In the US state of New York, which was particularly hard hit by the corona pandemic, more than 10,000 people have now died after being infected with the virus.
Another 671 were added between Sunday and Monday, fewer than in the previous days. “The number is practically flat, but on an awful level of pain, grief and worry.” The total number of infections in New York is now 195,031. “I think you can say that the worst is over,” said Cuomo – but stressed that this would only apply if people in New York continued to adhere to the strict exit restrictions.
Does Trump have “all-encompassing power”?
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has claimed decision-making authority in the dispute over easing restrictions on public life. He has “all-encompassing power” on the question of the reopening of America as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, Trump said on Monday evening in the White House.
He was responding to statements by the governors of several US states who had previously stated that they would coordinate with each other to lift the restrictions they had imposed. Trump stressed: “When someone is President of the United States, he has all-encompassing power.”
“We don’t have a king”
Cuomo contradicted Trump decidedly: “We have a constitution, we have no king,” said New York’s governor to the news channel CNN. Even a nationwide crisis would not invalidate the constitution.
The Republican Trump wants to loosen the coronavirus restrictions as soon as possible due to the looming severe economic crisis. Cuomo said on Monday that he and his colleagues from five other northeastern states would coordinate closely on decisions to relax the restrictions. The remaining states were New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Delaware. On the west coast, California wanted to coordinate with several states.
Spain is the new epicenter in Europe
Meanwhile, the worldwide number of people who have tested positive so far is just under two million, according to Johns Hopkins University. 583,000 of these are in the United States, where the virus has been spreading rapidly for some time. The pandemic has already claimed 23,622 deaths here; the epicenter of the USA is, as reported at the beginning, in New York. The hospitals and morgues are overwhelmed by the sheer numbers. Mass graves have already been dug out of necessity, as shocking drone images show.
In Europe, Spain is at the top of the tragic ranking with 170,099 infected people and has even overtaken Italy (159,516 cases). 137,877 Covid-19 cases are reported from France, where the current exit restrictions are now extended to May 11, and 130,072 from Germany. The United Kingdom has also overtaken China with 89,571 corona patients.
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