New York extends corona measures and converts 11,000 hotel rooms

New York. In the US state of New York, which has been particularly hard hit by the corona pandemic, the relatively strict exit restrictions have been extended until mid-May. In consultation with other states in the region, the restrictions were initially extended until May 15, said Governor Andrew Cuomo at his daily press conference on Thursday. How it goes after that, one has to see. Among other things, the restrictions stipulate that people should stay at home as much as possible, “non-essential” shops must remain closed.

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In the meantime, however, there are also increasing signs of a trend reversal in the crisis. The number of patients in the hospitals fell again on Thursday, as did the number of patients in intensive care units and on ventilators. But there are still almost 2,000 people with the virus who come to hospitals every day, Cuomo said. 606 deaths from the virus were recorded in New York on Wednesday. That was the lowest daily number in over a week. “This is still going on at a really tragic, tragic rate,” said Cuomo.