A health worker takes a swab of Malaysian in a building under lockdown during the Movement Control Order in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “We are flattening the curve because we are rigorous about social distancing,” New York governor Andrew Cuomo said. New York state on Wednesday recorded its highest one-day increase in deaths, 779, for an overall death toll of almost 6,300. “It’s simple - traveling to and from different towns and cities risks spreading COVID-19, and puts lives at risk,” police said. Health authorities were testing their virus and serum samples to determine whether those patients could again be infectious to others.-AP

Source: The Standard April 09, 2020 10:30 UTC