentence says the benefits of the scheme go beyond public health. in the sense of aff

of mas masks.so can't forget that we're social distancing so that's number one. don't go out. you're not going to get exposed. at the same time, we're getting deliveries, we're touching surfaces. we potentially could have other ways of being exposed and it's really important as everybody has been saying to practice hand hygiene and hand washing and if you are engaging with somebody in a workplace setting as an essential worker, it's important to keep your distance. >> ab chutely. you should see the halls here. we avoid each other. but wave. and i will say with regard to masks, there's a mental health component for people want that to wear that it makes them feel better. if it makes you feel better, great. i want to get one more specific with "the washington post" report. hospitals are considering universal do not resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients. northwestern memorial has been discussing a do not resuscitate policy for infected patients regardless of the wishes of the patient or family m

the cdc put out guidelines for potential reuse of masks or extended use of other masks. we've begun doing -- having volunteers make masks using local products. our chief clinical officer has committed to manufacturing ourselves 100 million masks which we are receiving daily shipments from our own source internally. so we are certainly in need of additional masks and look forward to receiving these federal masks. kristin: would you be comfortable reusing your masks? >> well, we've all done it on a busy night of trauma call, we've all done it. i could certainly envision a situation where using certain alcohol-based solutions or bleach would make sense. there's different levels of mask and i think we need to remember that we can't be using peace time protocols at a time of war and if we're looking at rationing supplies which has already happened in italy at this stage before their peak, we need to get prepared which is why i was reassured to hear the vice president ask all hospitals to stop elective surgery. unfortunately, that has been sucking up supplies that we need to s

masks and gowns. those are high-priority for the health care workers who are taking care of people who have coronavirus disease. so what we don't want to do is to have a situation where we do have a disparity in availability of ppe's. now and we are working hard to correct that. but currently today, we want to make sure that the people who are taking care of people with chronic virus disease, do not endanger themselves because they do not have their personal protective equipment. and finally, one last thing was just mentioned. the surgeon general has been pushing this. please, put off, cancel elective surgical and medical procedures. for the time being, don't do them. because they also not only consume equipment, they may also consume some of the things like ventilators you might need. so, let's pull in this together and we will get through it. thank you. >> fema is leading the federal operation response for all operations on behalf of the white house coronavirus task force. from what we have seen in

masks and gowns. those are high-priority for the health care workers who are taking care of people who have coronavirus disease. what we don't want to do is to have a situation where we do have insperity's in availability disparity in availability of ppe's. finally, one last thing was just mentioned. off, cancel elective surgical and medical procedures. for the time being, don't do them. they also not only consume equipment, they may also consume some of the things like ventilators you might need. that's pull in this together and we will get through it. thank you. >> thank you, mr.. fema is leading the federal response for all operations on behalf of the white house. hhs will continue to provide their expertise on health. pursuant to the nationwide emergency declaration, and coordination with hhs is assisting state, local governments and other eligible entities with protective measures on behalf of the american public. states, theday, 50 district of columbia, five territories, and one tribe are workin

you hold the ends of the mask with your hands and not touch the front of the mask. you try to keep the inside of the mask a little bit clean as possible because that's what -- in contact with your nose and your mouth. not the outside. the outside is the dirty area and the inside, you want to preserve that at all possible. even before that, holding it by the ends, by the strings as much as possible, when you're done it, putting it in a bag so at least you're trying to not touch it as much. those are some of the tips that llright.lp pele bren asks, after being exposed from someone positive covid-19, should i keep myself away from everything for 14 days and then i can go run errands? >> that's a great question. i think that in we didn't have shelter in place in california, it probably would be a different kind of answer. but i feel if control the environment, there will be little likelihood that someone would get infected from you. even if you exposed to someone. if everyone stay away from everything they enjoy because they might have been in touch with someone with co

millions of masks are coming.ust need to wait a year and a half before you might -- i mean there is a clear pattern here in this crisis. the president promising stuff he knows america would love to hear, but it's not true. and even stuff that he's saying that he will do, that the federal government will do, he's not doing. and so the specific way in which the president is failing now is clear. we have said from the very beginning, watch what they do, not what they say. that's very, very, very relevant here, and i say this not to vent my outrage or anything. i am over that frankly at this point. i'm just saying it because i feel like we should inoculate ourselves against the harmful impact of these ongoing false promises and false statements by the president by recognizing that when he is talking about the coronavirus epidemic more often than not, he is lying. even when he's talking about what he has done or what he will do, he is consistently lying and giving you happy talk that is stuff that the federal governmen

, how many masks are projected to be necessary is around 3.5 billion of these face masks. and the country generally makes about 1.5 billion a year. so significant short fall. they're trying to up the production of these masks. but there it is. but we're not there. and, look, again, i just want to modulate myself a little bit here as we talk about this, part of the reason people are really frustrated is, a, they don't have the masks, b, we knew this was coming. we have known this was coming for 2.5 months at least. there was certain things that could have been done. you take out healthcare workers, and, you know, the system has a very hard time continuing to run, and the idea that healthcare workers, even after they have been exposed should continue to work, possibly, you know, becoming sick themselves, and infecting others, that can't be a long-term strategy. that just can't work. >> isn't dr. long in that category? there are coronavirus patients that you -- correct me if i'm wrong, you've come in contact with, being treated, she's going to work every day. isn't she alread

, should everyone be wearing masks? >> reporter: the president is speaking on this issue saying that he is open to the idea that his administration might recommend that all americans wear face masks all the time for a short period of time. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> thank you, steve. i feel like we've been talking about this for a couple of weeks right here on "world news now." just because people want to know, should we have been wearing them? obviously in western countries they're like, no, no, no, should be the sick people who have them on. but we know in other countries like south korea, japan, they've been wearing them for a long time. >> even before this. >> even before this with the pollution. obviously they're wearing masks and they think that's one of the things that really helped them cut down their numbers. >> there's a lot of back and forth. and yesterday, dr. mike made a great point which is it sometimes forces you to touch your face if you're adjusting and touching more so. another point that he

close to 1 billion masks will enter the supply. >> the supply of so-called n95 masks has been vastly increased in the country because the president insisted that we extend liability protection to industrial masks. >> reporter: but pence also called the local areas to take up donations since several hospitals complained they have not been able to get ppe supplies. >> thank you so much. mike at 18th and dolores street in san francisco medical students and clinical classes spend their free time organizing a free drive for math donation. >> yesterday we came at 10 am with no promotion and were able to collect 235 masks and even now i don't even think it's noon yet and we've exceeded that amount by a lot, for sure. >> reporter: and many locals have them. >> the masks that i have written my kit supply and leftovers from the wildfire. i saw them here yesterday and i realized that i am not using them and what little contribution i can make. >> reporter: pg&e also announced it will donate nearly 1 million masks it keeps from its wildfire and construction zone supply to california hospitals. t

in colorado, our nurses are sewing masks because they don't have masks. my wife was sewing a mask at our home in denver yesterday. in the united states, in the 21st century, we have doctors who are getting just a single mask and being told to use it indefinitely. i was on the phone this evening with doctors from -- and administrators from our hospitals who are telling me that they are having to ration swabs for tests. it's a two-swab test, but they're only using one swab because they don't have enough swabs to do it properly. there are doctors that are having to use the same mask patient after patient when the whole -- the mask is designed for it to be only one patient. that's the way it's supposed to work. they are violating protocols of the food and drug administration and the centers for disease control because they are rationing equipment, that there's no excuse in this country, the richest country in the world, they should be rationing during this public health care crisis. government shutdowns, masks, shields, clothes -- america's health care worker

in brooklyn, doctors are reusing masks. that's the headline and the subhead tonight of "the new york times." here's the lead. quote, for weeks as the coronavirus has spread across the world, new york officials have warned that a surge of cases could overwhelm the state's health care system, jeopardizing thousands of patients. now that surge has begun. in a startlingly quick ascent, new york reported today that the case was closing in on -- t8,00 positive tests. new york has ten times as many cases now as it did when we started this week. and part of that is increased testing. the state says they processed 10,000 more coronavirus tests overnight last night. but regardless of whether it reflects increased testing or not, it's giving us more information about what new york is coping with, and the state is now close to 8,000 known cases with more than 1,200 people hospitalized already. there are not infinite beds to put people in in new york hospitals as they bear the brunt of the first wave of this illness in the united states

another mask over it.s a it's thought is maybe that extra layer might make it so they can reuse the mask for longer. >> he explains in the fight against covid-19. they provide special filtration and secure fit. >> nothing will be as good. we need those masks first and foremost. that is not to take away from the gratitude we have for our community who are trying to support us. >> pg&e afwreeed to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with with the campfire. they will pay $84 million in fines. and admitted their kmiequipment started the fire. it ravaged the town of paradise. deadliest and most destructive wild fire in california history. >> oakland named a long time law enforcement leader to serve as interim police chief. retired san mateo chief will begin leading oak lapd police force on april 6. pending a background check investigation. she served chief in san mateo for 20 years. after rising through the ranks of the san francisco police department. chief was fired last month

hair it says masks self-doubt. i don't know how to have masks only electric ones can look. he only has a mask for 40 euros which of course he offers us straight off when it definitely got against the virus. which wires do you mean the coronavirus of course you. wonder what you have to change all the standard masks every 2 days to be on the safe side every 2 days yes to ensure that you're protected against a virus that is unnecessary with this electrical mask you can be used for 2 months no problem in 2 months. what about the standard masks like yours could i have one like that. can you know i don't have any more you're too late 100 on the line i'm on their sold out for today. should i try again tomorrow. in years that's normally how it works you get here early because we only get a limited number of masks everyone in the district knows that so they arrive early on our air to wait in line with them everything linked to this outbreak is controlled by the government. in trash running the amount of masks that were allowed to sell. you could you stop filming please me better if

it's not just masks. doctors are saying now they're desperate for other protective gear, gloves, other equipment. governors are saying they don't have access to respirators and they're terrified. >> governors are supposed to get it, states are supposed to get it but we're helping the states. for years they bought them and now all of a sudden they're coming to the federal government. we're working with the states. we're working with the governors. the relationships are great. one of the things that happened this morning, i spoke with mickey erickson of carnival cruise line and he's going to make ships available. in addition to the medical ships coming, if we need ships with lots of rooks, and they will be docked at new york and los angeles and sfwran francisco, different places. i want to thank mickey erickson at carnival cruise line. >> what about invoking the defense -- >> i've done it. if we find we need something, we will do that. you don't know what we've done. you don't know what we ordered or invoke

masks in europe president wants french factories to produce 10000000 a week. face masks for years they've been part of daily life for many in asia and now for parts of europe they're about to become so to austria's decision to make it compulsory to wear the masks in supermarkets has sparked a debate in neighboring germany. the town of vienna has now become germany's 1st to announce similar measures though given the shortage of face masks the city has encouraged people to sow their own it's a move largely welcomed by the residents. here and i think it's good the more that's done the better and the more everyone does it the center will be free of the virus i have 6 simple masks at home the 1st comes to shove also my own over soon in. terms of beautiful i think it's a good idea in principle the problem is simply that there aren't any masks. the world health organization is among those saying there's little scientific evidence showing that basic masks was not intended for medical use actively prevent healthy people from catching the corona virus but some experts a

we've identified two million n95 masks, which are the high protection masks. we have apparel companies that are converting to mask manufacturing companies in the state of new york. and also it's a creative configurations. i want to thank them. i put out a plea yesterday to ask them for help, and we've been on the phone with all sorts of companies who are really doing great work. we're also exploring the state of new york, manufacturing masks ourselves. we are going to send one million n95 masks to new york city today. that's been a priority for new york city. and one million masks won't get us through the crisis but it will make a significant contribution to new york city's mask issue. and i want to thank mayor de blasio for working in partnership with sending 500,000 n95 masks to long island. we've been working with county executive kern and blong. we're gathering ventilators the most important piece of equipment and the piece of equipment that is most scarce. we're gathering them from all different health facilities across the state. then we're going to use

do not reuse a mask. they are reusing masks because they don't have them. idea about whether a truck pulls into michigan with, you know, a couple 100,000 masks, that gets them through two days or not is really irrelevant. this is a nationwide supply problem, a global supply problem. we don't visit. and what's being done to correct it. they're just not seeing it in these hospitals. >> drew griffin. mission accomplished. you got it across to the national audience. thank you so much, sir. appreciate it. >>> first responders, as we have said, risking their own safety to take coronavirus -- take on coronavirus head-on. the toll it is taking on the paramedics, the police, the firefighters and others on the front lines. that's next. do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging? prevagen is the number one pharmacist-recommended memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. you don't just own horses. you own a pasture. a fence. a barn. an arena. more fence. and hay. lots of ha

do you have enough to change the masks per patient? >> it depends which kind of mask. i was fit-tested because i'm going to be around covid infections. and that mask we have to preserve until it is no longer functioning. so, we keep that in a special bag. we use it only when we enter the room. but our leadership is asking us to be extremely judicious about when we go into the room. nowadays the technology is so advanced, all of the data from my patient can be scene in the electronic medical record. when people are gravely ill with severe lung injury, which is what i take care of, we can see a great deal without physically examining the patient. if we have to, we have to and we're properly dressed. but this is not a normal circumstance. i've been in the field of critical care medicine since 1992, until 2007. i just came back on friday because of the need for critical care specialists. i have never seen the level of numbers of people in severe lung injury. that means for people at home, on respirators, on high amounts of oxygen, in some cases on ecmo. what is heartening,

out of masks. it is not just for the places taking coronavirus patients. it is for other hospitals who are being asked to give some of their masks to these critical centers, places like cancer hospitals here in new york city that are out of masks or have a week supply left. they have to get out and move quickly. a group of hospitals in indiana is getting ahead of the mask shortage by asking the public to sew masks for the hospital. the deaconess health system released this video, showing the public how to sew a face mask, along with a pdf of the pattern to follow. a spokesperson for the hospital group says the instructions meet cdc protocols, and that the homemade masks will be sterilized. >> how long does it take to do one? >> it takes about 15 to 20 minutes. obviously, when you first start out, it is probably closer to 20 minutes, minutes. as you make several, it'll go faster. >> gene robinson, i can't believe what i'm watching. it is a hospital in evansville, indiana, doing what it has to do to

, a cotton mask. you develop mask on your own so someone who is infected is wearing a mask are less likely to transmit infection, some studies show up to 50% reduction in your ability to spread the fluid you're wearing a mask. >> that goes to your point, it is not necessarily going to protect you but if you are sick or could potentially transmit any droplets, that is where it could come in and the but i still have to wonder, goes back to the argument we had weeks ago, you're still touching your face more than if you are wearing a mask. >> you bring up a really great point, the issue of now people are constantly adjusting that mass, they are not used to wearing them, when i was in medical school when i started wearing a mask it was really uncomfortable and i was constantly reminding myself in surgery don't touch your face, don't touch your face. that is part of it, it also gives people a false sense of security, i'm not necessarily against masks but we have to do it in the right way which is we need to

we go to that has a mask.ered new masks for their 2,000 carers across the uk. but suppliers have told them that protection equipment has been diverted to the nhs. we‘re really down to the bare bones now of masks and gel in terms of supplies. and we‘re desperate, really, to try to get some more equipment through quickly so our care staff can be fully protected and deliver the important service that they do. the government says it‘s working around the clock to give the social care sector the equipment and support it needs. but english local authorities have written to the health secretary to say supplies are not reaching the front line. councils across england are so worried about the shortage of masks for carers that they are appealing to closed nail bars, construction firms, anyone who‘s got supplies to consider donating them to social services. jamshal ali died a few days ago after he tested positive for the virus in a london care home. only a handful were able to attend his burial. the family say more should

masks.ou got masks donated by the community, the local community and that's why there are still donating and you are trying to come up with ways to stretch the supply. . >> yes, the downi don't knunion members of acquired 39 million masks, out to many of the hospitals. we have nurses that are going online to try to buy masks. we are contacting dentist offices and nail salons trying to get all the masks we need. it is sort of boggling to me that this is a national, why is it our leaders that are doing this? why are nursing staff ourselves that are responsible to find the supplies that we need. >> the white house held a press conference a while ago of price gauching, the price of mask that hospitals are being asked to pay has gone up ridiculous amount. it used to cost a couple cents, less than a dollar for a mask and now up to several dollars. we heard the governor of new york how every state is having to negotiate for ventilators and fema comes in and outbid states. we heard officials say now

masks that normally cost 80 cents are now $4. okay. these n-95 masks. but look, it's price gouging, but we need them. and most of these are coming from overseas. but so far 2 million new masks we've identified. >> there's a trade association called the greater new york hospital association. between the voluntary hospitals and the public hospitals, they will be distributed proportionately. >> reporter: regarding the consequences to the state treasury, i agree that public health is job one, of course. i drove in here thinking about something the governor once said about advocates asking to do this or that, fund this or that, and he said which campus do you want me to close? one said that the roses are over. when the advocates are coming up in this climate, it seems to me that some of the press releases that i see are rather pollyannaesque because they haven't adapt today this new reality. is it time for a reboot as to what the state can do for towns, cities, all these groups out there relying on this aid for funding and do we need a pay freeze? which you

we've had people showing up donating masks, offering to sw l mask.the military had shortage of helmets, would we say use baseball caps or make more helmets? we need to make more n-95 masks. >> we hear about the n-95 masks and also hear about the personal protective equipment. is it your sense that the message is getting out there, not just the folks who are making these products, and we're hearing about governors bidding against each other to try to get what available supply there is, but do you think as a whole, the population in the u.s. has a sense of what doctors on the front lines like all of you are facing on a daily basis? >> i don't think so. i don't think most people have a sense of that, you know, and i'll be at the hospital later on, and i know that in order to just see my patients, who are not covid patients, coronavirus patients, i will still need to wear personal protective equipment. you know, erica, there have been models sort of predicting how much of these, this sort of equipment and supplies would be necessary and if you look at so

cleaning surface. >> if you're wearing a mask and touching the outside of the mask.hing eyes and glasses. that makes it worse. >> there's evidence when people wear masks they touch their face more frequently. >> on the airplane and the air is circulating around and breathing the thing, no. >> that's air on the airplane is circulated in cells. not the entire plane. if you're next to somebody who is sneezing or coughing. like a movie theater. or somewhere else. >> it's close proximity to somebody else. >> it's not the air. there's filtration. the over all air quality is probably more sterile than other environments. >> interesting. what else do you want -- i was talking in the break about stockpiling the governments has and head of homeland security about ventilators that we don't have enough of. this is a major huge very serious out break. things like masks the government stockpiles? >> we have the national stockpile. masks, personal protective equipment. moon suits that you see. when health workers treat folks. medicine and medical counter measures. we have a stockpi

i can only tell you that, as an example, masks. nobody ever heard of the number of masks that's been ordered. they are being made now, many are available now. people in the media probably don't know that. go ahead. >> reporter: could you explain the gap for the american people in what you are saying here today about there being tens of thousands of tests available, and the huge amount of masks available, and we are seeing on the ground? people are saying they can't get tested even when they have symptoms. people are saying doctors don't have access to vital equipment. can you explain that? >> president trump: i cannot explain a gap. i'm hearing very good things on the ground, and they had a ramp up. they had an obsolete system and a system simultaneously that was not meant for this. it wasn't meant for this, nobody knew there'd be a pandemic or an epidemic of this proportion. nobody's ever seen anything like this before. i can tell you that what we are doing is working with local governments, with states, governors, even mayors, on