34 states across the U.S. obliged to wait at home Also securing beds etc. is an issue at 6:33 on April 1
In the U.S., where the number of people infected with the new coronavirus exceeded 160,000, there were 34 states that required citizens to stay at home in 70% of the 34 states. Nearly half of the total. Governor Cuomo of the State of New York said, "I want you to stay at home because the virus attacks inseparably," and called on citizens for cooperation again.
In the United States, the country with the highest number of people infected, with more than 160,000 people, in 34 of the 50 U.S. states and the capital, Washington, with some exceptions such as grocery shopping and police and healthcare workers. Citizens are required to wait at home.
Governor Cuomo of the State of New York, where the number of infected people accounts for nearly half of the total, at a press conference on March 31, the number of infected people increased by more than 9,000 from the previous day to 75,975, the pace of increase. Explained that it did not fit.
Then Governor Cuomo revealed that his brother, a newscaster at CNN, was confirmed to be infected, saying, "It's a mistake to think that you won't be infected. I want you to stay at home because the virus strikes inseparably." I called on the citizens for cooperation again.
In addition, securing beds and ventilators to respond to the growing number of infected people is also an urgent issue, and they have been installed in Central Park, a temporary hospital that has been converted from a U.S. Navy hospital ship and large exhibition hall to New York. Operation of a camp for severely ill patients has begun.
The state of New York is urgently working toward the peak of the spread of infections, including ordering 17,000 respirators from China, which is in conflict with the United States.
Mayor of New York "Next week is at the border"
New York City Mayor Des Blasio holds a press conference at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center, the venue for one of the four major tennis tournaments, US Open, and sets up 350 beds in the facility To begin accepting patients infected with the new coronavirus.
In New York City, the number of infected people has increased more than 5,000 from the previous day to over 43,000 on the 31st, and Mayor Desbracio said, "The next week is the boundary. It will increase significantly next week from this week." He said the number of patients will peak after next week and underscored the urgent need to expand healthcare.
Mayor Desbracio also complained of the seriousness of the incident, saying that the number of infected people killed in the United States exceeded the number of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York in 2001.
Spread the move to provide healthcare workers with free rooms
In New York, where the number of people infected with the new coronavirus is soaring, it is becoming increasingly common for hotels in the city to provide doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers with free rooms.
A luxury hotel in New York City, the Four Seasons Hotel, has offered to offer rooms free of charge to healthcare professionals since last week.
New York's leading luxury hotels, such as the Plaza Hotel and The St. Regis Hotel, have also offered rooms and some have stated that they will provide rooms as quarantines for mildly ill patients.
In addition, doctors and nurses at medical sites, including a major U.S. airline Delta Airlines and JetBlue, provide free tickets to healthcare professionals traveling to infected cities to assist medical institutions. The movement to support is spreading.