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The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus reached 106 on Tuesday, according to data provided by Johns Hopkins University. In addition, the case index amounted to 6,233.
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Victims are registered in 18 states due to the pandemic that keeps the world on edge: Washington (53), New York (13), California (12), Florida (6), Louisiana (4), New Jersey (3), Colorado (2), Virginia (2), Georgia (1), Illinois (1 ), Indiana (1), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Nevada (1), Oregon (1), South Carolina (1), South Dakota (1), Texas (1).
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Likewise this marss West Virginia became the 50th state in reporting a case of the coronavirus, after confirmation by Governor Jim Justice.
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In the last few hours, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidelines to follow for up to two weeks, discouraging meetings of more than 10 people and urging not to visit public spaces such as restaurants, bars or gyms.
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That announcement drew strong criticism from public officials who just days before had called for people to get on with their daily lives, such as Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Californian Congressman Devin Nunes, both Republicans.
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Deborah Birx, a senior officer of the coronavirus task force, said: “We believe that every mayor and every governor should implement these guidelines that came from the White House and the President of the United States.”
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Along these lines, Donald Trump praised the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, and the one in California, Gavin newsom, claiming that they are doing “a great job” in dealing with the coronavirus.
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Asked by the press about when the national epidemic could peak, Anthony Fauci, The chief of infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health told reporters at the White House that 45 days “is not unreasonable.”
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For his part, he indicated that the working group will assess whether more draconian measures will be required in the next two weeks. He asked the young people to contribute by staying at home: “We cannot do this without youth cooperating, please cooperate.”
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Government financial support
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“We are Looking to Send Checks to Americans Immediately”, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin noted during a press conference at the White House.
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“Americans need cash now, the president told me we have to do it now, in the coming weeks,” he added.
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Mnuchin, who promised “a very important economic revival plan”, He did not give details of the amount that the population will receive, but clarified that it would be “significant” and that people with high purchasing power will not receive this subsidy. The North American press reported on Tuesday that the plan could reach 850,000 million dollars.
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The New York Federal Reserve, responsible for monitoring that the markets have sufficient liquidity, announced earlier this Tuesday a new massive injection of 500,000 million dollars in the money market.
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