"I want America to understand -- this week, it's going to get bad," US Surgeon General Jerome Adams told NBC's "Today" show Monday. "If we do nothing, cases will increase fivefold," said Dr. Joneigh S. Khaldun of the Michigan Department of Health. President Donald Trump has activated the US National Guard in three of the hardest-hit states -- California, Washington and New York. Across the country, at least 12 states have issued stay-at-home orders that are either in effect or will take effect this week. "If we don't get ventilators this week, we are going to start losing lives we could have saved."

Source: CNN March 23, 2020 08:00 UTC