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Dr. Agus: Social distancing "is starting to work"

The U.S. has reached a grim milestone with over 1,000 dead because of the coronavirus pandemic, as Dr. Anthony Fauci warns that a second wave of the virus could be possible. However, Dr. David Agus says that current social distancing efforts are working, and claims the country will be prepared for any future outbreaks. He joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about how efforts to flatten the coronavirus curve are set to benefit the country in the long term.

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What goes into a week of social distancing?

“CBS This Morning” followed four people across the U.S. as they spent a week documenting their social distancing. We heard from Val Biancaniello, a Pennsylvania respiratory therapist, Alfonso Auz, a DoorDash driver in North Carolina, Naj Austin, who founded Ethel’s Club, a social club for people of color in Brooklyn and Reverend Kelly Hough Rogers, senior minister of the Scarsdale Congregational Church in New York. They, like millions of Americans, are navigating their new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Surgeon General on virus pandemic scenarios

The U.S. has become the new global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic as cases in the country surpass Italy and China. As the numbers climb, state and local officials worry about the amount of life-saving equipment such as ventilators they will have access to at the worst of the pandemic. U.S. Surgeon General VADM Dr. Jerome Adams joins "CBS This Morning" to address public fears, claiming projections that reflect a severe lack of ventilators are based on "worst-case scenarios."

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Zuckerbergs to fund coronavirus research

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are stepping up to battle the coronavirus pandemic through their charitable group, The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative. They announced plans to partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, "contributing $25 million with Gates and others" to begin exploring possible COVID-19 treatments. The sit down with Gayle King to talk about their effort as well as how they themselves are impacted by the virus.

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Trump, governors at odds on virus precautions

As the Trump administration's 15-day "slow the spread" initiative comes to an end on Monday, the president told governors that he is planning to categorize every county in America as high, medium or low risk as part of his push to reopen the economy sooner. The goal was met with resistance by medical experts as well as an increasing number of governors who are issuing shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders as the virus spreads. Paula Reid reports on how the administration is dealing with the outbreak from the White House.

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