NSTworld New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency, granting him new powers as the number of confirmed cases rose to 95 in the nation’s most populous city.
As concern grew over a rapid spread of the Covid-19 respiratory illness caused by the virus, the US stock market cratered anew, professional and college sports leagues suspended play, Broadway theatres went dark and many schools from Ohio to Texas shuttered.
“We are getting into a situation where the only analogy is war and a wartime dynamic,” de Blasio said, referring to an expected surge in demand for hospital beds. “We call it the ‘C’ word,” Ribeiro said of coronavirus. “We’ve been through Ebola and SARS, but I haven’t seen this level of panic among travelers since 9/11.”With cancellations hitting everything from Little League baseball to school fairs, the rituals of American life started to grind to a halt.
New York state banned gatherings of more than 500 people beginning on Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference. California placed the cap at gatherings of 250 people. “The system is not really geared to what we need right now,” Anthony Fauci, the top US official on infectious diseases, said at a congressional hearing. “The idea of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it, we’re not set up fTwo US senators, Rick Scott and Lindsey Graham, opted for self-quarantine after interacting with a delegation led by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida. One of Bolsonaro’s team has tested positive for the virus.
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