Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Declares State of Emergency

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in New York rose to 76.

The governor’s announcement came as concerns about the spread of the virus increased in New York City, which has 11 confirmed cases. The newest one appeared to involve a driver for taxi or ride-sharing services in Queens, officials said.

The epicenter of cases in New York continued to be just north of the city, in Westchester County, where there were 57 in total, the governor said. These cases were mostly, if not all, related to a cluster in Westchester that first came to the authorities’ attention after a New Rochelle resident, a 50-year-old lawyer, was confirmed as New York’s second coronavirus patient.

But there were also signs of wider spread, including a pair of cases in Saratoga County, north of the state capital of Albany — the first such confirmed cases outside of the New York City region.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-queens.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

[Evolve Dammit]

1. Airlines are NOT screening or detaining passengers. This is a U.S. fuck-up big time.

[DinahMoeHum]

2. "You know what's worse than the virus -- the anxiety," - Gov. Andrew Cuomo

. . .noting that most patients would suffer mild or no symptoms.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-queens.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Paul Krugman had this to say, via Twitter

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It's still not clear whether the message that the coronavirus is a real problem, not a PR issue, has made it through. Albany gets it; Sacramento gets it. The White House? For the first time I'm getting seriously scared