Covid-19: Cases in US quintuple infections in Spain, Italy
Cases of coronavirus in the United States have quintupled number of infections recorded in each of Europe’s two hardest-hit nations, Spain and Italy.
This is expected to be confirmed by Johns Hopkins University, three months after U.S. officials detected the country’s first case in Washington State, where a Seattle-area man tested positive for COVID-19 days after returning from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus is believed to have originated
Several states are now beginning to lift restrictions even as U.S. officials warn that social isolation needs to continue for months.
The Trump administration on Monday was reviewing draft guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for how schools, restaurants, churches and businesses can safely reopen.
In New York, Gov. Cuomo said each business that wants to reopen would have to submit a plan seeking approval.
“The number is down from the past few days, but that’s no solace for 337 families who are suffering today,” he said, referring to the number of coronavirus patients who died across the state on Sunday.
