A floating hospital to open in NYC

Tuesday, March 31

In this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo, the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort is anchored off the coast of Haiti to support Operation Unified Response. On Wednesday, March, 18, 2020, President Donald Trump announced he will dispatch the Comfort to the New York City Harbor to provide New York City hospitals with relieve in taking on the COVID-19 virus.

Tuesday's Daily Briefing: Navy hospital ship to open in NYC harbor

The USNS Comfort Navy hospital ship could be ready for NYC patients, the White House to weigh in on additional social distancing, and more you need to know Tuesday.

Good morning, Daily Briefing readers! It's Tuesday, more specifically Taco Tuesday 🌮 because Taco Bell is giving away free Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos in the drive-thrus of participating locations as part of its coronavirus response.

Today, the White House will weigh in on social distancing, a hospital ship could open in New York City after a plea for help, and Harry and Meghan officially step down from their royal duties.

It's N'dea, and here's the news you need to know today.

Navy hospital ship a Comfort to NYC amid coronavirus outbreak

The USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms, arrived in New York City on Monday and could be ready for patients as soon as Tuesday . The ship will be used for non-coronavirus patients to help alleviate the strain on local area hospitals. The city has reported more than 33,000 confirmed cases — almost a quarter of the nation's cases — and 776 deaths. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked doctors and nurses across the country to travel to New York to mitigate the state's outbreak of coronavirus cases, if the situation in their home states isn't urgent. The Comfort also contains a pharmacy, an optometry lab, radiology, CAT-scan equipment, two oxygen-producing plants and a helicopter deck.

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Coronavirus: White House to weigh in on social distancing

The White House coronavirus task force on Tuesday will give further details on its guidelines on social distancing aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the White House would be extending its guidelines through April 30, from an initial 15-day timeline implemented March 16. The guidelines call on Americans to avoid social gatherings involving groups of 10 or more, to stay away from public spaces like restaurants and bars, to avoid discretionary travel and to practice increased hygiene. They also asked Americans to stay home if they are sick and for older individuals to stay away from other people.

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Want more coronavirus news? Here's the latest:

American deaths surged past 3,100 early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump defended his decision to extend social distancing measures and drastic actions across the country spoke to the stark reality facing the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Amazon can expect another workplace disruption Tuesday

As the coronavirus crisis escalates, the pressure cooker of the workplace appears ready to boil over. Amazon faces a potential workplace disruption Tuesday as some Whole Foods employees have planned a "sick out" over demands for better conditions including double pay because of the hazards of working during the pandemic. This comes after workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island, New York, walked out Monday over concerns about safety at the job site. Workers there feared for their own health because they weren't always physically distanced and the site was not closed to be sanitized. The employees also say they often don't have enough cleaning supplies, disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizers and may not have gloves or masks — or may be asked not to wear them. Fears of contamination and risk also led to as many as 150,000 workers for grocery delivery service Instacart to execute a nationwide strike on Monday.

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Just call them Harry and Meghan

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Duchess Meghan, are breaking free of the royal family starting Tuesday. The pair, who signed off from their Sussexroyal Instagram account Monday, stunned Britain with an abrupt announcement in January that they wanted to step back from royal duties. Prince Harry said he was taking a "leap of faith" in the move in an attempt to build a more peaceful life — one free of the journalists who have filmed, photographed and written about him since the day he was born. Harry and Meghan are still the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, although they have agreed to no longer use the titles His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness or their "Sussex Royal" brand. Harry will remain a prince and sixth in line to the British throne.

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How soon can the economy snap back? Poll suggests a slow rise

Can the economy really come roaring back from the coronavirus recession as soon as this summer, as President Trump has promised? Some economists believe that it can as an economy that was in good shape before the free-fall triggered by the outbreak can be jolted back to life just as quickly. Other economists say the rebound won't be nearly as neat and simple. Many Americans will likely be leery of flying and going to restaurants, movie theaters and hotels even if health officials give an all-clear signal by summer. According to a Harris Poll survey conducted over the weekend and set to be released Tuesday, 30% of Americans surveyed say it will take at least four months after the virus spread flattens for them to go out to dinner again, while 44% say it will take that long for them to go to the movies. Fifty-seven percent of respondents say it will take four months or longer for them to take a plane flight; 54% say it will take that long for them to stay at a hotel.

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In better news: How a grocery run saved this woman's life 🛒

If she hadn't needed bread and milk, Jo Trimble, 89, might be dead.

When Trimble's neighbor Amy McDonald came over to collect her grocery order, Trimble told her to stay back: She had a stomach virus and didn't feel well.

McDonald convinced Trimble to give her a grocery list. When she returned with the groceries, Trimble looked more pale than before.

McDonald carried the groceries to the kitchen, and a little while later Trimble vomited yellow bile and complained of chest pains. McDonald called 911.

Trimble was having a heart attack. The symptoms in women can be subtle, manifesting as uncomfortable pressure or shortness of breath. Her left anterior descending artery was completely blocked, a type of heart attack so lethal it is called a widowmaker.

Surgery at a local hospital saved Trimble's life.