“The worst is over, if we continue to be smart.” This is the message that Governor Andrew Cuomo wanted to convey, inviting the people of New York State to continue to follow the containment measures linked to the coronavirus. “If we do something stupid, you will see these numbers go up tomorrow,” he said.
By far the most affected region in the United States, New York State has recorded 10,056 deaths from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. New York State, and New York City alone, has recorded more coronavirus-related deaths than most countries in the world, except Italy, Spain, France, United Kingdom and obviously the United States.
“I’m not going to lie to people”
However, the net number of hospitalizations (difference between admissions and discharges) is clearly slowing down. It was 118 over the last 24 hours compared to more than 1,000 on April 3 and the days before. If it is still considerable, with 671 deaths, the toll of the last 24 hours is the lowest for a week (April 5).
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“We are controlling the spread” of the virus, said the governor. Asked about the risk that the announcement of control of the pandemic in the New York region will lead to a relaxation in compliance with containment, Andrew Cuomo has taken refuge behind the figures. “I’m not going to lie to people,” he explained. “The facts are the facts. The numbers are the numbers. I need people to think that what we are doing is credible. “
Tension with Trump on deconfinement
Andrew Cuomo met on Monday with the governors of several states in the region to discuss a gradual lifting of the lockdown. At the end of this meeting with his counterparts from New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Delaware, he announced the formation of a coordination group which will include three representatives from each of these northern states. Is American.
“We can now take the path back to normalcy,” said Andrew Cuomo, “and have a plan that involves restarting certain activities, with a delicate balance. Asked about a timetable, the governor of New York State declined to give a date, but said the start of the gradual lifting of the lockdown was a matter of “weeks”.
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On Monday, US President Donald Trump said restarting some or all non-essential activities was his decision, not the governors’.
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