we will first hear from sharif, the ceo at university hospital. then we will hear from the ceo of american red cross new jersey region. sharif, up to bat. thank you. as the regional coordinating hospital for northern new jersey, we are thankful for the opportunity to collaborate with the department of health, state police, national guard, and army corps of engineers to set up. this has been a very successful strategy to provide relief during the peak of this surge for northern new jersey hospitals. new mercy hospital has been operating at 24/7 medical command center to coordinated missions for the fms secaucus. over the past month, we have works with 58% of the hospitals in northern new jersey to admit 268 patients, saving those hospitals over 1100 inpatient days. that means much-needed bed space for more seriously ill patients in the hospitals we served while providing top-quality care for the folks that went to secaucus. our medical command center is an invaluable resource to the state, counting thousands of calls and facilitating all patient tra

for more i'm joined by professor marcus moll a pediatric director and to berlin sherry to university hospital good to have you with us now there are so many different studies out there some saying kids are safe from corona other saying they're super spreaders and others again say that they get seriously ill too how much do we really know about 19 and kids. yes hello that's a that's a good question so i think where we can we can clearly say is that worldwide future has been recorded with d.c.s. caused by the new coronavirus compared to adults and mostly in the community these kids. you know largely asymptomatic are present with signs of a common call it when they are needed to the hospital they cherry present with my deceased many says they should is an adult and remarkably that means that we are not seeing the severe pneumonia as and risk their treat fadia that have been observed in adults especially in the in the elderly critically ill population now given to as you say that kids often sinton mattick symptoms and that's difficult with people in general how can parents know that their kids ac

at emory university hospital in atlanta, researchers believe they discovered the achilles heel of the virus. it's there on top of the notorious red hook we've seen. >> what this means is this is now an important target for development of much-needed vaccine. >> reporter: and there is more encouraging news from the emory discovery. using blood plasma from recovered patients, they should be able to inject those into people that are sick carl donated blood after taking 29 days to recover from covid-19. >> and they're speculating that because i spent so long with the virus that i built up so many antibodies, it's off the charts. >> reporter: the question researchers are asking, if you've recovered from covid, how long will you have antibodies to offer protection >> will they still be there, let's say, in the fall or next winter if we get another wave of, you know, the sars covi 2 infection? will they still be around and be able to provide protection. >> reporter: and we don't know that right now? >> we do not know that right now, no. >> reporter: if the antibodies that provide immunity, p

undercover, making a special delivery to university hospital southhampton. wow. it's certainly his handiwork. it was hung late last night and unveiled this morning. it depicts a young boy kneeling down, wearing dungarees and a white t—shirt. the wastepaper basket in front of him has two discarded old superheroes. instead, he's playing with his new model figure, a new superhero, an nhs nurse with a flying cape and arm pointing forwards, like superman. she is on a mission. the idea of the hospital's management and banksy was to thank the staff of the nhs generally for everything they are doing. so, did it go down well? just the proudness of it. the actual realising that we are thought of and respected. for years now, we've not been, now, with everything going on in this current climate, people are seeing us where we should be. we're superheroes. it's such a nice reward for all the staff that have been working really hard throughout this. we've had members of staff be unwell themselves, and, obviously, all of our patients, and we've just pulled together and got on w

lockdown restrictions were eased and dozens of medical personnel gathered outside toulouse university hospital there demanding better equipment increased staffing and bonuses. one of latin america's largest airlines has filed for bankruptcy. to meet a bond payment deadline and its plea for aid from the colombian government hasn't been heard the coronavirus pandemic has grounded fleets across the region. so the girl's president has announced coronavirus restrictions will be partially east in a televised address to the nation president macky sall said night time curfews will be shortened and mosques and churches will reopen people will again be allowed to take public transport but schools will not reopen until next month and the corruption trial is underway in the democratic republic of congo the president's chief of staff tell how matter has denied charges of embezzlement and corruption before the country's high court he was arrested last month and has been detained in a high security prison in the capital kinshasa those are the headlines and back with more news in half an hour here on our desi

undercover, making a special delivery to university hospital southhampton. wow. boy kneeling down, wearing dungarees and a white t—shirt. the wastepaper basket in front of him has two discarded old superheroes. instead, he's playing with his new model figure, a new superhero, an nhs nurse with a flying cape and arm pointing forwards, like superman. she is on a mission. the idea of the hospital's management and banksy was to thank the staff of the nhs generally for everything they are doing. so, did it go down well?

but it's an essential part of his rehabilitation at university college hospital in central london.e sti has a tracheostomy, an opening in his windpipe, which used to be ahed to a ventilator. mysn veryll sma steps.as i given a chance and i'm not reporter: psychologically, has it been difficult? >> now tt i know that i will go back to my family, go backo work, go back to the normal routine, psychologically i'm much more stronger. reporter: jake, who's 55, hasn't seen his wife, natasha, and 17-year-old daughter, emily, for over a month, except via video. >> they will say he'otut of danger.is th is thede himstare t life. once a day on video call. reporter: physios, occupational and speech therapists, dietitians, health psychologists, there's a huge team involved in rehabilitation. >> a lot of physical rehab witht weakness and cognitive impact, as well. so the delirium that comes from being in an intensive care unit, confusion tt comes withep being asor many days and waking up to the reality of all of this, is huge. reporter: eddie is sgling with t impact of covid-19n o mind as well as

the piece was donated to the university hospital in southampton in the uk. >>> we're celebrating nationalses' appreciation week, in fact. every day is nurse's day, we should point out, not just during a pandemic. we'd like to show you images as well. tomorrow is mother's day as well. maybe you want to say thank you to your mom. >> find us on instagram or twitter, i'm victor blackwell. >> and kristi is underscore paul. >> "smerconish" is next. what does it mean to be a good neighbor? it means being there for each other. that's why state farm is announcing the good neighbor relief program we know our customers are driving less, which means fewer accidents. so state farm is returning $2 billion dollars to auto policyholders for the period ending may 31st. and we'll continue making real time decisions to best serve you - our customers. because now, more than ever, being a good neighbor means everything. like a good neighbor, state farm is there. >>> what does the data show? i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. as of this moment, the u.s. fatality total due to covid-19 has passed 77,000. an

undercover, making a special delivery to university hospital southhampton. wow.ainly his handiwork. it was hung late last night and unveiled this morning. it depicts a young boy kneeling down wearing dungarees and a white t—shirt. the wastepaper basket in front of him has two discarded old superheroes. instead, he's playing with his new model figure, a new superhero, an nhs nurse with a flying cape and arm pointing forwards like superman. she is on a mission. the idea of the hospital's management and banksy was to thank the staff of the nhs generally for everything they are doing. so, did it go down well? just the proudness of it. the actual realising that we are thought of and respected. for years now, we've not, but now, with everything that's going on in this current climate, people are seeing us where we should be. we're superheroes. it's such a nice reward for all the staff that have been working really hard throughout this. we've had members of staff be unwell themselves, and obviously all our patients, and we've just pulled together and got on with our wor

james phillips, george washington university hospital.sen epidemiologist, former detroit health commissioner. with dr. fauci under what he calls now modified quarantine, wearing a mask for 14 days, staying basically at home, may wind up going to nih. he says no one is there. and he's being tested, he says, every day. thank god he's testing negative. what do you think about that? >> i think that the choices that he's making are different. dr. fauci doesn't need me to tell him how to isolate with the quarantine. but when we take a look that standard of care we're recommending to our patients, that they've been exposed to someone or a family member has tested positive, especially in the days when we have the seven-day turn-around time for the testing, we would send them home with similar recommendations. if he's able to distance himself from people, and surfaces can be disinfected. i don't think there's a problem with the way he's handling it. and obviously, if he develops symptoms, he's feing to change his practice or if he were to test pos

physician at staten island university hospital and director of global health at northwell health. dr. pena, when you hear what elizabeth laid out for us and we know this is how we think it's going to work, are you concerned about the doses of remdesivir and how they will be getting to people and who is making that decision? >> yeah. unless you are up front with the way that you are going to be distributing this drug and you select criteria that are objective, there's always going to be concern with patients and the medical community about how this drug is getting distributed. the best thing that i think that the gilead and the federal government patient with it and s is how we're allocating. be transparent with that process. especially with limited quantities. >> one of the things with remdesivir, it's harder to scale than a simple generic pill. it's a ten, five or ten-day course. intravenous. needs to be administered in a hospital. it was always going to be a challenge. these, i know, are the early stages. >> keep in mind, this is a medication that has significant side effects. t

james mahoney spent his entire working life at university hospital at brooklyn. began as student studying medicine, he went on to become a professor there. pulmonary and critical care physician at the hospital. he was always an approachable teacher and invaluable role model for many students. and for some, he was a legend. as michael schwartz reports in "the new york times," where he quotes a doctor at university hospital, saying -- as a young black man i looked at this guy and said to myself, 20 years from now, i want to be like him. when a black medical student resident sees him, he sees a hero. someone that you can be one day. he's our jay-z. dr. mahoney's older brother, melvin, is also a physician, but he decided it was unsafe for him in his late 60s to be treating patients during the coronavirus pandemic. but he wasn't surprised when his younger brother kept running from patient to patient. dr. melvin mahoney said he worked on the front lines to the end. the end came april 27th when dr. mahoney died after spending seven days as a patient in the hospital he h

major discoveries at two top university hospitals, that could expedite both vaccines and treatments with more, here is tom costello >> reporter: tonight, potential break-throughs at two of the nation's premier research labs. ater harvard's beth israel deaconess center, research showing that immunity to covid-19 -- monkeys had complete protection after being reexposed a month later. >> our studies show that there's natural protective immunity to the virus. and it gives us optimism that it will likely be the case in humans >> reporter: but a harvard team tested a prototype dna vaccine on the monkeys that protected them from the virus. and researches believe that they discovered the achilles heel of the virus. it's right there on top of the notorious red hook that we have all seen >> what it mean is that it's now an important target for development of much needed vaccines. >> reporter: and there's more encouraging news from the emery discovery. using blood plasma donations from people who recovered, researchers should be able to isolate the antibodies that block the virus. then inject those

we have been invited to university hospital southampton, where doctors are trialling an experimentalll give the immune system a boost. first, i have to put on the protective equipment we've brought ourselves. the only way to test these drugs is to give them to people who have the illness, so that's why we need to go onto the ward. the idea of the treatment is to increase levels of a protein called interferon beta in patients' lungs. it is one of a number of experimental drugs that have been given urgent public health research status. professor tom wilkinson is heading up the trial. interferon beta's a naturally—occurring protein that many of the cells in our body produce on a daily basis. so when the lungs experience a viral attack the cells in the lining of the lung produce this protein naturally and it helps the immune system co—ordinate a response to that virus. 67—year old kaye was admitted to hospital yesterday with the illness. hi, kaye, how are you? all right, thank you. how are you feeling? i'm feeling fine, thank you. what we're going to do, kaye, is give you some of that me

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undercover making a special delivery to university hospitals in southampton.. it depicts a young boy kneeling down wearing dungarees and a white t—shirt. wastepaper basket in front of himhas to discarded old superheroes. instead he's playing with his new model figure, a new super hero. in nhs nurse with a flying cape and arm pointing forward like superman. she is on a mission. the idea the hospital. was to thank the staff of the nhs generally and everything they are doing. so did he go down well? just the proudest of it. actually realising that we are thought of and respected. for years now we've not been but now everything that's going on with this current climate people are seeing is where we should be. super heroes. such a nice reward for all the staff that's been working really ha rd all the staff that's been working really hard throughout theirs. we had members of staff well up themselves. and obviously, all our pages that we just pulled together and got on with our work. why then did the hospital want to work with thanks a? he's really captured the emoti

. >> 57 year old phil clark looked forward to his followup visit at emory university hospital. >> st always a great day to feel healthy after what i went through. >> just three weeks ago he was discharged after a battle against covid-19. >> i started wondering how bad is this going to be. am i close to dying? >> clark took part in a grounds-breaking global trial with early result thabs showed remdesivir reduced average hospitalizations from 15 to 11 day days. dr. aneesh mehta was the lead investigator at emory university. >> i think remdesivir is onetot. >> in the next phase of the trial dr. mehta and colleaguings are combining remdesivir to stop the virus from multiplying with a powerful anti-inflammatory drug, baricitinib, a so called immune modulator that aims to prevent organ damage by calming down an inflamed immune system. >> the remdesivir stops the virus from replicating inside the cell, and the immune modulator puts out the fire. >> at, what the remdesivir does is stop the spark. and the immune modulator will hopefully be putting dirt on the fire. >> a one two punch. >> a on

. ♪ this is how the hotel university hospital in beirut celebrated international nurses day.und composer with a musicians grouping together to sing songs of life and hope in the garden of the hospital. inside, large number of medical personnel continue to battle against the coronavirus pandemic. [speaking foreigign language] >> another initiative launched by the group lebanon of tomorrow, in cooperation with the mobile clinic of the lebanese-american university has freely tested a symptomatically in different just -- a symptom --ally -- a asymptomatic patients. [speaking foreign language] continuee the need to testing, these programs exist. [speaking foreign language] >> health crisis has created social solidarity among citizens, and offering crucial support to the medical profession in controlling the disease. governmentael's new will be sworn in later this thursday. it took three elections in the space of the space of year to get here. went hisnetanyahu political rival agreed to form a unity government to tackle the coronavirus crisis. in thee taking turns role of prime min

in the u.k university hospital in coventry north of london, one of the hardest hit areas and is changing w they operate. the aditt -- admitting nurse has to ke an onhe spocall is the patient covid positive or not? >> ty will come in and u say ok you'rgoing for more covid testg and you're >> basally, yes. tough call is a they have tests here, but resus take ten hou at a minimum. >> i put that patient in an area and they might have caught covid beuse they didn't have it previoly. >> reporter: adnistrators dided this hospital into zones, one for covid positive or suspected positive cases, the her for kely covidegative and we see hospital burns thugh. each move into covid area revers putting on gear and dposing of it the in theoom and then all ov again when they go back into covid aas the sign indicates are c barrier, there confirmed covid cases sohen you enr and go into thnext ward, we're entering into a coviarea so let's move foard. weave to wr a mask gog forwd. followinhospital we m dr., tom bilard in clean zone as suit up tonter the crical re uni we asked him to take a inside naonwide, h

without private industry we can't solve this without big business the resets can be done in university hospital labs like oxford university and in fact there are more than 90 vaccine research projects over the world and what they're going to be repaid and by golly is nobel prizes and cheap. yes which is wonderful much easier to get funding from their own words but you can't roll out millions and millions of doses without really big industry which is investing its own money and that is on a scale that beats any think that an individual government could do a much answer of a i'm not sure the communist party of china would agree with you there i wouldn't agree with the communist party in china or anything ok well i've got to ask you i mean can a politician tell the truth to the public about public health because you are trying to do that arguably. but you have a very difficult for politicians to talk about public health and be truthful where you could ask your colleagues in the communist party in china how much truth i'd tell. you no i don't like all exist no yet. but yes i've obviously been it's

first serving at new york's javits center and then at university hospital in newark, new jersey.e was working treating covid patients and when her mission wrapped, she couldn't come just yet -- going into quarantine for two rs. e d to make sure she was virus free. at the end, taking a test. giving a thumb's up when she tested negative. the only thing on her mind, getting to this moment right here back in concord. >> it was a bitter sweet experience, because it's something that i signed up to do, but i'm really glad to be home with my son. >> we can do a lot of fun stuff together. like we can cook together. we can do yard work together. and i'm most happy that she's home safe and sound. >> reporter: the morning after coming home, sandra posting on facebbook, no social distancing here. he's pretty much glued to me. and today -- >> who's going to dump it first? >> not me. >> reporter: sandra and seth enjoying a game of catch in their backyard. mother and son, together again. >> so glad sandra and seth are back together. we thank her for her service and thank you for watching. i'm to

the uk recently started clinical trials. 0ur correspondent, justin rowlatt, was invited to university hospitalrug. the trial is taking place in the hospital's coronavirus wards. it has been given urgent research status by the government. before i see how it works... there we go... ..i have to put on the protective equipment we've brought. the only way to test these drugs is to give them to people who have the illness, so that's why we need to go onto the ward. here we go. 0k. so how has your breathing been? very, very shallow. so it's like your lungs are sort of blocked? yes, it was. 67—year—old kay flitney was diagnosed with covid—19 last week and admitted to hospital. she is one of 75 patients in uk hospitals who've volunteered to help test the new drug. so this is the machine i showed you the other day. yeah. nurse sandy aitken shows her how to operate the nebuliser, which will help get the drug deep into kay's lungs. do you want to try that for me? it uses a protein called interferon beta, which is part of our body's first line of defence against viruses. professor tom wilkinson is heading

the uk recently started clinical trials. 0ur correspondent, justin rowlatt, was invited to university hospitalen receiving the new drug. the trial is taking place in the hospital's coronavirus wards. it has been given urgent research status by the government. before i see how it works... there we go... ..i have to put on the protective equipment we've brought. the only way to test these drugs is to give them to people who have the illness, so that's why we need to go onto the ward. here we go. 0k. so how has your breathing been? very, very shallow. so it's like your lungs are sort of blocked? yes, it was. 67—year—old kay flitney was diagnosed with covid—19 last week and admitted to hospital. she is one of 75 patients in uk hospitals who've volunteered to help test the new drug. so this is the machine i showed you the other day. yeah. nurse sandy aitken shows her how to operate the nebuliser, which will help get the drug deep into kay's lungs. do you want to try that for me? it uses a protein called interferon beta, which is part of our body's first line of defence against viruses. professor to

is his doctor put the sherry to university hospital in berlin. i'm a plussed hold my sit down patients manage into close touch a job a diagnosis i counsel into their lives and to leave a quite normal life. when you are young they are a lot of things in your agenda. your 1st job and your very 1st own apartments but when you're diagnosed with cancer everything's on hold your whole life needs to be reorganized. that's. the worst part for me was not knowing if to survive. this cancer by the umbrella if i was going to get as old as i thought i would. and we as a concern was how long will it take the lying about us cancer on sunday when i might be able to lead a normal life again and put it behind me when will i be able to forget it and write that my thoughts come. over a 1000000 young adults develop cancer every year at 13 it's 26 years old in 2018 a gene mutation caused her to develop breast cancer she was making plans for her future then suddenly she was dealing with surgery treatment and fear. and past company i thought if i'm unlucky i'll never be

host: coming up, we will talk to a george washington university hospital dr.bout the possibility of a second wave and what that would look like. you are on with dr. jeremy faust. good evening. caller: good evening. my concern is for the children that are having problems that they think are probably related to the coronavirus. is, couldwondering this possibly be something to do with children being exposed to so many different kinds of ?leaners the protection thing we are trying to use for this virus because, so often, things like that do effect children differently, and along with other illnesses that might be tore, it could be a reaction these cleaners. thank you. host: thank you. guest: yeah. is isly important point that you're worse than the disease? if what we are doing -- really important point is if the cure is worse than the disease? i have not seen an uptick in pediatric mortality. the number of young people who have died from this virus is y very, very low and small. we are understanding more by certain children to develop more severe illness, just as

in the u.k university hospital in coventry north of london, one of the hardest hit areas and covid-19 is changing how they operate. the ad mitt -- admitting nurse has to make an on the spot call is the patient covid positive or not? >> they will come in and you say okay you're going for more covid testing and you're not. >> basically, yes. >> reporter: it's a tough call they have tests here, but results take ten hours at a minimum. >> i put that patient in an area and they might have caught covid because they didn't have it previously. >> reporter: hospital into zones, one for covid positive or suspected positive cases, the other for likely covid negative and we see how much ppe the hospital burns through. each move into a covid area recovers putting on protective gear and disposing of it there in the room and then doing it all over again when they go back into covid areas the sign indicates behind this plastic barrier, there are confirmed covid cases so when you enter and go into the next ward, we're entering into a covid area so let's move forward. we have to wear a mask from here g

undercover making a special delivery to university hospital southampton, it certainly is his handiwork was hung late last night and unveiled this morning. it depicts a young boy kneeling down wearing dungarees and a white t-shirt, aaspaper basket in front of him has two discarded superheroes. instead he is playing with this new model figure, a new superhero. an nhs nurse pointing forwards like superman. she is on a mission. the idea of the hospital's management and banksyo was thank the staff for everything they are doing. did it go down well? >> just the proud nose of it, realizing that we are thought of and respective -- respected for years now, with everying going on with the current climate. people are seeing us where we should be. >> such a nice reward for all the staff that have been working really hard throughout this. we have had members of staff, and all our patients, we have pulled together and got on with our work. reporter: why did the hospital >> he really captbee the emotion nd the way the country is recognizing the nhs at the moment, certainly since we have been talking

this i'm now joined by to be escorts is an epidemiologist at share a table then for now and university hospital where the world's 1st diagnostic test for coded 19 was developed good to have you with us professor that's a very ambitious plan to say the waste that china has for work hand 11000000 people tested within 10 days can they do it. well it sounds like that there have the capabilities to actually do it you need to personnel to take the tests you need the lab capacities to actually run these tests and obviously also a population who is willing to work with you and china has a culture that has also pointed out in the report that they take this as rather positive sign that the government cares for them and doing their task but it is it is very ambitious and i hope that they will be able to actually do all these tests in entire. professor the whole world watching in relation to a 2nd wife what's happening in hand they've recently confirmed 6 new cases how big is the risk that this small number could cause a 2nd wife. well we know the virus is still around and a large proportion of the populat

which is why others have taken matters into their own hands for example birmingham you know university hospitals looking into it at this point nobody came up with a conclusion as to how to shield those vulnerable and of course apart from ethnic minorities being very much affected here in the united kingdom this also rings true for the elderly especially in care homes you've mentioned britain has seen the highest death toll in europe and 40 percent of those deaths as some data shows have have occurred in care homes the government has been accused of turning really a blind eye on that neglecting the situation in care homes over weeks and letting it go and also giving out guidelines tostitos to free beds and releasing covert 19 patients back to care homes where they spread the virus further so really very very horrific situation going on in care homes at the in the united kingdom still at the moment charlotte potts with the view from london thank you. well it's going to brief check now at some other stories making headlines around the world at least $35.00 people have died after drinking methanol i

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undercover, making a special delivery to university hospital southampton. wow. morning. it depicts a young boy kneeling down, wearing dungarees and a white t—shirt. the waste—paper basket in front of him has two discarded old superheroes. instead, he's playing with his new model figure, a new superhero, an nhs nurse with a flying cape and arm pointing forwards like superman. she is on a mission. the idea of the hospital's management and banksy was to thank the staff of the nhs generally for everything they are doing. so, did it go down well? just the proudness of it. the actual realising that we are thought of and respected. for years now, we've not, but now, with everything that's going on in this current climate, people are seeing us where we should be. we're superheroes. it's such a nice reward for all the staff that have been working really hard throughout this. we've had members of staff be unwell themselves, and obviously all our patients, and we've just pulled together and got on with our work. why, then, did the hospital want to work with banksy? he's re