Trump: Consider quarantine for New York

According to President Donald Trump, the US government is considering sealing off New York and other particularly affected parts of the country for two weeks during the coronavirus crisis. “Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it is a hotspot,” Trump told reporters outside the White House today.

He specified that the considerations were about travel restrictions for residents of regions in which a particularly large number of people have been infected with the corona virus.

“Maybe we need it”

In addition to New York, New Jersey and certain parts of Connecticut are also being considered, Trump said. Many New Yorkers would be traveling to Florida right now. “We don’t want that,” said Trump. Regarding possible restrictions on freedom of movement, Trump said, “I would rather not do it, but maybe we need it.”

Time and again, hospitals in the city have warned in the face of soaring patient numbers that they could run out of essential medical equipment such as protective clothing in the coming weeks. Above all, there is a lack of ventilators.

The UN is donating 250,000 face masks to the USA. “For us, New York is not just our home or the headquarters of the United Nations. It is a vibrant international capital where the world communicates, debates, acts and thrives, ”said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Four more emergency clinics

Four more temporary emergency clinics are also planned. In addition to the hospitals that have already been built and a hospital ship of the US Army expected on Monday, buildings in the districts of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx are to be converted, said Governor Andrew Cuomo today at his daily crisis press conference.

In addition, the 62-year-old announced that the number of coronavirus deaths in the state had increased by 209 to 728 compared to the previous day. There are more than 52,000 proven infections. That is a significant part of the more than 1,700 deaths in the United States at Johns Hopkins University. There are more than 105,000 recorded cases in the United States – by far the largest in the world.

Primaries are postponed

Due to the crisis, New York is postponing its presidential primaries due to the coronavirus crisis. Governor Andrew Cuomo said today, instead of April 28, the votes would take place on June 23. New York follows a number of other states that have already postponed their elections in view of the pandemic. In the Democratic race, former Vice President Joe Biden is ahead of Senator Bernie Sanders.

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