• Coronavirus, almost one billion people closed at home on the weekend

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March 21, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the calamity declaration for New York, the US state most affected by the coronavirus. The White House makes it known. The move makes federal funds available to deal with the crisis.

Coronavirus cases have exceeded 10,000 in New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference. "There are 10,356 confirmed cases of coronavirus - he said. At least 45 thousand tests have been carried out, and about 15% of the positives have been hospitalized." The more tests you do - he commented - the more positive people you find ".

Cuomo explained that a million masks are arriving in the city; 500,000 will go to Long Island, while 6,000 fans and other medical supplies "from every source we can obtain" are also being purchased.