April 2020. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is advising residents who go out in public to cover their noses and mouths with bandanas, scarves or masks. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti made a similar announcement Wednesday. As of late Thursday night, there were more than 1 million COVID-19 cases worldwide and over 53,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has been hit hard by the pandemic, with more than 245,000 cases and almost 6,000 deaths. President Trump on Thursday said states need to work out competing bids for medical equipment among themselves, and continued to blame states for failing to stockpile medical equipment like ventilators. Governors are sounding the alarm that they are bidding against themselves, as well as the federal government, for much-needed medical equipment and supplies. “Well they have that, and they have to work that out,” Mr. Trump said, when asked about what should be done when states are fighting over orders of medical equipment. Mr. Trump said states “should have been building their stockpiles,” adding that the federal government is a “backup.” “We’re a backup, we’re not an ordering clerk, we’re a backup, and we’ve done an unbelievable job,” Mr. Trump said.
Apr 2020. Coronavirus in USA
