China News Service, March 31. According to a comprehensive report, the number of New Crown pneumonia cases in New York State exceeded 66,000 and the death toll exceeded 1,000. Even though the U.S. medical ship Consol arrived in Manhattan to help ease the burden on the hospital, Governor Cuomo still called on American medical staff to come to New York to support it.
On March 30 local time, the US medical ship "Consolation" sailed to Manhattan, New York. Two people from Weehawken, New Jersey, wore masks to embrace each other and watch "Consolation" enter the dock. Photo by Liao Pan of China News Agency
According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 6:58 am Beijing time, the total number of New Zealand pneumonia cases in New York State has reached 66,663, with 1,218 deaths.
The New York State Government estimates that the epidemic will reach its peak in 2 to 3 weeks, at which time it is estimated that up to 140,000 hospital beds and 40,000 intensive care beds will be needed, which is much higher than the existing capacity. Como said the outbreak in New York was not an anomaly, and with the spread of the virus, all parts of the United States would fall. He shouted to the medical staff in the United States, hoping that more people would join the anti-epidemic team in New York, "helping New York, we are now hit hardest."
Como said workers across the state's health care system have met to discuss how to work together. He encouraged hospitals to stop seeing themselves as independent institutions, saying "there must be a completely different operating model, and all hospitals operate as a system."
The New York State Government has required hospitals to expand their capacity by at least 50% and set up temporary hospitals in places such as the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. At the same time, the "Consol", which has 1,000 beds, sailed into New York Harbor on the 30th to help New York regional hospitals make more beds for patients with new coronary pneumonia.
"Consol" has 1,200 medical personnel. It had stationed in New York after the September 11 terrorist attack in 2001, and used it as a floating base for rescue workers. Another US military ship, Mercy, arrived in Los Angeles last week for a similar mission.
The mayor of New York, Beth Howe, admitted that the New York City medical system still needs more support. At the beginning of the outbreak, about 20,000 beds were available for treatment in the city. By the beginning of May, it was estimated that more than 60,000 beds would be needed.
US President Trump had originally hoped to restart the massively halted economy at Easter. Now his attitude has changed. On the 29th, he announced the extension of the social precautionary policy to the end of April. New York State's administrative order requiring all non-livelihood essential company employees to stay at home has been extended from April 22 to at least April 15 and will be evaluated every two weeks.