New York Gov. Cuomo painted a dire forecast of the coronavirus outbreak, saying spread of the disease was accelerating and the state was in 'desperate' need of ventilators and more hospital beds with the projected apex just 14 to 21 days away.
There have been 6,820 deaths in Italy, compared to just over 3,000 in China. In some areas, hospitals have been so overwhelmed that they have not been able to accept new patients as the death toll continues at an alarming rate, with 743 deaths in the last day. While Italy now has some of the strictest public measures in response to the crisis, the country's initial incremental measures, such as establishing containment zones, proved to be too little to stop the sweeping outbreak.
Another concern is"the exhaustion of health care workers," he said, adding:"We have a finite number of health care workers." Mayor Bill de Blasio starkly warned Tuesday that New York City was"just trying to get through March right now," especially in terms of its health care system. Schaffner urged New Yorkers to practice good hygiene habits, take social distancing very seriously and stay home whenever possible.
Desai said slowing the spread would leave the health care system better equipped to deal with ongoing cases. She said hospital systems tended to hundreds of thousands of patients for the flu in the last year and were able to handle them because"we need them to not all happen in the same week."On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he had approved requests to federally fund the National Guard to assist Washington, California and New York, three of the hardest-hit states.
"Clearly, in the short term, everything we can do to stem the spread of the disease is of vital importance," she said, adding that the country and companies would need to figure out how to keep necessary production going as safely as possible, such as production of food and medical supplies.
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