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| Coronavirus US live: New York governor attacks Trump's handling of outbreak | |
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| Andrew Cuomo says the rate of coronavirus infections in New York is doubling about every three days, and that the apex is anticipated in 14 to 21 days | |
| Again and again throughout this press conference, New York governor Andrew Cuomo hammered one point: the increasing rate of Coronavirus cases and the lack of sufficient resources across the state is a preview of what other states will experience without a serious response. | |
| “As the number of cases go up, the number of people in hospital beds goes up, the number of people in an ICU beds who need a ventilator goes up, and we cannot address that curve,” Cuomo said. | |
| Cuomo went on to say “what is happening in New York is not a New York phenomenon. | |
| “It’s higher in New York because it started here first because we have global travelers coming here first. Because we have more density than other places,” Cuomo said. “You will see this in suburban communities across the country. We are just a test case. We are just a test case. And that’s how the nation should look at it. Where we are today, you will be in three weeks or five weeks or six weeks.” | |
| Later on in this press conference Cuomo said “I’m not asking New York I’m just asking you to help New York to help yourselves.” | |
| There has been an ongoing debate among Republican and Democratic lawmakers across the country over whether the Trump administration needed aggressively use the Defense Production Act to activate private industry to help provide medical resources to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. | |
| Generally Democrats have been urging more aggressive leveraging through the law while Republicans have argued that private industry is a better vehicle. | |
| Cuomo during his press conference stressed that the law is the best way to provide the ventilators and beds his state needs. | |
| “I understand the federal government’s point that many companies have come forward and say we want to help,” Cuomo said. “If we don’t have the ventilators in 14 days it does us no good. The Federal Defense [Production] act can actually help companies ... Only the federal government has that power. And not to exercise that power is inexplicable to me.” | |
| Cuomo added “and I do not for the life of me understand the reluctance to use the Federal Production Act.” | |
| Cuomo also said that the number of cases are greater than other large states. | |
| “New York has 25,000 cases! It has ten times the problems that California has. It has ten times the cases that Washington state has,” Cuomo said. “And New York you are looking at a problem that is at a totally different dimension. The problem is the volume.” | |
| “We need the federal help and we need the federal help now,” Cuomo said. He went on to say: “What happens to New York is going to wind up happening to California and Washington state and Illinois. It is just happening to us first.” | |
| Essentially, Cuomo in this press conference is warning that there need to be more hospital beds as previous estimates about the pandemic are projected to be off. | |
| “It is clear that we must increase the hospital capacity to reach the highest apex,” Cuomo said. | |
| Cuomo has previously vowed to bring in more resources to fight the spreading virus. He has said he needed more masks, ventilators, and wanted to see more doctors, even retired ones, come in to help. New hospital facilities are being built. | |
| “The emergency hospitals that we are building at Westbury and Stony Brook will be helpful,” Cuomo said. “But they’re nowhere near the number of beds we’ll need.” | |
| Cuomo added that he had “no problem” using beds at dorms on college campuses to increase the number of beds. | |
| “I will turn this state upside down to use the number of beds we need,” Cuomo said. | |
| More Cuomo: “We haven’t flattened the curve and the curve is actually increasing.” | |
| The New York governor is not sugarcoating the latest figures on the spread of the pandemic. | |
| “That rate of increase, that apex, they anticipate could be approximately 14 to 21 days away,” Cuomo said. He went on to say “we’ve increased testing to the highest level in the country. We’re also trying all the new drug therapies.” | |
| New York governor Andrew Cuomo has just started his presser for updating the public on New York’s efforts to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. | New York governor Andrew Cuomo has just started his presser for updating the public on New York’s efforts to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. |
| Cuomo opened up the conference saying “the rate of anticipated increase” of the virus “has gone up.” | Cuomo opened up the conference saying “the rate of anticipated increase” of the virus “has gone up.” |
| Cuomo added “The rate of infections is doubling about every three days | Cuomo added “The rate of infections is doubling about every three days |
| Watch it below: | Watch it below: |
| Over in Virginia, Liberty University, the private evangelical Christian university run by Jerry Falwell Jr., is reopening its doors. Via the Richmond Times-Dispatch: | Over in Virginia, Liberty University, the private evangelical Christian university run by Jerry Falwell Jr., is reopening its doors. Via the Richmond Times-Dispatch: |
| Donald Trump is signaling a sense of urgency that Congress make a deal on a stimulus package. That’s been the topic of Trump’s twitter over the past few hours. | Donald Trump is signaling a sense of urgency that Congress make a deal on a stimulus package. That’s been the topic of Trump’s twitter over the past few hours. |
| Notably, Tuesday’s White House Daily Guidance did not list a briefing from the Coronavirus Task Force. Those briefings have become a regular occurrence featuring the president. The absence of a briefing will put more attention on the negotiations on Capitol Hill. | Notably, Tuesday’s White House Daily Guidance did not list a briefing from the Coronavirus Task Force. Those briefings have become a regular occurrence featuring the president. The absence of a briefing will put more attention on the negotiations on Capitol Hill. |
| US deaths surpass 100 per day | US deaths surpass 100 per day |
| On Monday, US deaths surpassed 100 in a single day for the first time. Fatalities passed the grim threshold as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 46,000 and a World Health Organization official told The Washington Post that “we are now seeing a very large acceleration” in US coronavirus infections. | On Monday, US deaths surpassed 100 in a single day for the first time. Fatalities passed the grim threshold as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 46,000 and a World Health Organization official told The Washington Post that “we are now seeing a very large acceleration” in US coronavirus infections. |
| The US, the official said, now has the potential to become the new epicenter of the global crisis. The true number of US cases is believed to be far higher than the official number, disease experts have warned.As the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 100 per day in the US, it added almost one fifth to the 500 total. More than 100 million Americans — nearly one in three — are under stay-at-home orders. Both Florida and Rhode Island have ordered all passengers on all flights originating in New York or New Jersey to self-quarantine for 14 days when they arrive in the state.The orders come as President Trump appears ready to defy White House health expert advice and order a partial return to work-normality soon after a 14 day quarantine in hard-hit states expires next week. | The US, the official said, now has the potential to become the new epicenter of the global crisis. The true number of US cases is believed to be far higher than the official number, disease experts have warned.As the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 100 per day in the US, it added almost one fifth to the 500 total. More than 100 million Americans — nearly one in three — are under stay-at-home orders. Both Florida and Rhode Island have ordered all passengers on all flights originating in New York or New Jersey to self-quarantine for 14 days when they arrive in the state.The orders come as President Trump appears ready to defy White House health expert advice and order a partial return to work-normality soon after a 14 day quarantine in hard-hit states expires next week. |
| Across the country lawmakers have been grappling with how to effectively contain and fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Much of that has fallen on governors, many of whom have issued stay at home orders. | Across the country lawmakers have been grappling with how to effectively contain and fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Much of that has fallen on governors, many of whom have issued stay at home orders. |
| But some lawmakers have argued for caution in doing that. Here’s Oklahoma senator James Lankford when asked if Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt, another Republican, should issue a “stay at home order.” | But some lawmakers have argued for caution in doing that. Here’s Oklahoma senator James Lankford when asked if Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt, another Republican, should issue a “stay at home order.” |
| As Lankford said the challenge with these mandates is deciding the exception so that people can still go to work and buy food or continue life as normally as possible. | As Lankford said the challenge with these mandates is deciding the exception so that people can still go to work and buy food or continue life as normally as possible. |
| The big news out of the business world this morning is that the Ford Motor Company, GE Healthcare and the 3M company are teaming up to make medical equipment in response to the Coronavirus epidemic. | The big news out of the business world this morning is that the Ford Motor Company, GE Healthcare and the 3M company are teaming up to make medical equipment in response to the Coronavirus epidemic. |
| CNN Business reports: “Healthcare workers around the country have expressed concern about difficulties in attaining enough critical supplies, such as masks, gloves and ventilators, to deal with the influx of patients suffering from the highly contagious virus.” | CNN Business reports: “Healthcare workers around the country have expressed concern about difficulties in attaining enough critical supplies, such as masks, gloves and ventilators, to deal with the influx of patients suffering from the highly contagious virus.” |
| According to a Ford press release: | According to a Ford press release: |
| Outside of Washington, the ripple effects of the Coronavirus pandemic are still being felt. Japan agreed with the president of the International Olympic Committee to delay the summer Olympics. | Outside of Washington, the ripple effects of the Coronavirus pandemic are still being felt. Japan agreed with the president of the International Olympic Committee to delay the summer Olympics. |
| Here’s The Wall Street Journal: | Here’s The Wall Street Journal: |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat on Capitol Hill, just finished an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer and her tone was overall optimistic. | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat on Capitol Hill, just finished an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer and her tone was overall optimistic. |
| When Cramer asked “can we get something done today?” Pelosi responded “I think there is real optimism that we could get something done in the next few hours.” | When Cramer asked “can we get something done today?” Pelosi responded “I think there is real optimism that we could get something done in the next few hours.” |
| Pelosi went on to say that Democratic lawmakers had done a good job of using their leverage to move the proposal in a a direction more favorable to Democrats. In an illustration to how much of a sticking point the industries fund is Pelosi once again referred to it as a “slush fund.” | Pelosi went on to say that Democratic lawmakers had done a good job of using their leverage to move the proposal in a a direction more favorable to Democrats. In an illustration to how much of a sticking point the industries fund is Pelosi once again referred to it as a “slush fund.” |
| But even Pelosi was cautious in declaring victory. Cramer, later in the interview, asked if fiscal hawks on the Hill would like the bill. Pelosi responded “we can say when we have a deal” adding “we’re all receptive to having something done.” | But even Pelosi was cautious in declaring victory. Cramer, later in the interview, asked if fiscal hawks on the Hill would like the bill. Pelosi responded “we can say when we have a deal” adding “we’re all receptive to having something done.” |
| Pelosi’s comments fall in line with other lawmakers who have suggested a deal is imminent. It’s a rare moment for so many lawmakers to sound so optimistic while a bill is still in negotiations but that’s where we’re at. | Pelosi’s comments fall in line with other lawmakers who have suggested a deal is imminent. It’s a rare moment for so many lawmakers to sound so optimistic while a bill is still in negotiations but that’s where we’re at. |
| “Everybody appreciates the gravity of the situation, at least in Congress,” Pelosi said. | “Everybody appreciates the gravity of the situation, at least in Congress,” Pelosi said. |
| Late Monday night top Republican and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill appeared to be close to a deal on an almost $2tn economic stimulus package meant to mitigate some of the economic fallout of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. | Late Monday night top Republican and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill appeared to be close to a deal on an almost $2tn economic stimulus package meant to mitigate some of the economic fallout of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. |
| The holdup thus far had been over a $500 billion fund meant to help struggling industries. Democrats argued that the fund lacked sufficient oversight and nicknamed it a “slush fund.” | The holdup thus far had been over a $500 billion fund meant to help struggling industries. Democrats argued that the fund lacked sufficient oversight and nicknamed it a “slush fund.” |
| But late Monday night Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, sounded optimistic that a deal was on the horizon. | But late Monday night Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, sounded optimistic that a deal was on the horizon. |
| “We expect to have an agreement in the morning,” Schumer told reporters according to The New York Times. | “We expect to have an agreement in the morning,” Schumer told reporters according to The New York Times. |
| Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin, who had been negotiating with Senate Republicans and Democrats throughout the day sounded similarly optimistic, saying “there are still a few little differences” while also saying on Monday that there had been “a lot of progress.” | Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin, who had been negotiating with Senate Republicans and Democrats throughout the day sounded similarly optimistic, saying “there are still a few little differences” while also saying on Monday that there had been “a lot of progress.” |
| One of the big questions though is where Donald Trump is on the deal. The president has telegraphed mixed signals. Around the time Schumer said he expected a deal in the morning the president sounded more critical of the nascent agreement. | One of the big questions though is where Donald Trump is on the deal. The president has telegraphed mixed signals. Around the time Schumer said he expected a deal in the morning the president sounded more critical of the nascent agreement. |
| But early on Tuesday Trump urged lawmakers to pass a stimulus bill. | But early on Tuesday Trump urged lawmakers to pass a stimulus bill. |
| There’s a lot that’s still unclear but the one thing that is apparent is that lawmakers haven’t crossed the finish line with an urgent stimulus bill quite yet. | There’s a lot that’s still unclear but the one thing that is apparent is that lawmakers haven’t crossed the finish line with an urgent stimulus bill quite yet. |