New York City residents should cover their faces with scarves, bandannas or clothing when in public to stop the spread of coronavirus, Mayor de Blasio said Thursday.īut Hizzoner said surgical and N95 masks should be reserved for health care providers, first responders and those on the front lines of the pandemic. NYC residents told to cover mouth, nose with scarves, bandannas or clothing when in public to stop coronavirus spread Cuomo said Thursday, just days after beds reserved for people without COVID-19 became available there.Ĭuomo announced the move late Thursday after making a request to President Trump to allow the facility to treat people with coronavirus. New York City’s Javits Center will accept coronavirus patients, Gov. Javits Center in NYC to accept coronavirus patients “Our hospitals better get ready, that’s all I’ve got to say,” a county exec told our sister paper Orlando Sentinel. Ron DeSantis made it harder for local governments to enforce stricter guidelines than his state order - putting people at risk as coronavirus cases surge. ‘Our hospitals better get ready’: Florida scales back local coronavirus shutdownsįlorida Gov. While the outbreak began in China, the three European countries have also dealt with large numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases.įDA approves first coronavirus blood testĪ coronavirus test that measures antibodies in the blood was approved by the FDA for use on Thursday, marking a potential step forward not just for testing, but for detecting immunity to the virus and developing a vaccine. in December, January and February, ABC News reported. Millions of people entered the United States from Britain, Italy, Spain and China as coronavirus spread worldwide in late 2019 and early 2020, according to a new report.Īt least 3.4 million travelers from those four countries entered the U.S. during coronavirus worldwide spread: report More than 3.4 million people from hardest-hit countries entered U.S. So far, our government has been working tirelessly to catch up by “tracking and tracing” the virus, testing the very ill and vulnerable and enforcing social distancing to flatten the curve. In order for us to now overcome the economic crisis caused by this pandemic, we must not just brace for the peak of the disease but get ahead of the curve. What to do with people who’ve recovered: We need a plan now to deal with people who get better from coronavirus With that in mind, a more measured approach would focus on protecting the most vulnerable, while we radically ramp up testing so we can identify and isolate the ill and infected. The way forward: We don’t have to choose between an extended coronavirus shutdown and the end of all social distancingĬOVID-19 will not stop until we have herd immunity, and the only way for that to happen is through the development of a vaccine, exposure to the disease itself or some combination of the two. The plan was quickly ridiculed by social media users, who sent the hashtag “screw your two masks” trending on Twitter Wednesday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is being skewered by his own people after floating a proposal of mailing just two reusable cloth face masks to each household sometime later this month. Shinzo Abe’s coronavirus mask plan slammed by Japanese residents The breathing machines have become the crucial piece of equipment sought by state and city officials as hundreds of patients a day are admitted to intensive care units. Cuomo made the dramatic revelation that the Empire State only has six days’ worth of ventilators on Thursday as he dispatched 400 life-saving machines to New York City hospitals and 200 more to suburban counties. has 6-day ventilator supply left in coronavirus fight: Cuomo In her nine years at Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side, Emily Fawcett has seen it all.Īs a float nurse, she now jumps around from the emergency room to the COVID-19 units upstairs and everywhere in between as needed. HOMETOWN HELPERS: Manhattan nurse brings hope to emergency room workers on the coronavirus front lines Pizzarelli was 94.īronx Defenders want nine accused killers, nine other suspects freed from jail over coronavirus fearsīronx public defenders want a judge to release a throng of violent suspects over coronavirus fears - including nine accused killers and a man shot after allegedly pointing a gun at cops, according to a document obtained by the Daily News.īronx Defenders has filed a writ seeking the release of 18 suspects. Jazz guitarist and New Jersey Hall of Famer John “Bucky” Pizzarelli died on Wednesday at his home, after testing positive for coronavirus on Sunday.

Jazz great Bucky Pizzarelli dies at 94 after testing positive for coronavirus

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