Coronavirus hits all 50 US states as death toll rises

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The fatal coronavirus has now hit every one of the 50 states in the US as West Virginia detailed its first instance of the contamination on Tuesday.

Announcing West Virginia’s first Covid-19 patient, Governor Jim Justice said: “We knew this was coming.”

New York City said it was thinking about a lockdown like one in the San Francisco Bay zone.

There have so far been 108 deaths in the US from coronavirus and in excess of 6,300 cases across the nation.

All over the world, there are around 200,000 cases and about 8,000 people have died.

As the Trump organization looks for a $1tn monetary boost bundle, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin purportedly cautioned Republican representatives secretly on Tuesday evening that if Congress neglected to act, US joblessness could hit 20% – practically twofold the jobless rate during the Great Recession after the 2008 budgetary emergency.

What’s going on York City considering?

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would choose inside two days whether to arrange the city’s 8.5 million inhabitants to “cover set up”.

Such a move could to a great extent limit people to their homes while permitting them to make essential outings to purchase food supplies or medication, walk a canine or exercise as long as they stay away from open communication.

“It’s an extremely, difficult choice,” Mr de Blasio said. “We’ve never been here. I have never known about anything like this throughout the entire existence of New York City.”

Authorities in the San Francisco Bay territory have just arranged 6.7 million occupants to remain at home for everything except the most urgent excursions until 7 April.

What job may the US military play?

US Vice-President Mike Pence said the White House may approach the US military to build up field hospitals in infection problem areas if mentioned by state governors.

He told a White House news meeting on Tuesday that the Army Corps of Engineers could be approached to set up field hospitals, known as Mash (portable armed force careful hospital) units, or help grows existing hospitals.

Pentagon boss Mark Esper said the US military would make accessible 5,000,000 respirator covers and up to 2,000 ventilators to the US wellbeing office.

He said the military would likewise open its 14 certified coronavirus labs to test non-military personnel.

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