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| Coronavirus US news: New York breaks its record for largest single-day Covid-19 death toll | Coronavirus US news: New York breaks its record for largest single-day Covid-19 death toll |
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| Cuomo says state recorded 799 deaths Wednesday, but state recorded lowest number of new hospitalizations since crisis began | Cuomo says state recorded 799 deaths Wednesday, but state recorded lowest number of new hospitalizations since crisis began |
| Asked how the country could reopen without an effective national system for coronavirus testing, Trump responded that “there are certain sections of the country that are in phenomenal shape already.” He didn’t specify what those areas are. | |
| Public health experts have said that widespread testing is a key precursor to easing back social distancing measures. | |
| Trump also said that the US will soon be doing “massive testing”, even though it’s not necessary, wihout providing any further detail on what that entails. | |
| Fact check: Temporary hospitals | |
| Trump said that Army Corps of Engineers have built 21 temporary hospitals nationwide, making up an additional 17,000 beds. | |
| But according to a government press statement released yesterday, the Army Corps of Engineers has so far constructed 17 facilities, totaling 14,579 beds. Another 23 facilities made up of 8,571 beds are pending. | |
| Donald Trump said he’s going to take a few questions from reporters before returning to negotiations on oil and air travel. His conversation with Vladimir Putin and Mohammed Bin Salman was “very good,” he said. They’re “getting close to a deal” and “getting along very well.” | |
| “We’re going to see what happens, but it was a very good call,” Trump said. | |
| Fact check: Testing | |
| “Our tests are highly sophisticated,” Trump said, once again repeating a line that the US has done more testing than other countries. | |
| While the US has ramped up testing, it still lags behind other countries, including South Korea and Germany. South Korea has administered 486,003 tests, according to the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With a population of 51.5m, the country has tested about 1 in every 113 people. Germany has done even better, testing every 1 in 90 people. | |
| Meanwhile, the United States, with a population of 329 million, had administered at least 1,951,044 tests, according to the Atlantic’s Covid Tracking Project — so the US has tested about 1 in every 168 people. | |
| Fact check: hydroxychloroquine | |
| As usual, Trump is touting hydroxychloroquine, noting that drug companies are ramping up productions and that the US has stockpiled doses. | |
| In the week beginning March 30, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug that is also used to treat autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, with an “emergency use authorization” to use on coronavirus patients in some circumstances. | |
| Clinical trials to test the drug’s effectiveness in treating coronavirus have begun across the world, and in the US. However, experts, including US public health officials, have warned that it is too early to know if hydroxychloroquine works. | |
| So far, the evidence that it’s an effective cure for coronavirus is thin. An initial French study that appeared to have launched the Trump administration’s obsession with the dug has since been discredited. | |
| The drug is considered relatively safe for people without an underlying illness, but it’s unclear if it is safe for severely sick Covid-19 patients, who may have incurred organ damage due to the virus. | |
| The surge in demand for the unproven hydroxychloroquine also risks shortages of the drug for those who need it most. It is used to help patients manage the chronic autoimmune disease lupus, but some are already complaining the drug is harder to come by. | |
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| “Hopefully we’re going to be opening up —opening very very, very, very soon, I hope,” Trump said. The president said he’s looking into whether some parts of the economy can be reinstated sooner. | |
| Trump has taken the podium after a few delays. | |
| The president is expected to speak within the next half hour. While the press and the public has been focused on the coronavirus pandemic, Trump has pushed through his agenda, giving handouts to big business, appointing judges and rolling back regulations. | The president is expected to speak within the next half hour. While the press and the public has been focused on the coronavirus pandemic, Trump has pushed through his agenda, giving handouts to big business, appointing judges and rolling back regulations. |
| My colleagues Emily Holden and David Smith report: | My colleagues Emily Holden and David Smith report: |
| The last time America was facing a possible economic depression, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s chief of staff, observed: “Never allow a good crisis go to waste. It’s an opportunity to do the things you once thought were impossible.” | The last time America was facing a possible economic depression, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s chief of staff, observed: “Never allow a good crisis go to waste. It’s an opportunity to do the things you once thought were impossible.” |
| It is advice Donald Trump and his Republican allies appear to have taken to heart. | It is advice Donald Trump and his Republican allies appear to have taken to heart. |
| Faced with not one but two crises – public health and economic – Obama’s successor and his allies are advancing their agenda, whether in plain sight as a direct response to the pandemic, or under cover while the nation is deeply distracted. | Faced with not one but two crises – public health and economic – Obama’s successor and his allies are advancing their agenda, whether in plain sight as a direct response to the pandemic, or under cover while the nation is deeply distracted. |
| Trump touts his wall on the Mexican border almost daily and emphasizes national borders, even though the coronavirus paid them no heed. He has attacked voting rights, assailed federal watchdogs, shredded regulations and signed a bill that hands billions of dollars to corporations while resisting congressional oversight. | Trump touts his wall on the Mexican border almost daily and emphasizes national borders, even though the coronavirus paid them no heed. He has attacked voting rights, assailed federal watchdogs, shredded regulations and signed a bill that hands billions of dollars to corporations while resisting congressional oversight. |
| CNN says that the vice president is not allowing top health officials to appear on the network, in order to pressure them to carry the president’s daily coronavirus briefings. | CNN says that the vice president is not allowing top health officials to appear on the network, in order to pressure them to carry the president’s daily coronavirus briefings. |
| From CNN: | From CNN: |
| Nine civil rights groups in the South have called for regional officials to issue protective measures for people who work at or are detained at correctional and juvenile facilities. | Nine civil rights groups in the South have called for regional officials to issue protective measures for people who work at or are detained at correctional and juvenile facilities. |
| “Government officials to implement desperately needed protections against Covid-19 infection and deaths in correctional and juvenile facilities throughout the South, which disproportionately incarcerate Black individuals,” the groups wrote in a statement. “With poor health outcomes, inadequate access to health care, and elevated poverty rates, the South, which incarcerates a larger portion of its population than any other region in the nation, is exceptionally vulnerable to a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in its facilities.” | “Government officials to implement desperately needed protections against Covid-19 infection and deaths in correctional and juvenile facilities throughout the South, which disproportionately incarcerate Black individuals,” the groups wrote in a statement. “With poor health outcomes, inadequate access to health care, and elevated poverty rates, the South, which incarcerates a larger portion of its population than any other region in the nation, is exceptionally vulnerable to a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in its facilities.” |
| Hi there, it’s Maanvi Singh, reporting from the West Coast. | Hi there, it’s Maanvi Singh, reporting from the West Coast. |
| Joe Biden hold a wide lead over Donald Trump, according to a new CNN poll. | Joe Biden hold a wide lead over Donald Trump, according to a new CNN poll. |
| The former vice president leads 53% to 42% among registered voters. The poll also found that voters trusted Biden more to handle the response to the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and helping the middle class. Of those polled, 52% said they trusted Biden, compared to 43% tho trusted Trump to handle to the coronavirus crisis. | The former vice president leads 53% to 42% among registered voters. The poll also found that voters trusted Biden more to handle the response to the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and helping the middle class. Of those polled, 52% said they trusted Biden, compared to 43% tho trusted Trump to handle to the coronavirus crisis. |
| That’s it from me today. My west coast colleague, Maanvi Singh, will be taking over the blog for the next few hours. | That’s it from me today. My west coast colleague, Maanvi Singh, will be taking over the blog for the next few hours. |
| Here’s where the day stands so far: | Here’s where the day stands so far: |
| New York broke its record for the highest single-day coronavirus death toll for the third consecutive day. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced at his daily briefing that 799 New Yorkers died of the virus yesterday, bringing the state’s cumulative death toll to 7,067. | New York broke its record for the highest single-day coronavirus death toll for the third consecutive day. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced at his daily briefing that 799 New Yorkers died of the virus yesterday, bringing the state’s cumulative death toll to 7,067. |
| Another 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. More than 16 million Americans have submitted unemployment claims in the past three weeks as the coronavirus pandemic devastates the US economy. | Another 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. More than 16 million Americans have submitted unemployment claims in the past three weeks as the coronavirus pandemic devastates the US economy. |
| British prime minister Boris Johnson was moved out of the intensive care unit. Downing Street said Johnson is in “extremely good spirits” and remains in the hospital as he recovers from coronavirus. | British prime minister Boris Johnson was moved out of the intensive care unit. Downing Street said Johnson is in “extremely good spirits” and remains in the hospital as he recovers from coronavirus. |
| Trump reportedly intends to announce the formation of a second coronavirus task force. The task force will be working on trying to reopen the economy by the end of April, which could create tension with the White House’s health experts, who have warned of a potential resurgence in coronavirus cases if social distancing restrictions are relaxed too quickly. | Trump reportedly intends to announce the formation of a second coronavirus task force. The task force will be working on trying to reopen the economy by the end of April, which could create tension with the White House’s health experts, who have warned of a potential resurgence in coronavirus cases if social distancing restrictions are relaxed too quickly. |
| Maanvi will have more coming up, so stay tuned. | Maanvi will have more coming up, so stay tuned. |
| Senior White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the US economy may be reopened on a “rolling basis.” | Senior White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the US economy may be reopened on a “rolling basis.” |
| “The next month or two, we should be able to restart at least on a rolling basis,” Kudlowtold Fox Business. “Our intent here was, is to try to relieve people of the enormous difficult hardships they are suffering through no fault of their own.” | “The next month or two, we should be able to restart at least on a rolling basis,” Kudlowtold Fox Business. “Our intent here was, is to try to relieve people of the enormous difficult hardships they are suffering through no fault of their own.” |
| Trump reportedly intends to form a second coronavirus task force with an eye on reopening the economy by the end of April, which could create tension with the White House’s health experts, who have warned against easing social distancing restrictions too quickly. | Trump reportedly intends to form a second coronavirus task force with an eye on reopening the economy by the end of April, which could create tension with the White House’s health experts, who have warned against easing social distancing restrictions too quickly. |
| The Guardian’s Mario Koran reports on the latest from California: | The Guardian’s Mario Koran reports on the latest from California: |
| While cases in California continue to rise, data is revealing promising points. For the first time in his daily press conferences, governor Gavin Newsom said, he could report that the number of patients admitted to ICUs dropped by 1.9%. | While cases in California continue to rise, data is revealing promising points. For the first time in his daily press conferences, governor Gavin Newsom said, he could report that the number of patients admitted to ICUs dropped by 1.9%. |
| He cautioned, however, that a modest, one-day drop could be a statistical blip. Hospitalizations ticked up 4.1% over the past 24 hours, to 2,825 patients. | He cautioned, however, that a modest, one-day drop could be a statistical blip. Hospitalizations ticked up 4.1% over the past 24 hours, to 2,825 patients. |
| The racial disparities in deaths and Covid-19 cases that have surfaced in other states like Louisiana have so far not played out in California. While the data remains incomplete, with just over half of cases broken down by race, the trends so far track roughly with the demographics of the state’s population. | The racial disparities in deaths and Covid-19 cases that have surfaced in other states like Louisiana have so far not played out in California. While the data remains incomplete, with just over half of cases broken down by race, the trends so far track roughly with the demographics of the state’s population. |
| While the governor offered optimism and hope, he warned that the worst may be yet to come. | While the governor offered optimism and hope, he warned that the worst may be yet to come. |
| “The peak we projected is different from the one advertised by academics in other states,” he said. “Within California, we believe the peak extends into May, not in the next week or two.” | “The peak we projected is different from the one advertised by academics in other states,” he said. “Within California, we believe the peak extends into May, not in the next week or two.” |