'When the pressure is on is when you really see what people are made of.' Gov. Cuomo calls response to state's coronavirus crisis 'inspiring,' saying people from other states have volunteered to help, including medical and mental health professionals.
Out of the total stimulus bill, New York state gets $5 billion for COVID-19 expenses, which Cuomo said does not help with lost revenue to the state.
New York has become the nation's epicenter of the pandemic. The state has seen 385 deaths from COVID-19 and that number is expected to continue to rise, Cuomo said. A doctor examines Juan Vasquez for a COVID-19 test inside a testing tent at St. Barnabas hospital, on March 20, 2020, in New York City. St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx set-up tents to triage possible COVID-19 patients outside before they enter the main Emergency department area.
There were 239,234 travelers screened by the TSA on Wednesday, compared to 2,273,811 travelers on the same weekday last year. Spain's death toll from the coronavirus has now climbed to 4,089 after another 655 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to Spain's Health Ministry.
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