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| Coronavirus: Trump 'considering quarantine on New York' | Coronavirus: Trump 'considering quarantine on New York' |
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| US President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a quarantine on New York in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. | US President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a quarantine on New York in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. |
| "We'd like to see [it] quarantined because it's a hotspot," he told reporters. "I'm thinking about that." | "We'd like to see [it] quarantined because it's a hotspot," he told reporters. "I'm thinking about that." |
| He spoke as confirmed cases in the state increased to more than 52,000, with at least 728 deaths. | He spoke as confirmed cases in the state increased to more than 52,000, with at least 728 deaths. |
| But the state's governor, Andrew Cuomo, said he had not discussed such measures with the president. | But the state's governor, Andrew Cuomo, said he had not discussed such measures with the president. |
| "I didn't speak to him about any quarantine," he told reporters shortly after he had spoken with Mr Trump by phone. | |
| "I haven't had those conversations," he added. "I don't even know what that means." | "I haven't had those conversations," he added. "I don't even know what that means." |
| New York state has the highest number of cases of Covid-19 in the US. | New York state has the highest number of cases of Covid-19 in the US. |
| Speaking before he left to visit a Navy hospital ship in Virginia, Mr Trump said that "New Jersey [and] certain parts of Connecticut" could also be quarantined under the measures. | |
| "We might not have to do it but there's a possibility that sometime today we'll do a quarantine — short term [for] two weeks," he said. | "We might not have to do it but there's a possibility that sometime today we'll do a quarantine — short term [for] two weeks," he said. |
| But Mr Cuomo, who was holding a daily press briefing at the time of Mr Trump's comments, expressed concern at the idea. | |
| "I don't know how that can be legally enforceable," he said. "And from a medical point of view, I don't know what you would be accomplishing." | |
| "But I can tell you I don't even like the sound of it," he added. "Not even understanding what it is, I don't like the sound of it." | |
| Mr Trump did not provide further details about what a quarantine on New York or other badly hit US cities would look like. | |
| With more than 1,700 virus-related fatalities, the US death toll remains lower than those in Italy and China. But there are virus hotspots in New York, New Orleans and Detroit. | |
| The number of confirmed cases worldwide has topped 600,000, according to latest figures by Johns Hopkins University. |