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Governor Cuomo Says ‘Worst Is Over’ if N.Y. Stays the Course: Live Updates ‘Worst Is Over,’ Cuomo Says as 6 States Ally to Reopen Economy: Live Updates
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The governors of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Delaware said on Monday that they would work together to plan for reopening the region’s economies, schools and other important elements.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said that health and economic officials from the six states were starting work immediately on coming up with strategies for easing restrictions that have brought much of daily life to a halt.
“Taking into consideration public health concerns and issues and the economic reactivation issues and concerns,” Mr. Cuomo said, the officials would “study the data, study the research, study the experience of other countries, and give us guidelines and parameters to go forward.”
“Let’s be smart and let’s be cooperative and let’s learn from one another,” Mr. Cuomo said.
The governors, all Democrats, emphasized the importance of acting in concert so that the actions of one state did not inadvertently hurt another, or cause the outbreak to flare again.
“We can put together a system that allows our people to get back to work,” Gov. Ned Lamont of Connecticut said.
Asked whether the collaboration among the states was a rebuke to the President Trump, who has said the decision about businesses reopening was his to make, Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey said only that he was focused on making decisions based on facts and science, and he reiterated that an economic recovery was inextricable from a public health recovery.
Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania echoed Mr. Murphy’s comments in responding to a similar question.
“The sequence,” Mr. Wolf said, “is you’ve got to get people healthy first, and then you can reopen the economy.”
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.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,” Mr. Cuomo said at his daily briefing. “I believe we can start on the path to normalcy.”“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.”
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.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,” he said. “And you can turn those numbers on two or three days of reckless behavior.”“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 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.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, 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: Still, despite there being more than 5,000 virus-related deaths 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 it had been in a week. The total has been below last week’s peak, 799, for the past 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, would never recover — had dropped in two of the past 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, was the lowest it had been in two weeks.The number of newly hospitalized patients, 1,958, was the lowest it had been in two weeks.
The three-day average increase in the number of hospitalized patients dropped to 85 , the smallest increase to date. The three-day average increase in the number of hospitalized patients dropped to 85, the smallest increase to date.
The number of people who tested positive for the virus on Sunday, 6,337, was the lowest it has been in almost three weeks. The state has 195,031 confirmed virus cases, 106,673 of them in New York City.The number of people who tested positive for the virus on Sunday, 6,337, was the lowest it has been in almost three weeks. The state has 195,031 confirmed virus cases, 106,673 of them in New York City.
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.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.
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 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 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.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 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.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,” 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.”“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 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.”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.”
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.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 can’t 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 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.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 virus patients admitted to hospitals in New York City dropped 17 percent from Saturday to Sunday, Mr. de Blasio said early Monday.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.
The mayor said that 383 people had been 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 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.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.
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.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.
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.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 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.“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.
Other highlights from the mayor’s morning briefing included:Other highlights from the mayor’s morning briefing included:
The suspension of alternate-side parking rules has been extended to April 28.The suspension of alternate-side parking rules has been extended to April 28.
He 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 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.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 location information, 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 drive-through virus testing sites because of the harsh wind and rains that were lashing 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 all of the 10 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 one 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.
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Reporting was contributed by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Michael Gold, Joseph Goldstein, Andrew Hinderaker, Andy Newman, and Benjamin Weiser. Reporting was contributed by Jonah Engel Bromwich, Michael Gold, Joseph Goldstein, Andrew Hinderaker, Andy Newman, Matt Stevens and Benjamin Weiser.