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The epidemic in New York in “descending” phase, the governor calls for caution

Published on : 19/04/2020 – 19:56

The governor of New York announced on Sunday that the Covid-19 epidemic had entered a “descending phase” in the state. “The continuation of this decline will depend on what we do,” he stressed. The United States passed the 40,000 coronavirus death mark on Sunday.

Containment measures pay off in New York. For the first time, the coronavirus epidemic in this state – the epicenter of the epidemic in the United States – has started a “downward” curve, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday April 19 during his daily press briefing on the epidemic.

“The continuation of this decline will depend on what we do,” said the governor who recently extended the containment measures until May 15.

“We must remain smart and coordinated”, “not to compromise” the progress made, he insisted, as protests have multiplied across the United States to demand the end of containment measures and the revival of economical activities.

This state of some 20 million people has already recorded some 236,000 confirmed cases of the virus, nearly a third of all American cases, and more than 13,000 deaths, according to the latest figures available.

Massive serology tests

In the past 24 hours, the state has further deplored 507 deaths. This figure is nevertheless the lowest since April 2. On April 9, a record of daily deaths was reached, with 799 deaths.

The governor also announced massive serology tests across the state next week to determine “exactly how many people have been infected with the virus.”

This measure should help determine the deconfinement strategy to adopt, a strategy that the governor stressed to coordinate with five other states in the northeast of the United States: New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island.

In a message that seemed to implicitly target President Trump, accused of stirring up opposition to containment measures and pushing for a rapid recovery in the economy, he stressed the importance of leaders “sending the right message. “.

“Now is not the time to send different messages,” he said. “If people don’t trust their government, if they think it’s chaos, or confusion in our policies, that would be a terrible message to send.”

The United States passed the 40,000 mark on Sunday from the novel coronavirus, with more than 40,500 deaths since the start of the epidemic, according to the Johns Hopkins University count which refers to.

With AFP

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