| A Naval hospital ship is en route to New York City. Italy's death toll has surpassed 10,000. It's the weekend's biggest news. |  | | | | | | | | | | | | Medical supplies are being airlifted to the United States. Millions of Americans risk infection. And metro areas across the nation should embrace for an outbreak equivalent to New York, experts warn. | | More than 136,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United States, while the death toll hit 2,400 Sunday. Globally, there are more than 713,000 confirmed cases, 33,000 deaths and 148,000 recovered. | | Here's the biggest coronavirus news you missed this weekend. | In the United States... | | Millions of Americans risk being infected by the coronavirus before the crisis is over and between 100,000 to 200,000 could die, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading infectious disease expert. "We're going to have millions of cases," he said. And metro areas across the nation should brace for an outbreak equivalent to New York City , the epicenter of the U.S. spread of the coronavirus. "This is my call on every mayor to prepare now," said White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx. Last week, President Donald Trump said he hopes the country can return to some semblance of normalcy by Easter, which is April 12. "It's going to be a matter of weeks, it's not going to be tomorrow," Fauci said. "It's certainly not going to be next week." | | Is $2 trillion enough? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that despite the $2 trillion economic package signed into law, the federal government has "to do more." She called for another piece of legislation to address remaining needs, including increased funding for states and hospitals. | In New York... | | A Naval hospital ship is en route to New York City to help combat the coronavirus crisis, where there have been nearly 60,000 confirmed cases and nearly 1,000 deaths. The naval hospital ship is equipped with 12 operating rooms, 1,000 hospital beds, a pharmacy, an optometry lab, radiology, CAT-scan equipment, two oxygen-producing plants and a helicopter deck. But coronavirus patients won't be treated on the ship, Trump said. Instead, it will be used to treat New Yorkers who don't have the virus but still require urgent care. | | And a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "The CDC urges residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel for 14 days effective immediately." | In supplies... | | The Trump administration is airlifting medical supplies from Asia and other parts of the world to areas of the United States hardest hit by the coronavirus, the White House said . A flight from Shanghai carrying more than 10 million surgical gloves, 130,000 N-95 masks and other equipment landed Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. It was the first of what is expected to be about 20 flights over several weeks. The effort comes as state and local officials say hospitals are running short of medical equipment needed by front-line health workers dealing with the pandemic. | In travel... | | Fifty TSA screening officers and 19 additional TSA employees across the nation have tested positive for coronavirus in the last two weeks, the agency announced. The officers work at 18 airports in 14 states. The 19 additional employees were not involved in the passenger screening process and have relatively limited interaction with the traveling public, TSA said. | | Are people still flying? Barely. Only 184,027 people passed through TSA checkpoints on Saturday, and 199,644 on Friday. On the same two days last year, 2.1 million and 2.5 million people respectively passed through TSA checkpoints. | | The National Park Service has closed at least 15 park sites and modified operations at many others. Modifications include closing restrooms and visitor centers or allowing only hiking areas and trails to remain open. | Globally... | | Italy's death toll rose above 10,000 after 889 Italians died Saturday from the coronavirus, authorities said. The daily number was down from Friday's record of 969 deaths. "History does not wait, we must live up to it," Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. "The coronavirus emergency response must be strong, vigorous and cohesive. I will fight for Italian citizens until the last drop of sweat." Officials in Spain announced a daily record of 838 deaths, bringing that nation's total to more than 6,500. |  | | Medical staff work at one of the emergency structures that were set up to ease procedures at the Brescia hospital in northern Italy, March 16, 2020. | | Luca Bruno, AP | | | Want the latest coronavirus news in your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter. | Real quick | | • | Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. aide, has died. He was 98. | | • | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood announce live prime-time show from home to keep quarantined fans entertained. | | • | Former Sen. Tom Coburn, physician who represented Oklahoma, has died after a long fight with prostate cancer. He was 72. | | • | Here's how to use your $1,200 stimulus check from the government's coronavirus relief package. | | • | John Callahan, who was known for his work on "All My Children," has died. He was 66. | | • | Analysis: Trump's approval rating is rising amid the coronavirus crisis. What could it mean for November? | | • | Joe Diffie, a Grammy Award-winning country music hitmaker, died Sunday from coronavirus complications. He was 61. | | Tornadoes in Arkansas, Iowa and Illinois damage homes, businesses | | Strong storms brought tornadoes, high winds, hail and rain to Arkansas, Illinois and Iowa Saturday, officials said, causing extensive damage in some areas but no deaths . In Jonesboro, Arkansas, most stores at The Mall at Turtle Creek were closed because of coronavirus concerns, which helped to minimize the number of injuries from the tornado. "There are 18 injuries in this event (Saturday) and two were admitted to the hospital. No fatalities, thank God," Craighead County Judge Marvin Day said Sunday. |  | | A group of people help clear debris and salvage items from Pawn Depot after a tornado touched down Saturday, March 28, 2020, in Jonesboro, Arknasas. | | Quentin Winstine, The Jonesboro Sun via AP | | Two Arizona congressmen help revive passenger on flight | | Reps. Ruben Gallego and Paul Gosar were on a quiet overnight red-eye American Airlines flight when a fellow passenger passed out in the aisle . Gallego, a former Marine with combat medical training, was sleeping when he heard a call for anyone with a medical background. Gallego assessed the situation and realized the problem was something he couldn't fix. He remembered Gosar, a dentist, was also on the plane and ran to wake him up. Both congressmen attended to the man and his fiancée. "Paul diagnosed him as having some blood sugar stuff. The guy was fine but people were shaken up," Gallego said. | Trish Regan, Fox Business parts ways shortly after her coronavirus 'impeachment scam' comments | | Fox Business host Trish Regan has parted ways with the network shortly after coming under fire for underplaying the coronavirus pandemic as a scheme by Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump . On March 9, Regan delivered an opening monologue on "Trish Regan Primetime" where she referred to the media's coverage on the pandemic as a "coronavirus impeachment scam." Four days after her comments, Regan shared on Twitter that her show had been placed on hiatus because the network has decided to "limit staffing levels" and prioritize "its coverage during market hours." | | This is a compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network. 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