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NYC Region Is Now An Epicenter of Coronavirus Pandemic

 

New York Times March 23, 2020

NYC Region Now Has 5% of Global Cases of Coronavirus

The city and its suburbs account for roughly 5 percent of global cases, forcing officials to take urgent steps to stem the outbreak.

 

Three weeks after its first coronavirus infection was discovered, the New York City region reached an alarming milestone on Sunday:

It now accounts for roughly 5 percent of the world’s confirmed cases, making it an epicenter of the pandemic and increasing pressure on officials to take more drastic measures.

 

Moving to stem the crisis on multiple fronts, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York pleaded with Federal officials to nationalize the manufacturing of medical supplies and ordered New York City to crack down on people congregating in public. He suggested some streets could be closed, allowing pedestrians more space.

 

The governor on Sunday announced measures intended to prepare for a wave of patients, including setting up temporary hospitals in three New York City suburbs and erecting a massive medical bivouac in the Jacob Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side.

 

All told, more than 15,000 people in New York State have tested positive, with the vast majority in the New York City region. That is about half of the cases in the United States.

 

Sauce: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/nyregion/Coronavirus-new-York-epicenter.html

 

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