In announcing Friday's action, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pleaded for more medical personnel and supplies to treat coronavirus cases that could overwhelm the hospitals in his state of nearly 20 million. The California health orders on the state's 40 million people, imposed on Thursday, also allow for outside exercise as long as people stay six feet (two meters) apart. In Washington, D.C., US President Donald Trump and other officials told reporters the United States was working with Mexico to suspend non-essential travel at the border. VENTILATORS NEEDEDThe New York state order would be enforced with civil fines and mandatory closures for any businesses not in compliance, he said. Of the state's cases, 4,408 are in New York City, the most populous US city with about 8.5 million people.

Source: bd News24 March 20, 2020 17:37 UTC