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US closes in on 20,000 cases of Covid-19
One in five Americans told to stay at home to stop spread

4.01pm GMT
New York state governor Andrew Cuomo says the state is “scouring the globe” in search of medical supplies after the state has emerged as the center of the US coronavirus outbreak.
The Trump administration issued a major disaster declaration for New York as infections spike across New York City to 5,000, roughly one-third of the total amount of cases nationwide.
New York is preparing to ration its ventilators for sick coronavirus patients as a major disaster was declared in the city as it struggles to cope with the deadly outbreak.
The disaster declaration comes as New York prepares guidance on how to deploy vital ventilators amid a widespread shortage of key equipment that also includes masks and surgical gloves, and medical supplies such as blood.
3.51pm GMT
US intelligence reports indicated the severity of a potential coronavirus global pandemic in January and February, all the while the Trump administration was downplaying the potential effects of the virus, the Washington Post reported this morning.
While the reports didn’t specify exactly when the illness would come to America nor did it have any recommendations for public health officials, the reports detailed how Chinese officials appeared to be downplaying the severity of the outbreak, the Post reports. Continue reading...