New Orleans on Louisiana's front line in coronavirus war, as disaster has state monitoring nursing homes

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'We love to hug people in Louisiana. We are paying for it now. We have to take this serious.' Louisiana Lt. Gov. BillyNungesser addresses the rapid spread of coronavirus, adding that 'it hit America at a horrible time, around Mardi Gras.'

As Louisiana sees its coronavirus cases climb -- and state health experts are monitoring"clusters" at six nursing homes -- New Orleans is facing critical shortages of ventilators and protective equipment, an official said Thursday.

"This is going to be the disaster that defines our generation," Collin Arnold, director of the city's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, told CNN. Numbers, state by stateAnother concern: As the state's tally of coronavirus cases stands at about 2,305, scores of them fatal, New Orleans' food banks have only about two days worth of goods left, Arnold said.

Indian police use force on lockdown violators 02:09"I'm seeing that it's pretty empty, and it's encouraging that people are listening and we need them to really push through this. We know it's a very difficult thing to have to do, but it's very necessary," he told CNN. Surrounded by states that have not implemented mandatory stay-at-home orders, Arnold believes the directives are vital, he said.

 

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BillyNungesser There is no excuse, this lesson has been learned over and over again and the next time it happened I guess you're going to go through the same routine..it is what it is...the Mardi gras should not have taken place.. 'point blank' and I fought Donald Trump & the WH....

BillyNungesser Mayby having the mardi gras évent was à bad Idea.

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