Nightly Rundown: NY’s coronavirus ‘containment zone’; Virus testing; Nursing home risk; Cruise ship passengers disembark; Market volatility; Airline cuts; Developing a treatment; Primary Day showdown; Weinstein sentencing; Kiss Cam tribute

The Nightly News - with Lester Holt - Nightly News: 3.10.20

To ensure delivery to your inbox add email@mail.nbcnews.com to your contacts | View in browser By Edward Deitch, NBC Nightly News Good Tuesday afternoon. Tonight, Lester Holt will take us inside a lab working on drugs to treat the coronavirus and protect from coronavirus. Here's what's in our Nightly Rundown. New York creates 'containment zone' in coronavirus hotspot Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a one-mile "containment area" in New Rochelle, a suburb in Westchester County about 25 miles from New York City with a cluster of coronavirus cases. Schools, community centers and houses of worship would be closed for two weeks starting on Thursday. Grocery stores would remain open. The National Guard will be deployed to clean schools and help deliver food to residents who are quarantined. Cuomo said the state does not plan to close streets or impose travel restrictions. Ron Allen will have details and an interview with Cuomo. We will have full coverage of the crisis on our broadcast tonight. Virus testing: Vice President Mike Pence said 1 million coronavirus tests have been sent out, with 4 million more going out this week as the country tries to ramp up testing on a wide scale. But as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases neared 800, including 27 deaths, relatively few people have been tested so far. As of yesterday, CDC labs had conducted 3,698 tests and U.S. public health laboratories had conducted 4,856 tests. The numbers do not include tests at private labs. After a meeting with insurance company executives, Pence also said the companies had agreed to waive co-pays for coronavirus testing and would cover tele-medicine. Pence said there would be "no surprises" when it comes to billing. Nursing home risk: The association that represents nursing homes said that those facilities and assisted living centers should curtail most social visits, including from family members, and should take steps to keep some employees away. The recommendations came after the outbreak in the Seattle area, where several long-term care facilities have had cases, including a nursing home in Kirkland where 18 residents have died. Growing anxiety over virus: In California, more cruise ship passengers aboard the Grand Princess, which finally docked at the Port of Oakland yesterday, were expected to disembark today to begin a 14-day quarantine process. They include 21 people infected with the coronavirus. Those showing symptoms and requiring medical care were leaving the ship first. Harvard College became the latest university to move to virtual classes, starting March 23, the first day of classes after spring break. "Students are asked not to return to campus after Spring Recess and to meet academic requirements remotely until further notice," said a statement to the Harvard community. Ohio ordered polling stations in about 75 nursing homes to be moved for next week's Democratic primary because of concerns that the coronavirus could be spread at the facilities. Markets still uncertain: After suffering its worst losses since 2008, Wall Street bounced back at the open in anticipation of government intervention to stem the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus. But after gaining more than 900 points, the Dow slid back to more modest gains, only to soar again at the end of the day. Airlines cut flights: With far fewer people flying for business or pleasure, airlines announced new cutbacks. Delta said it will cut international flights by 20 to 25 percent and reduce U.S. flights by 10 to 15 percent. Delta is also cutting spending, including a freeze on hiring and delaying voluntary pension contributions. American Airlines said it will cut international flying by 7.5 percent in April and by 10 percent this summer. American's CEO, Doug Parker, said the largest decline has been in tickets purchased within seven days of departure, which are often bought by business travellers. "That is absolutely driven by U.S. corporations putting in place travel advisories and travel restrictions and canceling travel," he said. A group representing Europe's airports said it expects 187 million fewer passengers this year because of the virus outbreak. President Trump said his administration was working closely with the airline and cruise ship industries. "We'll be helping them through this patch," he said. Fighting the virus: Lester Holt reports tonight from inside Regeneron, a pharmaceutical company that believes it will soon be able to start developing a treatment for coronavirus that could lessen the symptoms, and prevent them. "This is how we did Ebola virus, this is how we did the MERS virus," CEO Leonard Schleifer told Lester. "Same program." More on the coronavirus: There is growing concern about substantial homeless populations in major cities, especially since many of the homeless have underlying health problems. Inside lab creating coronavirus treatment 352 delegates up for grabs in today's Democratic presidential primaries Voters are going to the polls today in six states: Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Washington and North Dakota. Michigan is the biggest prize and considered a "must win" for Bernie Sanders as he tries to regain momentum from frontrunner Joe Biden. Gabe Gutierrez will have late details. Weinstein lawyers seek minimum sentence for rape conviction Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be sentenced in New York tomorrow for his rape conviction. His defense team has asked the judge to sentence him only to the mandatory minimum of five years, claiming that a longer term would be “a de facto life sentence.” Hockey team pays tribute to fan-favorite Kiss Cam couple Kevin Tibbles will close tonight's broadcast with a story that will make you smile. As longtime fans of the Chicago Blackhawks, Earl and RoseLee Deutsch were season ticket holders for 60 years. The couple became beloved by the team and fans alike, especially as they became Kiss Cam regulars over the years. Earl passed away at the age of 93 earlier this year. When RoseLee and her family attended the game this weekend, the Blackhawks had a special tribute ready: a mashup of the couple’s Kiss Cam appearances. Kevin met RoseLee today, and will bring us more about her story with Earl, and what it meant to see their love all over again on the big screen. ———Earl and RoseLee Deutsch. 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