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Surgeon General: Most of US won't be ready to open by May 1. US Surgeon General says parts of the country could open in May. Some places around the United States may be able to reopen at the beginning of May but the majority of the country will remain on lockdown due to the coronavirus, the US Surgeon General says. Dr Jerome Adams said on Friday that the areas that have had consistently low levels of positive coronavirus tests may be able to think about lifting lockdown restrictions come May 1. But he warned the majority of the US would have to remain on lockdown in order to defeat the coronavirus.

It comes after White House officials said they believe the US economy could start to reopen for normal business in May, despite health experts urging for continued social distancing measures. US Surgeon General Dr Jerome Adams said on Friday that the areas that have had consistently low levels of positive coronavirus tests may be able to think about lifting lockdown restrictions come May 1 'There are places around the country that have seen consistently low levels,' Dr Adams told Fox News. 'Now is no time to back off.' Surgeon General Warns: 'This Is Going To Be the Hardest and the Saddest Week of Most Americans' Lives'

Surgeon general’s video on making a stitch-less face mask goes viral. Below is a report that DML News gives a 4 OUT OF 4 STARS trustworthiness rating. We base this rating on the following criteria: Provides named sources Reported by more than one notable outlet Does not insert opinion or leading words Includes supporting video, direct statements, or photos Click here to read more about our rating system.

As the most reliable and balanced news aggregation service on the internet, DML News App offers the following information published by FOXNEWS.COM: As the epidemic of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to overwhelm America’s health care workers who grapple to treat the worst patients, the federal health agency is urging citizens to do their part in stopping the spread — which now includes protecting your face with some type of cloth covering when you step out of the safety of your home to restock on essential goods such as groceries or medications.

The article goes on to state the following: WATCH the 45-second video below, as U.S. WATCH: Surgeon General "You can’t build a toilet paper fortress that’s gonna keep coronavirus out" | News Thud. Appearing on “CBS This Morning” Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams discussed the next phase of America’s coronavirus response and answered questions about concerns..

Surgeon General Jerome Adams: We really want people to understand it’s about preparation but not panic and that you can’t build a toilet paper fortress that’s going to keep coronavirus out. We’ve got a choice to make. Do we want to follow the trajectory of a South Korea where they had aggressive mitigation measures and everyone really leaned into this issue or do we want to follow the trajectory of Italy where we’re seeing a rapid increase in cases and more deaths? The CDC put out guidelines just this morning saying that we should no longer have large gatherings of more than 50 people. We really are all in this together and we want people to think about social isolation, social distancing so we can make sure that coronavirus isn’t being spread in our communities. Share this: WATCH: Surgeon General "I want America to understand this week, it’s going to get bad" | News Thud.

Appearing on “Today” U.S. surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams, said “we need to come together as a nation” to fight the coronavirus outbreak but “a lot of people think this can’t happen to them.” Adams urged Americans to stay at home. NBC reports U.S. Surgeon General Dr. The disease is spreading, he said, because many people — especially young people — are not abiding by guidance to stay at home and practice social distancing.”Right now, there are not enough people out there who are taking this seriously,” he said. Adams said that young people are flocking to the beaches in California and people are still heading to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to view the cherry blossom trees that bloom each year. “Everyone needs to act as if they have the virus right now. Share this: Surgeon General Sends Ominous Message to Americans - Right Wing News Hour.

As more and more tests have become available and the reality of the coronavirus starts to settle in, our Surgeon General has issued a rather ominous warning. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams stated, “I want America to understand — this week, it’s going to get bad. “We really, really need everyone to stay at home. “I think that there are a lot of people who are doing the right things, but … we’re finding out a lot of people think this can’t happen to them.” One of the reasons panic is starting to sweep the nation is due to the massive uptick in reported cases over the last week. If anyone had been listening to the experts, this is exactly what we expected to see. Because testing kits were initially limited, the positive cases were more or less limited to those showing full symptoms. This did not impact their treatment of whether or not these people would die from this condition.

Until we have a treatment, to put it bluntly, these cases have to naturally play out. U.S. Facebook apologizes after admitting it blocked do-it-yourself mask making efforts. Social media platforms like Facebook seem to spend as much time censoring content as they do providing a seamless service, which provides plenty of opportunities to get it wrong. One such example was just seen when Facebook opted to block grassroots efforts to make do-it-yourself face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic — though it resulted in a rare apology from the social media giant. With personal protection equipment inventory levels running low, and medical grade masks and respirators scarce, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended citizens wear “non-medical, cloth masks” to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

“Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure,” the CDC said in a statement. (The CDC had previously recommended only those showing symptoms wear masks.) More from the Times: “I don’t think I’m going to be doing it,” Trump stated. Surgeon general warns US of `saddest week’ and `9/11 moment’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general offered some of the starkest warnings yet Sunday as he braced Americans for the worsening fallout from the new coronavirus, warning “this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives, quite frankly. " The public was advised separately by the nation's infectious disease chief to “just buckle down” and that the virus probably won't be wiped out entirely this year. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks during a briefing on coronavirus in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Washington, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The number of people infected in the U.S. has exceeded 300,000, with the death toll climbing past 8,400; more than 3,500 of those deaths are in the state of New York. “This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment, only it’s not going to be localized," Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on “Fox News Sunday.”

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