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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 7 april 2020
Virus deaths slow in places, British PM’s condition worsens

Continued from Front The number of dead in New said. “This is a hospital sy- Bergamo said that while It was a message repea-
York state rose past 4,700, stem where we have the the numbers of new pa- ted by leaders around the
Stocks rallied on Wall Street and the death toll in New foot to the floor and the tients had eased up a bit, world: Any gains could
and around the world on York City closed in on the engine is at red line and hospital staff members easily be reversed if people
the news out of the U.S. 2,753 lives lost at the World you can’t go any faster, were still pulling long, diffi- do not continue to abide
and places like Italy and Trade Center on 9/11. and by the way, you can’t cult shifts. by lockdown rules.
Spain. The Dow Jones Indu- The state has been aver- stay at red line for any pe- “There has been no reduc- A report from a federal
strial Average was up ne- aging just under 600 deaths riod of time or the system tion in the work,” Berardelli watchdog agency found
arly 1,300 points, or 6%, by per day for the past four will blow.” said. “There have been that three out of four U.S.
early afternoon. days. As horrific as that Elsewhere around the fewer admissions to the hospitals surveyed are al-
Outbreaks in other places number is, the roughly stea- world, Austria and the emergency room, but our ready treating patients with
were going the other way. dy daily totals were seen a Czech Republic both be- intensive care units are still confirmed or suspected
Britain reported more than positive sign. Cuomo also gan openly discussing how full, so the activity hasn’t COVID-19. And some pla-
600 deaths in a single day reported that the number to ease some of the crip- been reduced.” ces, like Maryland, Virginia
on Sunday, surpassing of new people entering pling restrictions, starting In Spain, deaths and new and Washington, D.C., are
Italy’s daily increase for hospitals daily has drop- with reopening some small infections dropped again. predicting the peak won’t
the second day in a row. ped, as has the number of shops and garden centers The health ministry repor- come until May or well into
France recorded its highest critically ill patients who re- next week. ted 637 new deaths, the the summer.
24-hour death toll since the quire ventilators. Italy’s day-to-day incre- lowest toll in 13 days, for a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, re-
epidemic began, 833. And At the same time, he or- ase in new COVID-19 ca- total of over 13,000 dead. ported the death of a new-
Japan considered a state dered schools and nones- ses dipped again, for the New infections were also born girl born prematurely
of emergency for Toyko sential businesses to remain lowest one-day increase the lowest in two weeks. after her mother contrac-
and other areas because closed until the end of the in early three weeks. The Emergency rooms in the ted the disease and was
of soaring infections in the month, announced he is country, ravaged by the vi- hard-hit Madrid region of put on a ventilator. Loui-
country with the world’s doubling the fines for rule rus, also saw a drop for the 6.6 million were returning al- siana, a state where New
third-largest economy and breakers to $1,000, and third straight day in inten- most to normal a week af- Orleans hosts millions of
its oldest population. lambasted New Yorkers for sive care beds occupied ter scenes of patients slee- tourists yearly, had over 500
Worldwide, more than 1.3 being out in parks over the by infected patients. ping on floors and in chairs. deaths.
million people have been weekend, calling it “wholly Italy still has, by far, the Transport, Mobility and Ur- The virus is spread by drop-
confirmed infected and unacceptable.” world’s highest coronavirus ban Affairs Minister José lets from coughs or sneezes.
over 70,000 have died, ac- Even as he announced po- death toll — over 16,500 — Luis Ábalos said the figures For most people, the virus
cording to Johns Hopkins sitive signs, he warned that but the pressure on inten- show Spain is entering “a causes mild to moderate
University. The true numbers hospitals are under extre- sive care units in the north new phase of the battle.” symptoms such as fever
are certainly much higher, me pressure. has eased so much that the “This new phase does not and cough. But for some,
because of limited tes- “If we are plateauing, we region is no longer airlifting mean we can let down especially older adults and
ting, different ways nations are plateauing at a very patients to other regions. our guard. We are asses- the infirm, it can cause
count the dead and deli- high level, and there is tre- Nursing coordinator Maria sing the measures that we pneumonia. Over 270,000
berate under-reporting by mendous stress on the he- Berardelli at the hard-hit will need to adopt,” Ábalos people have recovered
some governments. alth care system,” Cuomo Pope John XXIII hospital in said. worldwide. q

Chicago mayor: Virus deaths in black community 'devastating'

By KATHLEEN FOODY hot spots for the coronavi- of the deaths, according
undefined rus, including New York, De- to the Michigan health of-
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago troit, Milwaukee and New ficials. The race of about
is launching a health cam- Orleans. 38% of the confirmed cases
paign focused on the city's Figures released Monday and 26% of the deaths in
black and brown commu- by Michigan's Depart- Michigan were not known.
nities, Mayor Lori Lightfoot ment of Health and Human "Part of what we're seeing
said Monday following a Services showed African in Detroit is that there's such
media report highlight- Americans, who make up a high number of individu-
ing the disproportionate 14% of the state popula- als who have those under-
number of black residents tion, make up about 33% of lying conditions, who have
among those who have cases statewide and 41% the diabetes and the heart
died of COVID-19 compli- of deaths. disease, who may have
cations in the city. Detroit, which is about 80% obesity," Dr. Joneigh Khal-
Lightfoot called WBEZ's find- Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces the "We Are Not Playing" black, has recorded 5,032 dun, Michigan's chief med-
ing that 70% of recorded campaign during a press conference at Soldier Field, Monday confirmed cases with 196 ical executive who previ-
morning, April 6, 2020, in Chicago.
deaths due to the corona- Associated Press. people dead from com- ously led Detroit's health
virus in the city were black plications due to the CO- department, said earlier
residents "devastating." The providers. fever and cough that clear VID-19 virus. this month.
radio station's report said "It's devastating to see up in two to three weeks. Coronavirus data specific Lightfoot noted that un-
black residents make up those numbers," Lightfoot For some, especially older to black residents was not equal access to health
29% of the city's population. said. "And knowing they're adults and people with available from the city, but care in Chicago's black
Lightfoot promised more not just numbers, they've existing health problems, it Detroit and its surrounding and brown communities
detail on the city's plan at lives. There's families and can cause more severe ill- suburbs account for about has persisted for decades.
an afternoon press confer- communities that have ness, including pneumonia, 80% of the state's con- Some medical conditions
ence but said it involves been shattered." and death. firmed cases. including diabetes and
faith leaders, elected offi- For most people, the coro- Chicago is among cities White residents account for heart disease also remain
cials, neighborhood orga- navirus causes mild or mod- with large black popula- about 23% of the confirmed more prevalent among
nizations and health care erate symptoms, such as tions that are considered cases statewide, and 28% black adults in the U.S. q