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| US coronavirus live: New York governor Andrew Cuomo says 'this is war time' | US coronavirus live: New York governor Andrew Cuomo says 'this is war time' |
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| Trump warns of ‘one of toughest weeks’ as deaths pass 8,000 as 312,085 cases are confirmed in US | Trump warns of ‘one of toughest weeks’ as deaths pass 8,000 as 312,085 cases are confirmed in US |
| Trump is making the most of the down time at the White House today by maintaining an active Twitter presence. He’s spent the last half hour quote-tweeting and retweeting a series of his positive notices from Fox News pundits – and nurturing the special relationship with a shoutout to the Queen ahead of her forthcoming special address to the UK. | |
| Justin Trudeau said at Sunday’s daily briefing he’s confident Canada will still be able to import N95 protective masks form the United States despite Donald Trump’s export ban and plans to speak to the US president about it in coming days. The Associated Press reports: | |
| The White House has called a lid for the day, meaning there will be no public coronavirus briefing. The task force instead will convene on a private conference call with no public events on the schedule. | The White House has called a lid for the day, meaning there will be no public coronavirus briefing. The task force instead will convene on a private conference call with no public events on the schedule. |
| Perhaps the most remarkable kicker in the history of the NFL has died after contracting Covid-19. | Perhaps the most remarkable kicker in the history of the NFL has died after contracting Covid-19. |
| Tom Dempsey, who was 73 at the time of his death on Saturday, was born without toes on his right foot - the same foot he used to kick during his 10-year NFL career. He is most famous for setting the NFL record for the longest field goal in history. The record came when he was playing for the New Orleans Saints in 1970, when he kicked a 63-yard effort as time expired to win a game against the Detroit Lions. | Tom Dempsey, who was 73 at the time of his death on Saturday, was born without toes on his right foot - the same foot he used to kick during his 10-year NFL career. He is most famous for setting the NFL record for the longest field goal in history. The record came when he was playing for the New Orleans Saints in 1970, when he kicked a 63-yard effort as time expired to win a game against the Detroit Lions. |
| The record stood for 43 years until the Denver Broncos’ Matt Prater converted a 64-yard kick in 2013. | The record stood for 43 years until the Denver Broncos’ Matt Prater converted a 64-yard kick in 2013. |
| Dempsey used a specially adapted flat boot during his career to make up for his lack of toes. He settled in New Orleans after retiring from football. | Dempsey used a specially adapted flat boot during his career to make up for his lack of toes. He settled in New Orleans after retiring from football. |
| “Tom’s life spoke directly to the power of the human spirit and exemplified his resolute determination to not allow setbacks to impede following his dreams and aspirations,” the New Orleans Saints owner, Gayle Benson, said in a statement. | “Tom’s life spoke directly to the power of the human spirit and exemplified his resolute determination to not allow setbacks to impede following his dreams and aspirations,” the New Orleans Saints owner, Gayle Benson, said in a statement. |
| Cuomo is asked about Trump’s reported comments that he believes the NFL season should start on time in September with fans in the stands. As much as he’s like to see it, the governor hopes a cautious tack is taken. | Cuomo is asked about Trump’s reported comments that he believes the NFL season should start on time in September with fans in the stands. As much as he’s like to see it, the governor hopes a cautious tack is taken. |
| “I would love to see sports back,” Cuomo says. “It would help with cabin fever. But this is not about hopes and dreams and aspirations and what you would like to see. None of us like being here. Follow the data, follow the science. Let the doctors and health-care professionals tell you when it’s safe to reopen and that’s when you reopen.” | “I would love to see sports back,” Cuomo says. “It would help with cabin fever. But this is not about hopes and dreams and aspirations and what you would like to see. None of us like being here. Follow the data, follow the science. Let the doctors and health-care professionals tell you when it’s safe to reopen and that’s when you reopen.” |
| Cuomo says it’s time for the family of New York to come together, drawing toward the end of his daily briefing in an inspirational tone. | Cuomo says it’s time for the family of New York to come together, drawing toward the end of his daily briefing in an inspirational tone. |
| “We talk about the family of New York, right?” the governor says. “I must have said that one million times: family of New York. What does family of New York mean? Mutuality, cooperation, sharing benefits and burdens. This is the time the family needs to come together, not just out of spirit and love, but out of necessity. You cannot handle this without your brothers and sisters. You can’t.” | “We talk about the family of New York, right?” the governor says. “I must have said that one million times: family of New York. What does family of New York mean? Mutuality, cooperation, sharing benefits and burdens. This is the time the family needs to come together, not just out of spirit and love, but out of necessity. You cannot handle this without your brothers and sisters. You can’t.” |
| “The number of beds doesn’t really matter anymore,” Cuomo says. “We have the beds, it’s the ventilators and then it’s the staff. That’s the problem.” | “The number of beds doesn’t really matter anymore,” Cuomo says. “We have the beds, it’s the ventilators and then it’s the staff. That’s the problem.” |
| Cuomo says that rapid testing that can be deployed at scale will help the United States return to normalcy. | Cuomo says that rapid testing that can be deployed at scale will help the United States return to normalcy. |
| He also notes the state is “working on aggressively” using hydroxychloroquine as a Covid-19 treatment. | He also notes the state is “working on aggressively” using hydroxychloroquine as a Covid-19 treatment. |
| Cuomo says 74% of those hospitalized have been discharged and notes that new hospitalization rates are down from around 1,400 a day on Thursday to 574 on Saturday. | Cuomo says 74% of those hospitalized have been discharged and notes that new hospitalization rates are down from around 1,400 a day on Thursday to 574 on Saturday. |
| He repeats his call for the hospitals to come together and work as a single network, establishing a “rolling deployment” of medical resources around the country. | He repeats his call for the hospitals to come together and work as a single network, establishing a “rolling deployment” of medical resources around the country. |
| The governor says the 2,500 beds at the Javits Center, which has been converted to a temporary field hospital, will be a major “relief valve” for Covid-19 patients. | The governor says the 2,500 beds at the Javits Center, which has been converted to a temporary field hospital, will be a major “relief valve” for Covid-19 patients. |
| “This is war time,” he says. “This is a war.” | “This is war time,” he says. “This is a war.” |
| Cuomo says there were 594 coronavirus deaths in New York state in the last day for a total of 4,159, but deaths have gone down from 630 a day prior. | Cuomo says there were 594 coronavirus deaths in New York state in the last day for a total of 4,159, but deaths have gone down from 630 a day prior. |
| “We could be either very near the apex or the apex could be a plateau and we could be on that plateau right now,” Cuomo says. “We won’t know until you see the next few days.” | “We could be either very near the apex or the apex could be a plateau and we could be on that plateau right now,” Cuomo says. “We won’t know until you see the next few days.” |
| New York governor Andrew Cuomo opens his daily coronavirus briefing from Albany with the latest numbers: | New York governor Andrew Cuomo opens his daily coronavirus briefing from Albany with the latest numbers: |
| 122,031 total positive cases (including 10,841 new) | 122,031 total positive cases (including 10,841 new) |
| 16,479 current hospitalizations | 16,479 current hospitalizations |
| 4,376 patients in ICU | 4,376 patients in ICU |
| 4,159 deaths (up from 3,565 yesterday) | 4,159 deaths (up from 3,565 yesterday) |
| My colleague Richard Luscombe has news on one of the final states without a stay-at-home order. | My colleague Richard Luscombe has news on one of the final states without a stay-at-home order. |
| Asa Hutchinson, the Arkansas governor, has been explaining why he is still refusing to issue a statewide stay-at-home order, one of only a handful of states yet to do so. | Asa Hutchinson, the Arkansas governor, has been explaining why he is still refusing to issue a statewide stay-at-home order, one of only a handful of states yet to do so. |
| There’s no point, he says, because everybody would ignore it. | There’s no point, he says, because everybody would ignore it. |
| “You have a stay-at-home order, tomorrow 600,000 Arkansans will still go to work,” he told Chuck Todd, host of NBC News’ Meet the Press. | “You have a stay-at-home order, tomorrow 600,000 Arkansans will still go to work,” he told Chuck Todd, host of NBC News’ Meet the Press. |
| “So it’s more important the message that, do your social distancing, don’t gather in groups of more than 10 people and bring a mask with you.” | “So it’s more important the message that, do your social distancing, don’t gather in groups of more than 10 people and bring a mask with you.” |
| Hutchinson said advice this week from Jerome Adams, the US surgeon general, that federal coronavirus guidelines amounted to a national stay-at-home order, were “great comments”. He went on to suggest that his state was ahead of the game. | Hutchinson said advice this week from Jerome Adams, the US surgeon general, that federal coronavirus guidelines amounted to a national stay-at-home order, were “great comments”. He went on to suggest that his state was ahead of the game. |
| “We’re doing everything that the surgeon general has outlined, plus more,” he said. “We have a targeted approach that is very strict. We’ve closed bars, restaurants, schools, some of our park lodges. We’re emphasizing the social distancing and we will do more as we need to.” | “We’re doing everything that the surgeon general has outlined, plus more,” he said. “We have a targeted approach that is very strict. We’ve closed bars, restaurants, schools, some of our park lodges. We’re emphasizing the social distancing and we will do more as we need to.” |
| He said he “applauded” federal recommendations that citizens should wear masks in public. | He said he “applauded” federal recommendations that citizens should wear masks in public. |
| “We just had last night, a breakout in one of our federal prisons here in Arkansas that has 10 inmates that tested positive and four guards. That’s a federal facility, but stay-at-home doesn’t help there,” he said. | “We just had last night, a breakout in one of our federal prisons here in Arkansas that has 10 inmates that tested positive and four guards. That’s a federal facility, but stay-at-home doesn’t help there,” he said. |
| “You’ve got to have the masks and our state prison is producing masks that we can utilize in our state prison environment. “ | “You’ve got to have the masks and our state prison is producing masks that we can utilize in our state prison environment. “ |
| Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the country with a key role on Trump’s coronavirus task force, says “this is going to be a bad week”: | Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the country with a key role on Trump’s coronavirus task force, says “this is going to be a bad week”: |
| “We’re going to continue to see an escalation,” Fauci told host Margaret Brennan of CBS News’ Face the Nation. “Also, we should hope that within a week, maybe a little bit more, we’ll start to see a flattening out of the curve and coming down... | “We’re going to continue to see an escalation,” Fauci told host Margaret Brennan of CBS News’ Face the Nation. “Also, we should hope that within a week, maybe a little bit more, we’ll start to see a flattening out of the curve and coming down... |
| “Things are going to get bad and we need to be prepared for that. It’s going to be shocking to some and it certainly is really disturbing to see that... just buckle down... | “Things are going to get bad and we need to be prepared for that. It’s going to be shocking to some and it certainly is really disturbing to see that... just buckle down... |
| “We’ve got to get through this week that is coming up because it’s going to be a bad week”. | “We’ve got to get through this week that is coming up because it’s going to be a bad week”. |
| Fauci said that states without statewide stay-at-home orders are “putting themselves at risk.” | Fauci said that states without statewide stay-at-home orders are “putting themselves at risk.” |
| “I will not say we have it under control, we are struggling to get it under control,” he says, but social distancing and other mitigation measures were showing some signs of success: | “I will not say we have it under control, we are struggling to get it under control,” he says, but social distancing and other mitigation measures were showing some signs of success: |