The steep rise in coronavirus deaths appeared to be leveling off in hard-hit New York, echoing a trend underway in Italy and Spain.
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the first, faint signs the outbreak there might be at or near its peak, while warning it’s no time to relax the social distancing restrictions. He ordered bigger fines against violators.
Worldwide, more than 1.3 million people have been confirmed infected and over 70,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are certainly much higher, because of limited testing, different ways nations count the dead and deliberate under-reporting by some governments. At the same time, he ordered schools and nonessential businesses to remain closed until the end of the month, announced he is doubling the fines for rule breakers to $1,000. Even as he announced positive signs, he warned that hospitals are under extreme pressure.
Premier Giuseppe Conte promised Italians that they will soon ‘’reap the fruit of these sacrifices’’ in personal liberties, though he declined to say when the lockdown would be lifted. In Spain, deaths and new infections dropped again. The health ministry reported 637 new deaths, the lowest toll in 13 days, for a total of over 13,000 dead. New infections were also the lowest in two weeks.
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