Coronavirus In New York

Coronavirus Outbreak: New York City officials say metropolis may run out of COVID-19 test swabs, urge doctors to only test gravely ill patients

New York City is urging medical providers to continue testing only patients who are gravely ill, the city health department said in a memo to health care providers

'This is our Pearl Harbor': US facing hardest week of fight against coronavirus, says Surgeon-General Jerome Adams

New York, the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak, reported on Sunday that for the first time in a week, deaths had fallen slightly from the day before. But there were still nearly 600 new fatalities and more than 7,300 new cases in the state.

New York, epicentre of COVID-19 in US with over 1,13,700 positive cases, gets 1,100 ventilators from China and Oregon

New York secured a planeload of ventilators from China, and Oregon was sending a shipment of its own to battle the coronavirus pandemic at its US core

‘There will be death’: Donald Trump warns toughest weeks to come as US coronavirus toll climbs to 8,100

Donald Trump warned that the country could be headed into its toughest weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts, but also expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines

Experiences from around the world during COVID-19 Part 1: New York and Seoul

Here is a snapshot of how people around the world are dealing with the situation; what life is like, and how their governments have responded.

Strict restrictions, stay-at-home orders and shutdowns are slowing down spread of coronavirus, finds new data

At least 248 million Americans in at least 29 states have been told to stay at home. It had seemed nearly impossible for public health officials to know how effective this measure and others have been in slowing the coronavirus. But the new data offers evidence, in real time, that tight social-distancing restrictions may be working, potentially reducing hospital overcrowding and lowering death rates, experts said.

Coronavirus Outbreak: New York shows slow signs of disease spread, says Governor Andrew Cuomo; health crisis deepens in New Orleans

New Orleans, where large crowds celebrated Mardi Gras a month ago, was on track to become the next US epicenter