South Korea will send 600,000 Covid-19 test kits to the US
South Korea will begin sending Covid-19 testing kits to the US as soon as tomorrow afternoon, an official with South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told CNN.
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South Korea’s ability to test large numbers of people in a short period of time has been a major contributing factor in its success in combating the virus.
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New York governor: Hospitalization curve continues to flatten
"Here's the good news: The curve continues to flatten," he said. "It appears we have a plateau."
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Gov. Cuomo also noted that there are still about 2,000 people coming into the hospital system daily.
More than 10,000 people in New York have died from coronavirus
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There were 671 deaths on Sunday, Cuomo said. He noted that was "not as bad as it has been in the past."
Gov. Cuomo: Outbreak is "like watching a fire going through dry grass with a strong wind"
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"This is like watching a fire going through dry grass with a strong wind," he said. "And it’s blowing the fire, and a couple embers wind up on one side of the field and embers start to catch fire and that’s a cluster, and you have to run over to those embers and stamp them out right away before they grow."
Here's what Gov. Cuomo says about "reopening" New York
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"We never turned off the economy," he said. "We turned it way, way down."
The governor said that while this is happening, officials will monitor infection rates, saying it's "a delicate balance."
He added that he is not "interested in political opinions," and he will lean on advice from experts.
New York governor: "The worst is over" if we stay smart
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“If you isolate, if you take the precautions, your family won’t get infected. We can control the spread. Feel good about that,” he said at a coronavirus briefing today.
However, Cuomo warned New Yorkers need to "continued to be smart."
“The worst is over. Yeah, if we continue to be smart going forward. Because remember we have the hand on that valve. You turn that valve too fast, you will see that number jump right back," he added.
Northeast governors will discuss a "geographically coordinated" plan of reopening, Cuomo says
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will be joined by other governors an announce a "geographically coordinated" plan of reopening this afternoon.
He said he has been in close contact with his New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island counterparts over the past few weeks on a variety of coronavirus issues that impact the northeast region.
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Amazon is hiring 75,000 more workers to keep up with demand during pandemic
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The tech giant on Monday also said it has hired 100,000 new workers for its distribution centers since announcing plans to do so in mid-March.
Amazon said it now expects to spend more than $500 million in pay increases for workers, up from its previous expectation of $350 million.
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Congress will likely remain on standby during pandemic, sources say
The Senate is currently scheduled to come back next week — but senators and aides say there’s a good chance this could change and they expect official announcements later this week.
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The House won’t come back to session unless members need to vote on legislation, according to leadership aides, and they’ll be given 24 hours notice if they have to return to the Capitol.
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Thursday is the next pro forma session in the Senate, and a source tells CNN that a decision could be made by then.
WHO warns the number of coronavirus cases will decrease slower than they increased
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“While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up,” Tedros said.
Speaking on Monday in Geneva, Tedros said as countries consider lifting their social distancing measures, they need to be careful.
“That means control measures must be lifted slowly and with control. It cannot happen all at once. Control measures can only be lifted if the right public health measures are in place," he said.
Many antibody tests for coronavirus are "junk," former CDC director says
Right now, Frieden said, “there are many tests on the market and many of them – now that I can speak very freely that I’m not in the government – many of them are junk.”
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Only one coronavirus antibody test is currently authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration. The agency, though, has released guidance allowing unauthorized antibody tests to be distributed during the pandemic.
UK stay-at-home order is not expected to ease this week
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The government’s coronavirus task force will meet this week to discuss the measures but Dominic Raab said that there will be “no changes to measures in place at that point.”
Speaking at a daily coronavirus press briefing, Raab said the country is “still not past the peak of the virus.”
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"Masks are not an alternative to lockdown," WHO official says
Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said as the world considers getting back to normal, it’s important to remember that "masks are not an alternative to lockdown."
Ryan continued: “Everything we do in public health or in health and policy affects something else. So the pressures on people to go back to work are going to be very strong and very appropriate, but we don't want people having to make difficult choices — and in some ways think that putting a mask on — is the same as staying home and reporting the fact that you're sick to authorities."
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