WASHINGTON -- New York's coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 and the worldwide number of confirmed cases hovered around two million on Monday,...
WASHINGTON -- New York's coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 and the worldwide number of confirmed cases hovered around two million on Monday, even as the lack of fresh hot spots globally yielded a ray of optimism and fueled discussions about how some places might begin to reopen.
Officials around the world worried that halting quarantine and social-distancing measures could easily undo the hard-earned progress that those steps have achieved in slowing the spread. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at Monday's briefing that he expects more than 80 million Americans will have tax rebates directly deposited into their bank accounts by Wednesday. The rebates are aimed at boosting the economy as the country responds to the coronavirus.
South Korea on Tuesday reported its 13th day in a row with fewer than 100 confirmed cases of the virus, as infections continued to wane in the worst-hit city of Daegu and nearby towns. In early March, the country was reporting about 500 new cases per day. And when restrictions are eased, people will not immediately dive back into their social connections, at least not without precautions, Bedford said.
But he noted that rural areas often have less sophisticated health surveillance systems to pick up potential disease clusters, prompting the question, “Is it that it’s not there or is it that we’re not detecting the disease when it is there?”
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