New York residents urged to avoid travel as virus spreads

BEIJING -- Health authorities urged millions of residents of the New York City region to avoid non-essential travel due to surging coronavirus infections there as deaths in the United States and Europe rose and countries including Russia and Vietnam tightened travel and business restrictions.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said defeating the virus will take "weeks and weeks and weeks." The United Nations, which has its headquarters in New York City, donated 250,000 face masks to the city. Cuomo postponed the state's presidential primary from April 28 to June 23. Vietnam cut back domestic airline flights and closed restaurants and other businesses for two weeks from Saturday. Gatherings of more than 20 people were banned and the government urged companies to allow employees to work from home if possible.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. But for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the virus can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and lead to death.In Detroit, which has a large low-income population, the death toll rose to 31 with 1,381 infections as of midday Saturday.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot closed popular lakeshore parks after people ignored an order to stay home and urgings to avoid each other in public. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte signed a decree freeing up 400 million euros for coupons and packages of food aid to be delivered door-to-door if necessary. Italy has almost completed a three-week lockdown.

If you believe the numbers in China.

US is leading in testing capacity and 'testing' which does not =leading in of COVID-19 cases.

Fake news, China leads the world in Covid 19 cases , they just don’t reveal the numbers

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