CoVid19 – New York declares state of emergency

The governor of New York on Saturday declared a state of emergency after the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus rose to 76.  Andrew Cuomo announced the decision after the number of detected cases in the state doubled in the last 24 hours.

Across the country, there were 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local governments.

More than 3,000 people remained quarantined on the Grand Princess, a cruise ship moored off the coast of San Francisco, California, as authorities tested crew members and passengers among those from 50 countries onboard.

State officials said they were testing dozens of mouth and nasal swabs from people who might have been exposed to the lawyer, who has been hospitalized but whose condition is said to be improving. Technicians are working around the clock at private and public laboratories, including a major site near the State Capitol.

The declaration of emergency will allow the state to speed up the purchasing of supplies and the hiring of workers to assist local health departments that have been handling the monitoring of thousands of self-quarantined patients, Mr. Cuomo said.

Via Anadolu / Guardian / New York Times