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Governor Cuomo Says ‘Worst Is Over’ if N.Y. Stays the Course: Live Updates Governor Cuomo Says ‘Worst Is Over’ if N.Y. Stays the Course: Live Updates
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday, for the first time, that he believed that the most horrific phase of the coronavirus outbreak may have passed. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday, for the first time, that he believed the most horrific phase of the coronavirus outbreak may have passed.
“I believe the worst is over if we continue to be smart. I believe we can start on the path to normalcy,” he said. “I believe the worst is over if we continue to be smart,” Mr. Cuomo said at his daily briefing. “I believe we can start on the path to normalcy.”
The governor wavered on that pronouncement several times. Asked after his daily briefing whether he was confident that the worst was over, he responded that he was not. He repeated that the numbers were plateauing but that if New Yorkers did not abide by the restrictions in place, the situation would again worsen. But the governor wavered on the pronouncement several times. Asked a follow-up question at the briefing about whether he was confident the worst was indeed over, Mr. Cuomo said he was not. He repeated that the state was experiencing plateaus in key categories, but that if New Yorkers did not continue to follow the current restrictions, the situation would worsen.
“The worst can be over, and it is over, unless we do something reckless. And you can turn those numbers on two or three days of reckless behavior,” he said. “The worst can be over, and it is over, unless we do something reckless,” he said. “And you can turn those numbers on two or three days of reckless behavior.”
Even if the outbreak was at its apex, there were weeks of suffering still to come, the governor said, noting how many people were still dying of the virus. Even if the outbreak had reached its apex, the governor said, there would be weeks of suffering to come. He noted how many people were still dying of the virus.
He said the number of deaths, while “basically flat,” was “basically flat at a horrific level of pain and grief and sorrow.”He said the number of deaths, while “basically flat,” was “basically flat at a horrific level of pain and grief and sorrow.”
Still, even though more than 5,000 people died of the coronavirus in New York state in the past week and nearly 19,000 remain hospitalized, Mr. Cuomo noted that most of the main measures of the outbreak’s severity were either leveling off or decreasing: Still, despite there being more than 5,000 virus-related death in the state in the past week and nearly 19,000 people still in hospitals, Mr. Cuomo noted that most of the main measures of the outbreak’s severity were either leveling off or decreasing:
The state’s one-day toll of 671 deaths, while still “horrific,” Mr. Cuomo said, was the lowest in a week and has been below last week’s peak of 799 for the last four days. The state’s one-day toll of 671 deaths, while still “horrific,” Mr. Cuomo said, was the lowest it had been in a week. The total has been below last week’s peak, 799, for the past four days.
The number of intubated patients — most of whom, he said, never recover — has dropped on two of the last three days. The number of intubated patients — most of whom, he said, would never recover — had dropped in two of the past three days.
The number of newly hospitalized patients, 1,958, is the lowest it has been in two weeks. The number of newly hospitalized patients, 1,958, was the lowest it had been in two weeks.
And the three-day average increase in the number of hospitalized patients dropped to 85 people, its lowest increase to date. And the three-day average increase in the number of hospitalized patients dropped to 85 people, the smallest increase to date.
The tussle between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Cuomo over the mayor’s decision to keep New York City’s schools closed for the rest of the academic year dragged into a third day on Monday. Mr. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have emphasized for the past several days that any return to a semblance of normal life in the city and state will proceed in phases, during which restrictions will be eased based on measurable progress against the virus.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the closings on Saturday, but Mr. Cuomo insisted that the final decision was his and that it was too soon to make one. The governor on Monday said that even if he were correct that the worst had passed, it could easily take 12 to 18 months for the state’s economy to return to normal.
The tussle between Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Cuomo over the mayor’s decision to keep New York City’s schools closed for the rest of the academic year dragged into a third day on Monday.
The mayor announced the closings on Saturday, but Mr. Cuomo subsequently insisted that the final decision was his and that it was too soon to make one.
“We won’t open schools one minute sooner than they should be opened,” Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday, “but we won’t open schools one minute later than they should be opened, either.”“We won’t open schools one minute sooner than they should be opened,” Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday, “but we won’t open schools one minute later than they should be opened, either.”
“Nobody knows what we will be doing in June,” he added, in a seeming rebuke to the mayor.“Nobody knows what we will be doing in June,” he added, in a seeming rebuke to the mayor.
Mr. de Blasio reiterated on Monday morning that he and the city schools chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, had the authority to make the decision to keep schools closed for the city’s 1.1 million schoolchildren. Mr. de Blasio reiterated in television interviews early Monday that he and the city schools chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, had the authority to keep schools closed for the city’s 1.1 million students.
“We’re not reopening schools,” he said on MSNBC. “It won’t be safe for all the people we’re supposed to protect, and our job, our responsibility is to them.” “We’re not reopening schools,” Mr. de Blasio said on MSNBC. “It won’t be safe for all the people we’re supposed to protect, and our job, our responsibility is to them.”
When asked on WPIX-TV on Monday what confused parents should do, Mr. de Blasio said, “They should simply plan on the fact that they’ll be closed. I’m quite convinced that they will be and that’s the right thing to do.” When asked on WPIX-TV what parents who might be confused by the mixed signals should do, he said, “They should simply plan on the fact that they’ll be closed. I’m quite convinced that they will be and that’s the right thing to do.”
And Governor Cuomo also held to his position. In an interview on Monday on “The Howard Stern Show,” the governor repeated that the decision should be coordinated regionally. Mr. Cuomo also stuck to his position. In an interview on Monday on “The Howard Stern Show,” the governor repeated that the decision should be coordinated regionally.
“I cant have things happen that are mistakes,” he said, before suggesting that Mr. de Blasio was a ”local official” who had stepped out of line. “I cant have things happen that are mistakes,” he said, before suggesting that Mr. de Blasio was a “local official” who had stepped out of line.
Last month, Mr. Cuomo pre-empted Mr. de Blasio on the original decision to close schools, announcing it before Mr. de Blasio had a chance to do so. The two politicians have feuded for years. Last month, Mr. Cuomo pre-empted Mr. de Blasio on the decision to close schools in the first place, announcing it before the mayor had a chance to do so. The two men have feuded for years.
The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospitals in New York City dropped by 17 percent from Saturday to Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday morning. The number of virus patients admitted to hospitals in New York City dropped 17 percent from Saturday to Sunday, Mr. de Blasio said early Monday.
Mr. de Blasio said that 383 people were admitted on Sunday, down from 463 the day before. The mayor said that 383 people had been admitted on Sunday, down from 463 the day before.
In other encouraging news, Mr. de Blasio said that the number of people in intensive-care units in the city’s public hospitals also dropped, though only slightly, to 835 from 857. And the percentage of people tested who are positive for the virus also declined slightly. In other encouraging news, Mr. de Blasio said that the number of people in intensive-care units in the city’s public hospitals had also declined, although only slightly, to 835 from 857. And the percentage of people who tested positive for the virus from Saturday to Sunday had also dropped slightly.
Those announcements came as the mayor unveiled a new public effort to track the three measures he has said will have to trend downward consistently and in unison for New York City to reopen. The developments came as the mayor unveiled a new public effort to track the three measures he has said must move downward consistently and in unison for New York City to lift the restrictions that have shut down the city.
They are: the number of people suspected to have the virus who are admitted to hospitals; the number of people suspected to have the virus who are admitted to intensive care; and the percentage of people who test positive for the virus. The measure are: the number of people suspected of having the virus who are admitted to hospitals; the number of people suspected of having the virus who are admitted to intensive care units; and the percentage of people who test positive for the virus.
“I’m pleased to report we do see all the important indicators moving in the right direction,” the mayor said. But he emphasized, as he has for several days, that any change in the city’s restrictions was also contingent on more widespread testing than was currently available. “I’m pleased to report we do see all the important indicators moving in the right direction,” the mayor said. But as he has for several days, he emphasized that any change in the city’s restrictions was also contingent on more widespread testing than was currently available.
Here are other highlights from the mayor’s morning briefing: Other highlights from the mayor’s morning briefing included:
The suspension of alternate-side parking rules is extended to April 28. The suspension of alternate-side parking rules has been extended to April 28.
Mr. de Blasio called on the Rent Guidelines Board to enact a rent freeze. He called on the Rent Guidelines Board to enact a rent freeze.
He urged the state to let tenants who have lost income defer the payment of rent and pay it back over a 12-month period. “Let’s acknowledge the extent of this crisis and give tenants a way forward,” he said. He urged the state to let tenants who have lost income because of the virus defer the payment of rent and repay over a 12-month period. “Let’s acknowledge the extent of this crisis and give tenants a way forward,” he said.
People who see violations of social-distancing rules will soon be able to report them by sending a photograph, along with the location, to 311. People who see violations of social-distancing rules will soon be able to report them by sending a photograph, along with location information, to 311.
One of the cruelties of the coronavirus is that many patients have just minutes to settle their affairs. With family members for the most part barred from visiting their loved ones, doctors often are left to facilitate such moments, full of emotion and tears.One of the cruelties of the coronavirus is that many patients have just minutes to settle their affairs. With family members for the most part barred from visiting their loved ones, doctors often are left to facilitate such moments, full of emotion and tears.
“I cried multiple times on my shift last night,” Dr. Marissa Nadeau, an emergency medicine physician on the night shift, texted in a WhatsApp group chat where her colleagues trade advice and experiences and try to comfort each other.“I cried multiple times on my shift last night,” Dr. Marissa Nadeau, an emergency medicine physician on the night shift, texted in a WhatsApp group chat where her colleagues trade advice and experiences and try to comfort each other.
She had helped three critically ill patients FaceTime their families in a single night.She had helped three critically ill patients FaceTime their families in a single night.
“You guys are going to see me with red puffy eyes for the next few weeks,” she wrote. “I just feel like I went into this specialty to save lives, and it kills me that we can’t save everybody.”“You guys are going to see me with red puffy eyes for the next few weeks,” she wrote. “I just feel like I went into this specialty to save lives, and it kills me that we can’t save everybody.”
Intensive care units in the city once saw a steady stream of visitors. Nurses and doctors learned about their patients through them: which patient had the spouse who spent every waking hour at the bedside, which patient had the large family.Intensive care units in the city once saw a steady stream of visitors. Nurses and doctors learned about their patients through them: which patient had the spouse who spent every waking hour at the bedside, which patient had the large family.
Now bedside vigils, and visitors generally, are a thing of the past.Now bedside vigils, and visitors generally, are a thing of the past.
Dr. Dylan Wyatt, a resident physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, said one recent image is seared into his memory: a woman who had been summoned to the hospital because her mother, in her 90s, seemed close to death.Dr. Dylan Wyatt, a resident physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, said one recent image is seared into his memory: a woman who had been summoned to the hospital because her mother, in her 90s, seemed close to death.
“She wanted to go in to see her mother, but she couldn’t, so she was standing there crying with her hand on the glass, looking in,” Dr. Wyatt recalled. “What struck me most is just how lonely people are at the critical hour.”“She wanted to go in to see her mother, but she couldn’t, so she was standing there crying with her hand on the glass, looking in,” Dr. Wyatt recalled. “What struck me most is just how lonely people are at the critical hour.”
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Monday closed down drive-through coronavirus testing sites because of the harsh wind and rain in the region. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Monday closed drive-through virus testing sites because of the harsh wind and rains that were lashing the region.
The New York State Health Department on Monday said it had closed down all of the ten drive-through testing sites it operates. The sites are expected to reopen on Tuesday. The New York State Health Department on Monday said it had closed all of the 10 drive-through testing sites it operates. The sites are expected to reopen on Tuesday.
New Jersey closed a number of its drive-through testing sites, including a location in Holmdel. At least seven sites in Connecticut were also closed. New Jersey closed a number of its drive-through testing sites, including one in Holmdel. At least seven sites in Connecticut were also closed.
New York City last week released preliminary data showing that the virus was killing black and Latino New Yorkers at twice the rate that it was killing white New Yorkers.
New York City last week released preliminary data showing that the coronavirus is killing black and Latino New Yorkers at twice the rate that it is killing white New Yorkers. On Sunday, Mr. de Blasio announced that the city would open new testing centers in hopes of beginning to address those disparities.
On Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would open testing centers in an effort to begin addressing those disparities. Mr. de Blasio said that one encouraging signs in the city’s fight against the virus was that the number of infected people who needed to be intubated on a daily basis continued to fall, to about 70 patients a day from 200 to 300.
Mr. de Blasio said there continued to be encouraging signs in the city’s fight against the virus. The number of those who needed to be intubated on a daily basis continued to fall, to about 70 patients a day from 200 to 300, he said. The mayor added that the city had enough ventilators to get through the week. He said that all city workers who had contact with the public would be required to wear face coverings starting on Monday.
The mayor added that the city had a large enough supply of ventilators to get through the week. He said that all city workers who had contact with the public would be required to wear face coverings starting on Monday.
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