Governors in other states urged citizens to avoid large gatherings, even if restrictions were not in place. "I think we're clearly going to get there," said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who scheduled a vote for Monday. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state had identified 6,000 ventilators to help sick patients keep breathing, but needed 30,000 more. He said the state is sending 1 million N95 respirator masks to New York City - short of the 3 million city officials are seeking. In New York City, where more than 6,000 cases have been diagnosed, about a dozen people waited for a test in the parking lot of the Brooklyn Hospital Centre.

Source: bd News24 March 22, 2020 03:22 UTC