The United States outpaces the world with 400,000 more cases, than the next closest country, which is Spain.

New York is home to most of the patients. Still, there's a growing push to re-open the U.S. economy.

CGTN White House correspondent Nathan King reports.

CGTN's Roee Ruttenberg spoke with Yossi Sheffi, professor at M.I.T and director of the Center for Transportation & Logistics, about reopening the U.S. economy.