The restrictive containment measures imposed by Andrew Cuomo on the 19 million inhabitants of New York State are in every way similar to those imposed on 40 million Californians on Thursday.
And shortly after the announcement made in New York, authorities in Illinois, New Jersey and Connecticut also announced more restrictive measures than those announced so far at the federal level.
The five states now affected by these strict measures represent more than 85 million people, including 60 for California and New York.
New York State health authorities have identified 2,950 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, bringing the total to 7,102. To date, the death toll stands at 35.
In New York City alone, 5,151 cases are reported.
In California, there have been 1,055 cases so far, and 19 deaths.
This is a very big blow to the country’s economy because, alone, California and New York represent almost a quarter of the gross domestic product of the United States (22.3% in 2018).
The first houses the heart of global finance and the second that of new technologies and the Internet.
We are all in quarantine, Andrew Cuomo said on Friday. I think these decisions will save lives.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announces tough measures restricting non-essential travel for citizens.
Photo : Reuters / Andrew Kelly
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As of Sunday, therefore, all workers in sectors deemed non-essential will have to stay at home, as much as possible. No, it’s not life as usual, Governor Cuomo said. You have to accept it, understand it, and come to terms with it.
Trump loses his temper live
At a press conference on Friday, the US president ruled out the possibility of country-wide confinement. He said he was close to an agreement with the Democrats, the majority in the House of Representatives. This agreement would help households and businesses facing the economic consequences of the pandemic.
When the NBC News White House reporter, referring to the victims of the disease and the cases so far identified in the country, asked the president what he had to say to reassure citizens, Donald Trump lost his temper , live, on television.
I say you are a terrible reporter, that’s what I’m saying, the president said. That’s a dastardly question, and you’re sending the Americans a terrible signal. You are sensationalizing.
The American president nevertheless announced that the closure of the border separating the United States from Mexico would be tightened, all non-essential travel now being prohibited. In Mr. Trump’s eyes, illegal immigration threatens to create absolute storm
in the context of the pandemic.
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De Blasio lashes Trump
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday reiterated his calls to Washington, especially for masks and artificial respirators to be sent to the regions most affected by the crisis.
Bill de Blasio accuses Donald Trump of downplaying the danger and refuse to implement federal means
that he has. People are going to die, when it could be avoided.
According to Johns Hopkins University, there are more than 135,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States. The disease has so far killed nearly 2,400 people there.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports how quickly COVID-19 is spreading: While it took more than three months to confirm the first 100,000 cases, it only took 12 days for 100,000 more cases to be identified.
As of Friday, March 20, Johns Hopkins University counted more than 260,000 infections with COVID-19 worldwide.
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