The United States now has the lead with the most deaths from the coronavirus outbreak of any nation worldwide with nearly 22,000 lives lost
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a briefing Sunday that the number of new severe cases was on the decline, with about 70 people per day needing ventilators, down from 200 to 300 a week ago. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, offered some hope for the state, suggesting the numbers are stabilizing.
Fauci also said that that earlier social distancing measures would have saved lives. It became clear to him in"the middle to end of January" that COVID-19 could cause a serious pandemic. While Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte rejected calls from businesses last week to reopen factories, the current lockdown legislation would allow some shops to reopen Tuesday — specifically bookstores, stationery shops and children's apparel.It remains to be seen whether shops owners will take advantage of the policy.
Spain has the second-highest number of confirmed cases, after the U.S., with 166,831 people infected. The country's death toll has reached 17,209 by early Monday. But Sanchez said restrictions on people's movements could begin to lift in two weeks"if we are able to gain ground against the virus."
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