Coronavirus victims in the United States rise. California, Washington State and Florida which have declared a state of emergency. But Trump minimizes…
The alert level in the United States rises due to the Coronavirus: the House has approved an allocation of 8 billion. Covid-19 has claimed 14 victims: California, Washington State and Florida declare a state of emergency. Let’s go step by step. THE NUMBERS
There are 227 cases of coronavirus confirmed in the United States. 14, however, the deaths. Most of the victims, The New York Times writes, stayed in Kirkland’s Life Care Center facility.
The number of confirmed cases in New York has risen to 22, including one patient whose source of infection has remained unclear.CALIFORNIA IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY
66 cases in California, which declared a state of emergency. “This is no longer a matter limited to one part of our state,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom, who added, “This is a measure to protect our resources.”
Florida and Washington state have also declared a state of emergency SHIP BLOCKED
The Grand Princess cruise ship of Princess Cruises, with thousands of passengers on board, is blocked in California. She was supposed to return to the port of San Francisco, but after 11 passengers and 10 crew members reported coronavirus symptoms, she was denied entry. The 71-year-old Californian who died of the Covid-19 epidemic traveled on that ship. And that’s why 62 passengers left on board the ship after that same voyage were confined to their cabins to be tested. TRUMP MINIMIZES
An emergency that does not seem to be such an emergency, however, in the eyes of Donald Trump, who is convinced that the 3.4% death rate for Coronavirus, reported by the World Health Organization, is “false”, based on “an impression based on conversations I have had with a lot of people, ”the president said.
And for Trump, most of the infected people “will recover quickly, without even seeing the doctor.” 8 BILLION TO FACE CORONAVIRUS
In the meantime, the US Chamber, writes The New York Times, has approved an allocation of 8.3 billion, but the measure must now be examined by the Senate.
Trump, however, celebrates on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1235351025349013505 SWABS
The widening of the emergency has led the US federal authorities to allow all those with symptoms to swab for the coronavirus, if the doctor agrees, although the ability to carry out these tests is still limited and it may take. weeks before millions of Americans can be tested. While waiting, clinics and centers are being pushed to exclude other respiratory diseases.
“We need a sort of framework within which to work – underlines William Schaffner, an infectious volunteer at Vanderbilt University – Not every patient who goes to the doctor with a cough has to take the test”. EMPTY SHOPS
While some supermarkets are being stormed, several stores are starting to empty, we always read in The New York Times.MAXIMUM ALERT FOR TRAVEL IN ITALY
The alert on flights to Lombardy and Veneto continues to remain maximum, level 4. Some airlines are reducing or suspending flights to / from Italy (as you can read here).
