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| Coronavirus live news: Trump appears to back down on New York 'quarantine' | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| President had triggered confusion and alarm, with New York governor responding that sealing off state would be ‘federal declaration of war’; meanwhile more than 10,000 have died in Italy | |
| Australian authorities are giving an update of the situation there. | |
| Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia’s daily rate of increase in cases had dropped from between 25-30% to 13-15%. | |
| Morrison says this shows the government’s containment measures (which have caused some confusion among Australians with some very specific limits like a maximum 30 minutes at a hairdresser, only five people at a wedding, but 10 people at a bootcamp or funeral), are working. | |
| But the government will not release modelling to show this. | |
| Morrison pushes back on questions about adopting tactics used by other countries. | |
| He says they won’t “cut and paste measures from other places where they have completely different societies”. | |
| He cites Chinese authorities welding people’s doors shut, suggesting that maybe people were “OK with that”. | |
| Morrison has told media that of the country’s 3,809 confirmed cases, 2,562 were imported from overseas. | |
| New Zealand, which is a few days into a lockdown lasting at least four weeks, has reported the first death attributed to Covid-19. | |
| Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the West Coast woman was in her 70s, and was initially diagnosed with influenza. Because of this hospital staff were only wearing PPE suitable for a case of influenza, not Covid-19, and 21 people were now in self-isolation. Bloomfield said none of the staff were showing symptoms, and staffing at the hospital wouldn’t be affected because of the cancellation of all elective procedures. | |
| New Zealand has 514 cases, most with a link to international travel. | |
| “Today’s death is the reminder of the fight that we have on our hands,” prime minister Jacinda Ardern said. | |
| “Stay at home, break the chain, and save lives.” | |
| Donald Trump has now said there will be no need to enforce a regional quarantine on New York and neighbouring states. | |
| A few minutes ago the president tweeted that he would instead have the CDC issue “a strong travel advisory”. | |
| US president Donald Trump has flagged an enforced regional quarantine of the state of New York, and parts of Connecticut and New Jersey. | US president Donald Trump has flagged an enforced regional quarantine of the state of New York, and parts of Connecticut and New Jersey. |
| “We’re thinking about certain things. Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it’s a hotspot,” he said. | “We’re thinking about certain things. Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it’s a hotspot,” he said. |
| “We might not have to do it, but there’s a possibility that sometime today we’ll do a quarantine, short-term, two weeks on New York. Probably New Jersey, certain parts of Connecticut. This would be an enforceable quarantine. I’d rather not do it, but maybe we need it.” | “We might not have to do it, but there’s a possibility that sometime today we’ll do a quarantine, short-term, two weeks on New York. Probably New Jersey, certain parts of Connecticut. This would be an enforceable quarantine. I’d rather not do it, but maybe we need it.” |
| But New York governor Andrew Cuomo says it wasn’t mentioned when they spoke, and he’s said such a move would be “a federal declaration of war”. | But New York governor Andrew Cuomo says it wasn’t mentioned when they spoke, and he’s said such a move would be “a federal declaration of war”. |
| Why you would want to just create total pandemonium on top of a pandemic I have no idea,” Cuomo said. | Why you would want to just create total pandemonium on top of a pandemic I have no idea,” Cuomo said. |
| “It’s totally opposite with what the president would want to do, work with the states, get the economy running and get some sense of stability. You wouldn’t at this point literally fracture the entire nation because it’s not just New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, it’s Louisiana and New Orleans. The numbers will continue to rise and every few days it’s going to be another hotspot.” | “It’s totally opposite with what the president would want to do, work with the states, get the economy running and get some sense of stability. You wouldn’t at this point literally fracture the entire nation because it’s not just New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, it’s Louisiana and New Orleans. The numbers will continue to rise and every few days it’s going to be another hotspot.” |
| He added: “It would be chaos and mayhem. If we start walling off areas all across the country it would just be totally bizarre, counterproductive, anti-American, anti-social.” | He added: “It would be chaos and mayhem. If we start walling off areas all across the country it would just be totally bizarre, counterproductive, anti-American, anti-social.” |
| Read more here. | Read more here. |
| Welcome to our continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to colleagues in the UK for running the last day’s coverage, which you can catch up on here. | Welcome to our continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to colleagues in the UK for running the last day’s coverage, which you can catch up on here. |
| If you have questions, comments, or contributions, you can reach me on Twitter @heldavidson | If you have questions, comments, or contributions, you can reach me on Twitter @heldavidson |
| In the meantime, here are the latest updates: | In the meantime, here are the latest updates: |
| The global death toll has passed 30,000, with confirmed cases at 660,706. | The global death toll has passed 30,000, with confirmed cases at 660,706. |
| Northern Ireland has announced a wave of new restrictive measures which came into force an hour ago, including a ban on gatherings and leaving home without a reasonable excuse. | Northern Ireland has announced a wave of new restrictive measures which came into force an hour ago, including a ban on gatherings and leaving home without a reasonable excuse. |
| Spain has announced further restrictions on movement to stem the flow of the virus, with all non-essential workers being told to stay home. | Spain has announced further restrictions on movement to stem the flow of the virus, with all non-essential workers being told to stay home. |
| Panama’s government has said it will allow the Zaandam cruise ship to pass through the Panama Canal, after passengers got stuck on board when authorities refused to grant access. The cruise ship has 130 people with flu-like symptoms, and four have died. At least two of those with symptoms are confirmed to have coronavirus. | Panama’s government has said it will allow the Zaandam cruise ship to pass through the Panama Canal, after passengers got stuck on board when authorities refused to grant access. The cruise ship has 130 people with flu-like symptoms, and four have died. At least two of those with symptoms are confirmed to have coronavirus. |
| The coronavirus death toll in France has passed the grim milestone of 2,000 deaths, with more than 38,000 cases. | The coronavirus death toll in France has passed the grim milestone of 2,000 deaths, with more than 38,000 cases. |
| Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliff, the British-Iranian aid worker who has been detained in Iran on spying charges has had her prison leave extended and her case put forward for clemency, her husband said | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliff, the British-Iranian aid worker who has been detained in Iran on spying charges has had her prison leave extended and her case put forward for clemency, her husband said |
| Cases in the US have passed 120,000. | Cases in the US have passed 120,000. |
| A letter from UK prime minister Boris Johnson will be sent to every household in Britain, warning them that the worst of the virus is yet to come. | A letter from UK prime minister Boris Johnson will be sent to every household in Britain, warning them that the worst of the virus is yet to come. |