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Coronavirus Hits Governor Cuomo’s Family: Live Updates Help Is Arriving, but N.Y.C. Needs More, Mayor Says: Live Updates
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday that 332 more people had died in New York since Monday morning, bringing the state’s death toll from the coronavirus to 1,550.Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday that 332 more people had died in New York since Monday morning, bringing the state’s death toll from the coronavirus to 1,550.
As he delivered the news, Mr. Cuomo’s younger brother, Chris Cuomo, 49, a CNN anchor, announced that he had tested positive for the virus. The governor addressed the family news in his briefing. As he delivered the news, Mr. Cuomo’s younger brother, Chris Cuomo, 49, a CNN anchor, announced that he had tested positive for the virus. The governor later said his brother had a fever, shortness of breath and chills.
“Everyone is subject to this virus,” the governor said. “It is the great equalizer.” He added that his brother, whom he called his best friend, was strong — “not as strong as he thinks” — and that he would be fine. The governor has appeared on his brother’s show regularly since the outbreak began, offering their sibling rivalry to viewers as a humorous diversion from the drumbeat of grim news.
Since the crisis began, Mr. Cuomo has invoked his relatives as a reference point for others about how the disease was affecting their loved ones. But this was the first time the governor spoke about the disease striking his own family. On Sunday night, the governor even teased his brother for broadcasting from his basement, where, it turns out, the younger Mr. Cuomo is now quarantined.
“Everyone is subject to this virus,” the governor said on Monday. “It is the great equalizer.” He added that his brother, whom he called his best friend, was strong — “not as strong as he thinks” — and that he would be fine.
Mr. Cuomo has invoked his family throughout the crisis as a reference point for others about how the disease was affecting their loved ones. But this was the first time the governor spoke about the disease striking his own family.
He used his brother’s illness to demonstrate the importance of social distancing, even from family members, saying that two weeks ago he had talked his brother out of letting their mother, who lives alone, stay in his house.He used his brother’s illness to demonstrate the importance of social distancing, even from family members, saying that two weeks ago he had talked his brother out of letting their mother, who lives alone, stay in his house.
“If my brother still had my mother at his house,” he said, “chances are she may very well have been exposed, and then we would be looking at a different situation than just my brother sitting in his basement for two weeks.”“If my brother still had my mother at his house,” he said, “chances are she may very well have been exposed, and then we would be looking at a different situation than just my brother sitting in his basement for two weeks.”
More updates from Tuesday:More updates from Tuesday:
The daily number of new deaths has been increasing an average of 31 percent a day for the past week, and the death toll has tripled in four days.The daily number of new deaths has been increasing an average of 31 percent a day for the past week, and the death toll has tripled in four days.
The statewide number of confirmed cases increased by 9,298 to 75,795, with 43,139 of the cases in New York City. The statewide number of confirmed cases increased by 9,298 to 75,795.
The number of patients hospitalized passed 10,900, up 15 percent from yesterday. Of those, 2,710 are currently in intensive care rooms with ventilators.The number of patients hospitalized passed 10,900, up 15 percent from yesterday. Of those, 2,710 are currently in intensive care rooms with ventilators.
Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey announced 2,196 new virus cases, bringing the state’s total to 18, 696. There were 69 new fatalities, including two men in their 30s, bringing the total to 267.Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey announced 2,196 new virus cases, bringing the state’s total to 18, 696. There were 69 new fatalities, including two men in their 30s, bringing the total to 267.
A group of workers walked off the job at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island on Monday, and Whole Foods Market employees staged a sickout on Tuesday, as front line workers protest what they see as inadequate safety measures and insufficient pay for the risks they confront.A group of workers walked off the job at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island on Monday, and Whole Foods Market employees staged a sickout on Tuesday, as front line workers protest what they see as inadequate safety measures and insufficient pay for the risks they confront.
Amazon fired a worker who led the Staten Island walkout. Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that the city’s Human Rights Commission would investigate the firing.Amazon fired a worker who led the Staten Island walkout. Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that the city’s Human Rights Commission would investigate the firing.
The spread of the coronavirus has highlighted the inequality that is a fact of American life. While many white collar workers answer emails and craft PowerPoint slides from home, service workers and laborers — those who still have jobs — have continued to report to work, putting themselves and their families in the path of the virus.The spread of the coronavirus has highlighted the inequality that is a fact of American life. While many white collar workers answer emails and craft PowerPoint slides from home, service workers and laborers — those who still have jobs — have continued to report to work, putting themselves and their families in the path of the virus.
“There’s absolutely racial and class inequities baked into this crisis,” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, said of the protests in a radio interview on Tuesday. “If you are able to stay home, you are a privileged person in this moment and in this crisis.”“There’s absolutely racial and class inequities baked into this crisis,” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, said of the protests in a radio interview on Tuesday. “If you are able to stay home, you are a privileged person in this moment and in this crisis.”
The Staten Island worker who was fired, Christian Smalls, said he had advised a visibly ill colleague to go home last week. She later tested positive for the virus.The Staten Island worker who was fired, Christian Smalls, said he had advised a visibly ill colleague to go home last week. She later tested positive for the virus.
Mr. Smalls said he told management that the center should close for two weeks because there was no way to know how many other workers had been infected.Mr. Smalls said he told management that the center should close for two weeks because there was no way to know how many other workers had been infected.
“She had been there the previous week,” Mr. Smalls said of his colleague, adding that other workers at the facility were complaining of symptoms like fever. “We don’t know how long she’s been positive.”“She had been there the previous week,” Mr. Smalls said of his colleague, adding that other workers at the facility were complaining of symptoms like fever. “We don’t know how long she’s been positive.”
Not long after the protest on Monday, an Amazon spokeswoman said by email that Mr. Smalls had been fired because he had violated social-distancing guidelines and had come to the site Monday after having been told to stay home, “further putting the teams at risk.”Not long after the protest on Monday, an Amazon spokeswoman said by email that Mr. Smalls had been fired because he had violated social-distancing guidelines and had come to the site Monday after having been told to stay home, “further putting the teams at risk.”
Mayor de Blasio said if Mr. Smalls were fired for raising health and safety concerns, “That would be a violation of our city human rights law. We would act on it immediately.”Mayor de Blasio said if Mr. Smalls were fired for raising health and safety concerns, “That would be a violation of our city human rights law. We would act on it immediately.”
He said the New York City sheriff’s office visited the warehouse on Staten Island to make sure social-distancing rules were being followed and would continue to do so throughout the week.He said the New York City sheriff’s office visited the warehouse on Staten Island to make sure social-distancing rules were being followed and would continue to do so throughout the week.
At Whole Foods, workers are holding a sickout today to demand paid leave for all workers who must isolate themselves and a doubling of pay to compensate for the risk of working.At Whole Foods, workers are holding a sickout today to demand paid leave for all workers who must isolate themselves and a doubling of pay to compensate for the risk of working.
More than 500 paramedics and emergency medical technicians, 2,000 nurses and 250 ambulances are heading to New York City from across the United States to shore up a health care system that is being buried under an avalanche of coronavirus patients, Mr. de Blasio said on Tuesday.More than 500 paramedics and emergency medical technicians, 2,000 nurses and 250 ambulances are heading to New York City from across the United States to shore up a health care system that is being buried under an avalanche of coronavirus patients, Mr. de Blasio said on Tuesday.
The mayor announced the arriving reinforcements while speaking at the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, which is being converted to an emergency hospital amid a surge in coronavirus patients in the borough, especially at Elmhurst Hospital.The mayor announced the arriving reinforcements while speaking at the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, which is being converted to an emergency hospital amid a surge in coronavirus patients in the borough, especially at Elmhurst Hospital.
“Very soon this is going to be 350 hospital beds to protect the lives of New Yorkers,” Mr. de Blasio said, noting that 135 additional ambulances and 270 had already arrived. “They’re going immediately into action,” the mayor said.“Very soon this is going to be 350 hospital beds to protect the lives of New Yorkers,” Mr. de Blasio said, noting that 135 additional ambulances and 270 had already arrived. “They’re going immediately into action,” the mayor said.
Mr. de Blasio spoke as the city’s death toll stood at 932 people, with more than 40,000 confirmed virus cases. He spoke as the city’s death toll stood at 932 people, with more than 40,000 confirmed virus cases.
With virus cases and hospitalizations still increasing rapidly, Mr. de Blasio said that city’s needs for hospital beds and ventilators remained vast. With virus cases and hospitalizations still increasing rapidly, Mr. de Blasio said that city’s needs for both equipment and medical workers remained vast.
He also delivered a small piece of welcome news for the city’s car owners: alternate-side parking rules would be suspended for another two weeks. “This coming Sunday, April 5, is a demarcation line,” he said, zeroing in again on what he has called a critical date. “This is the point at which we must be prepared for next week when we expect a huge increase in the number of cases.”
He said he had asked the White House for 1,000 nurses, 350 respiratory therapists and 150 doctors from the military and the reserves.
“I have reiterated that need and that request and I have to say in many ways it’s a demand because this is about saving lives in time,” the mayor said. “It is a reasonable request given that we are the nation’s largest city and we are the epicenter of this crisis.”
The mayor also said that the city would be closing 10 playgrounds
Mr. de Blasio also delivered a small piece of welcome news for the city’s car owners: alternate-side parking rules would be suspended for another two weeks.
The coronavirus is taking a heavy toll on the nation’s biggest police department, with close to 1,200 New York City officers, more than 3 percent of the force, testing positive, Commissioner Dermot F. Shea said on Tuesday.The coronavirus is taking a heavy toll on the nation’s biggest police department, with close to 1,200 New York City officers, more than 3 percent of the force, testing positive, Commissioner Dermot F. Shea said on Tuesday.
Commissioner Shea said that about 15 percent of officers were on sick leave, at least four times the normal rate. A desk for sick employees to call has gotten so many calls — “thousands and thousands and thousands,” he said — that the department has added about a dozen new phone lines to lessen wait times.Commissioner Shea said that about 15 percent of officers were on sick leave, at least four times the normal rate. A desk for sick employees to call has gotten so many calls — “thousands and thousands and thousands,” he said — that the department has added about a dozen new phone lines to lessen wait times.
Five Police Department employees have died in the past week, and some employees have lost family members. “This thing does not discriminate,” he saidFive Police Department employees have died in the past week, and some employees have lost family members. “This thing does not discriminate,” he said
Fortunately, Commissioner Shea said, crime has fallen sharply during the outbreak. But he expressed concern that domestic violence may have increased without being reported, and he called on officers to stay in touch with past victims of such violence.Fortunately, Commissioner Shea said, crime has fallen sharply during the outbreak. But he expressed concern that domestic violence may have increased without being reported, and he called on officers to stay in touch with past victims of such violence.
Governor Cuomo said that the State Police could help cover the staffing shortfall if needed.Governor Cuomo said that the State Police could help cover the staffing shortfall if needed.
Central Park, one of the world’s most well-known gathering places, is opening its East Meadow to hospital patients today as the city transforms itself in extraordinary ways to fight the coronavirus.Central Park, one of the world’s most well-known gathering places, is opening its East Meadow to hospital patients today as the city transforms itself in extraordinary ways to fight the coronavirus.
With the help of a nonprofit group called Samaritan’s Purse, a field hospital with 68 beds has been erected under tents to treat virus patients from Mount Sinai Health System’s hospitals in Brooklyn and Queens.With the help of a nonprofit group called Samaritan’s Purse, a field hospital with 68 beds has been erected under tents to treat virus patients from Mount Sinai Health System’s hospitals in Brooklyn and Queens.
The move comes a day after a Navy hospital ship docked on Manhattan’s West Side and an emergency 1,000-bed hospital at the Javits convention center opened. Both are treating patients who are not infected with the virus to free up beds in conventional hospitals. The move comes a day after a Navy hospital ship docked on Manhattan’s West Side and an emergency 1,000-bed hospital at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center opened. Both are treating patients who are not infected with the virus to free up beds in conventional hospitals.
“We’ve never seen anything like this,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said on MSNBC on Monday. “It feels like the kind of thing you experience in wartime.”“We’ve never seen anything like this,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said on MSNBC on Monday. “It feels like the kind of thing you experience in wartime.”
Representative Max Rose, a first-term Democrat from Staten Island, said on Tuesday that he would deploy to the National Guard starting Wednesday, with plans to work as an operations officer helping setting up field hospitals and other rescue operations in the borough.Representative Max Rose, a first-term Democrat from Staten Island, said on Tuesday that he would deploy to the National Guard starting Wednesday, with plans to work as an operations officer helping setting up field hospitals and other rescue operations in the borough.
Mr. Rose, a captain in the Army National Guard who earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star in Afghanistan, said his activation was “nothing compared to what our city, state, and country has asked of all them.”Mr. Rose, a captain in the Army National Guard who earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star in Afghanistan, said his activation was “nothing compared to what our city, state, and country has asked of all them.”
“I am just trying to do my duty and my small part,” he said in a statement.“I am just trying to do my duty and my small part,” he said in a statement.
Members of Congress are working from home and are not expected to return to Washington for weeks. But Mr. Rose said that his deployment notwithstanding, he would be able to attend to his day job and vote on legislation if needed.Members of Congress are working from home and are not expected to return to Washington for weeks. But Mr. Rose said that his deployment notwithstanding, he would be able to attend to his day job and vote on legislation if needed.
“That’s a privilege and responsibility that I take very seriously,” he said.“That’s a privilege and responsibility that I take very seriously,” he said.
On Monday, officials said that a member of the New Jersey National Guard, Capt. Douglas Linn Hickock, 57, had died of complications related to the coronavirus, the first virus-related death of a U.S. service member.On Monday, officials said that a member of the New Jersey National Guard, Capt. Douglas Linn Hickock, 57, had died of complications related to the coronavirus, the first virus-related death of a U.S. service member.
If in recent days you have felt like the collective anxiety in New York has been pervasive and overwhelming, a new survey suggests that you are right.
According to the latest week of data collected and analyzed by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, almost half of New York City residents — 44 percent — reported feeling nervous, anxious or on edge at least three days a week. And 35 percent of city dwellers said they felt down, depressed or hopeless a similar amount of the time.
The researchers had not asked those questions before, so it was unclear if the figures were higher than normal.
But the percentage of respondents who said they felt “not at all socially connected” in what is normally one of the world’s most bustling cities doubled in one week to 43 percent.
The data offers a measure of the city’s psychological well-being at a time when New Yorkers find themselves under extraordinary economic, emotional and health-related duress.
The survey found that the number of people reporting that they know someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus doubled in a week. And more than a third of respondents said they or someone in their household had lost a job.
“It is clear that the economic burden of coronavirus is falling disproportionately on the people in our city who are least able to afford it,” Dr. Ayman El-Mohandes, dean of the CUNY School of Public Health, said in a statement.
Two more men living in city homeless shelters have died of coronavirus, bringing the number of deaths to four, as city officials struggle to contain the spread.
The city Department of Homeless Services said that as of Monday, 107 people in 66 different shelters had tested positive. The men who died were all over 50, with at least one in his eighties, the city said. It did not release their names.
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