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NYC’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 10K with new tally of home deaths (NY Post)
More than 10,000 people have died of coronavirus in New York City, including over 3,700 cases where someone never made it to a hospital, the city’s Health Department announced Tuesday.
The Big Apple’s new death toll is 10,367. That figures combines the 6,589 victims who tested positive for the virus plus another 3,778 who were never tested, but whose death certificates list the cause of death as “COVID-19 or an equivalent,” according to city Health Department data from March 11 through April 13. [Read More]
U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating whether the coronavirus may have leaked from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.
Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the nation’s most senior military officer, told reporters at the Pentagon the initial assessments indicate the coronavirus causing the global pandemic appears to have been a “natural” event arising from animal-to-human transmission. [Read More]
A new Gallup Panel Survey finds that most Americans are cautious about the idea of resuming normal, day-to-day business in the country after stay-at-home orders and social distancing mandates are lifted. That result is approximate with the result for the same question a month ago, indicating that the sense the worst is over has not increased over the last few weeks. [Read More]
Pushing back against the little tyrants of the coronavirus (The Washington Times)
Americans have been doing a fantastic job following the coronavirus guidance of the president, their governors and perhaps also their local leaders when it comes to social distancing and taking precautions not just for ourselves and our own health, but for those around us.
Yet, lo and behold, certain politicians have mistaken our willingness to adhere to social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines as a signal that they can do whatever they please. [Read More]
Masks to Be Required in All Maryland Grocery Stores, on Public Transit (NBC Washington)
Masks or face coverings will be required in all Maryland grocery stores and pharmacies and on public transportation starting Saturday morning, the governor announced Wednesday.
The state announced 40 deaths from the virus on Monday and an additional 47 deaths on Tuesday, marking the deadliest 48 hours of the virus crisis in the state thus far.
Gov. Larry Hogan said the mask order designed to slow the spread of coronavirus will go into effect at 7 a.m. Saturday, to give businesses time to prepare. [Read More]
