New York Now Has More Coronavirus Cases Than Any Country Outside The US

New York has at least has 161,807 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, putting it in front of Spain, Italy, France and Germany.

According to CNBC, the U.S. is the country with the most confirmed coronavirus cases, clocking in at over 466,000 cases. However, more than a quarter of these cases are in New York state. The good news is the state has just 5,100 deaths putting the empire state behind Spain’s reported 15,843 deaths. Italy has reported 18,279 and France has 12,228.

China, where the virus originated, has reported 82,940 confirmed coronavirus cases, but that number comes with a grain of salt. According to the U.S. intelligence community, China underreported the number of cases and deaths.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly asked the federal government for ventilators, masks and other respiratory and medical equipment to ensure the safety of those on the front lines responding to the pandemic.

“We’re in a battle, right, but this is about a war,” Cuomo said at a press conference in Albany on Thursday. “This virus is very, very good at what it does. We lost more lives yesterday than we have to date.” New York has lost more lives and is suffering greater economic damage than from the 9/11 attacks, Cuomo added.

Trump has since enacted the Defense Production Act, a statute that gives the White House authority to compel companies to manufacture much-needed goods to help fight coronavirus..

Apple has begun making face masks saying it will ramp up to more than 1 million masks per week. General Motors will build 30,000 medical ventilators for the national stockpile, at a cost of $489.4 million, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. Microsoft CEO Bill Gates announced he’s spending more than $1 billion to create a vaccination.

President Trump has been criticized for his response to the coronavirus outbreak for accusing medical staffs of stealing equipment and attacking reporters for questioning is actions.

 

 

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New York Now Has More Coronavirus Cases Than Any Country Outside The US

New York has at least has 161,807 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, putting it in front of Spain, Italy, France and Germany.

According to CNBC, the U.S. is the country with the most confirmed coronavirus cases, clocking in at over 466,000 cases. However, more than a quarter of these cases are in New York state. The good news is the state has just 5,100 deaths putting the empire state behind Spain’s reported 15,843 deaths. Italy has reported 18,279 and France has 12,228.

China, where the virus originated, has reported 82,940 confirmed coronavirus cases, but that number comes with a grain of salt. According to the U.S. intelligence community, China underreported the number of cases and deaths.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly asked the federal government for ventilators, masks and other respiratory and medical equipment to ensure the safety of those on the front lines responding to the pandemic.

“We’re in a battle, right, but this is about a war,” Cuomo said at a press conference in Albany on Thursday. “This virus is very, very good at what it does. We lost more lives yesterday than we have to date.” New York has lost more lives and is suffering greater economic damage than from the 9/11 attacks, Cuomo added.

Trump has since enacted the Defense Production Act, a statute that gives the White House authority to compel companies to manufacture much-needed goods to help fight coronavirus..

Apple has begun making face masks saying it will ramp up to more than 1 million masks per week. General Motors will build 30,000 medical ventilators for the national stockpile, at a cost of $489.4 million, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. Microsoft CEO Bill Gates announced he’s spending more than $1 billion to create a vaccination.

President Trump has been criticized for his response to the coronavirus outbreak for accusing medical staffs of stealing equipment and attacking reporters for questioning is actions.

 

 

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Babyface Reveals COVID-19 Diagnosis, Sets Official Date for Teddy Riley Instagram Battle

After Teddy Riley told Charlamagne Tha God in an Instagram Live interview that legendary musician Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds was feeling a bit under the weather, Babyface himself revealed that he is recovering from COVID-19.

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Bar Owner in Georgia Removes $3,714 of Stapled Dollar Bills to Give to Her Unemployed Staff

Nothing goes to waste in this Georgia bar! After having the doors to her establishment shut down due to the coronavirus crisis, a Georgia bar owner found a way to give her unemployed staff money. According to CNN, the owner removed dollar bills stapled on the walls that have accumulated around the bar for years, in order to have money to give to her staff.

Jennifer Knox, the owner of The Sand Bar, which is located on Tybee Island, has been hit hard because of the stay-at-home order her state has implemented recently. Just like many other restaurants and bars, The Sand Bar had to shut its doors and switch to serving takeout and delivery only. The restrictions, which were put in place to help control the spread of the virus, has left the bar to struggle financially.

At the end of last month, as she sat at her place of business, she looked around and then suddenly realized that there was an opportunity to help her now unemployed staff.

“We were sitting there doors locked and I’m like oh my gosh, ‘there’s money on the walls and we have time on our hands,” she told CNN, after remembering that the bar’s decor had dollar bills stapled to the wall. “We gotta get this money down.”

Knox has been working at the bar for seven years as a bartender before working her way to owner. She now runs the bar with her mother, Pam Hessler. Knox had just celebrated her sixth anniversary of owning the bar.

It’s been a tradition for almost 15 years for patrons to leave their mark on the island bar by writing on a dollar bill and then stapling it to the walls and ceilings.

“I can’t just sit here and do nothing,” Knox said before deciding to take down the dollar bills to try and help her employees. “I’ll do what I can for my people.”

Over the next three and a half days, along with five other volunteers, they took on the tedious task to help take down all the weathered money. After the bills were taken down, it took about a week and a half to clean them off and get them counted. The total of the collected bills were $3,714. The stacks of bills stretched in piles across the entire bar countertop.

Several inspired customers donated to the cause after hearing about Knox’s actions. In total, Knox was able to distribute $4,104 to her staff. Four bartenders and two musicians each were given $600.

Over a span of three days, a Tybee Island bar removed $3,714 worth of bills stapled to their walls to give to their unemployed staff. Jennifer Knox of The Sand Bar pic.twitter.com/Aiz2NBCPxy

— Amanda Jackson (@AmandaJ_TX) April 8, 2020

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Video Shows Cops Violently Removing Black Man From SEPTA Bus

American Priority, a self-described group supporting the First Amendment, posted a video Friday of two cops violently pulling a black man off a bus.

According to NewsOne,The incident occurred on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus and glorifies the issues African Americans have experienced during with the coronavirus outbreak. The video shows two cops trying to pick up an African American passenger, to carry him off the bus..

The police officers then violently slammed the man against the bus. The whole time the victim can be heard yelling “Get the fu** off me!”

When the officers finally let go of the man, one of officers throws his phone on the ground, which he picks up and holds to his ear to call someone. “I want all y’all fu**ing badge numbers too,” he screamed to the officers.

The incident began that morning with 911 calls about a disturbance on a SEPTA bus at 1100 Market Street. A SEPTA bus driver requested that the man “leave the bus several times and the passenger repeatedly refused,” said a police spokesperson.

The man wasn’t arrested nor given a ticket and the incident is now under investigation.

Since medical experts announced everyone in public should wear a facemask, African Americans have spoken up about their concerns. African Americans are less likely to telecommute and more likely to work in low wage positions. The combination forces more African Americans to venture outside to work and take public transportation as well as interact with strangers.

In those instances, Africans Americans are forced to choose between being vulnerable to the virus and being perceived as a threat simply for wearing a mask. Making matters worse, African Americans are dying at a higher rate of the coronavirus due health and poverty issues that have been apparent for more than 100 years.

Business Insider reported in Chicago, more than half of all COVID-19 positive test results and 72% of recorded virus-related deaths have been among African Americans, who make up just 32% of the city’s population and 15% for the state of Illinois.

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