THROUGH THE NATION’S LABS. BUT THE TESTING RATE ACROSS THE

BUT THE TESTING RATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO INCREASE

COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY.

DRAMATICALLY. THIS MORNING, WE’RE LEARNING

THIS MORNING, WE’RE LEARNING THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING

THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO RAMP UP DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

TO RAMP UP DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.

FOR THE CORONAVIRUS. AND SOME AMERICANS WILL BE

AND SOME AMERICANS WILL BE TESTED, WHETHER THEY WANT TO BE

TESTED, WHETHER THEY WANT TO BE OR NOT.

OR NOT. VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, WHO IS

VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, WHO IS LEADING THE ADMINISTRATION’S

LEADING THE ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE TASK FORCE, ANNOUNCING

RESPONSE TASK FORCE, ANNOUNCING THAT ANY AMERICAN CAN BE TESTED

THAT ANY AMERICAN CAN BE TESTED FOR THE VIRUS, PENDING A

FOR THE VIRUS, PENDING A DOCTOR’S ORDER.

DOCTOR’S ORDER. THE NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC IS

THE NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND HAS NO

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND HAS NO RESTRICTIONS.

RESTRICTIONS. THE GOVERNMENT IS SHIPPING 7

THE GOVERNMENT IS SHIPPING 7 75,000 TEST KITS AROUND THE

75,000 TEST KITS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. >> WE KNOW THERE’S NOT ENOUGH

>> WE KNOW THERE’S NOT ENOUGH TESTS OUT THERE.

TESTS OUT THERE. >> Reporter: SO FAR, THE

>> Reporter: SO FAR, THE MAJORITY OF THE DEATHS HAVE

MAJORITY OF THE DEATHS HAVE HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON STATE.

HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON STATE. LINKED TO THIS CARE HOME.

LINKED TO THIS CARE HOME. AN A.M.MAZON EMPLOYEE HAS TESTED

AN A.M.MAZON EMPLOYEE HAS TESTED POSITIVE.

POSITIVE. THEY URGING OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO

THEY URGING OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILARE INGING

ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILARE INGING STAY HOME.

STAY HOME. IN NEW YORK, THEY ARE CLEANING

IN NEW YORK, THEY ARE CLEANING BUSES AND SUBWAYS, AFTER TWO

BUSES AND SUBWAYS, AFTER TWO CONFIRMED CASE THERE’S.

CONFIRMED CASE THERE’S. >> THIS IS A CRISIS THAT WILL BE

>> THIS IS A CRISIS THAT WILL BE WITH US, NOT FOR WEEKS BUT FOR

WITH US, NOT FOR WEEKS BUT FOR MONTHS.

MONTHS. >> Reporter: HOPEING TOEING TO C

>> Reporter: HOPEING TOEING TO C THE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY, THE

THE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY, THE FED CUT THE INTEREST RATE ON

FED CUT THE INTEREST RATE ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY. THE SINGLE-BIGGEST CUT.

THE SINGLE-BIGGEST CUT. BUT INVESTORS FOUND LITTLE

BUT INVESTORS FOUND LITTLE COMFORT, THE DOW CLOSING DOWN

COMFORT, THE DOW CLOSING DOWN NEARLY 800 POINTS.

NEARLY 800 POINTS. WHY THE VIRUS SPREAD APPEARS TO

WHY THE VIRUS SPREAD APPEARS TO BE SLOWING IN CHINA, IT’S

BE SLOWING IN CHINA, IT’S GAINING MOMENTUM ELSEWHERE.

GAINING MOMENTUM ELSEWHERE. IN SOUTH KOREA, THEY ARE

IN SOUTH KOREA, THEY ARE CLEANING ON A WIDE SCALE.

CLEANING ON A WIDE SCALE. IN IRAN, PRISONERS ARE BEING

IN IRAN, PRISONERS ARE BEING FURLOUGHED.

FURLOUGHED. IN ITALY, 79 PEOPLE ALL DEAD

IN ITALY, 79 PEOPLE ALL DEAD OVER THE AGE OF 63.

OVER THE AGE OF 63. BUT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE

BUT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE INFECTED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS,

INFECTED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, WILL GET BETTER.

WILL GET BETTER. DR. ERIC GLASSER.

DR. ERIC GLASSER. >> IF YOU DON’T HAVE MEDICAL

>> IF YOU DON’T HAVE MEDICAL PROBLEMS, YOU SHOULDN’T BE