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New York hospital workers are getting more and more nervous Image: keystone
Fear of a second catastrophe grows in New York
The US reports more than 100,000 new corona infections every day. New York, devastated by the crisis, is reacting with particular sensitivity to the aggravated situation.
Twinkling lights in Times Square, skyscrapers scraping the sky, and lush green fields in Central Park: New York is a city where anything seemed possible and was the epitome of limitless opportunity for millions of people around the world. This city no longer exists at this time.
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34’000 Tote in New York
The state of New York with the metropolis of the same name on the east coast of the United States was the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States in the spring. The infection process calmed down during the summer. But nearly 34,000 people have died there so far in connection with a corona infection, nationwide there are 240,000 (as of Nov. 12, Johns Hopkins University). After months in which the election of the president kept the country in suspense, these figures clearly show that there is a lot of work ahead of president-elect Joe Biden.
About 1,600 Covid patients are currently being treated at state hospitals, about 540 of them in New York City; values were higher in June. “Our hospital staff is getting a little nervous again,” said Dr. Paul Fu, who works as an assistant medical director at Auburn Community Hospital in the center of the state, told the “CNY Central” portal. “We are seeing a much bigger increase than in March.” The hospital could still accept cases from other houses. But this will certainly no longer be possible in the next week.
Some patients get better quickly
However, it is positive that patients with a crown can be discharged much faster than in the spring. However, that is no reason to stop being alert. “There are patients who get better in two or three days,” Dr. Fu said, “but we still have patients who become seriously ill and need much longer hospital stays or are transferred to a higher level of care.”
Now the rules of the crown are tightening again. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that restaurants, bars and gyms will close at 10 pm In addition, meetings in private homes are limited to a maximum of ten people. The new regulations should go into effect on Friday.
“Every day is worse”
“It is getting worse every day,” said the governor, referring to the new highs for the crown in the United States. If the new measures aren’t enough and the numbers rise “madly,” then there could also be a complete shutdown of publicly accessible interiors, Cuomo said. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio also spoke of the “last chance” to avoid a second corona wave.
However, there are many signs that the second wave of pandemics has started a long time ago. New York City reported 4,820 new corona cases and 21 deaths in the 24 hours of Wednesday. Governor Cuomo wrote on Twitter: “The fall wave is here. Wear a mask. Let yourself be tested. Follow all health guidelines. Take it seriously. “
The city could also be on the verge of closing public schools, the New York Times reports. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this, according to the report, if the city exceeded a three percent positive test rate.
Criticism of the school closure plan
Not everyone agrees with a possible school closure. Tens of thousands of employees and hundreds of thousands of students who are taught in public or private schools would be affected. Some parents have criticized the plans for the fact that the positivity rate in schools is very low; according to the latest data, it is only 0.17 percent.
The New York housing market is also suffering greatly from the pandemic. The decline in the industry has already cost the city and state more than $ 1.4 billion in tax revenue, according to a report from the New York Board of Real Estate released Thursday.
“We are all tired, it is not the virus”
In Newark, the largest city in neighboring New Jersey, the situation is already deteriorating dramatically. There, the coronavirus was detected in 19 percent of people who were tested three days last week. Therefore, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka has ordered a Monday through Friday curfew starting at 9 pm in some neighborhoods. Indoor and outdoor meetings are limited to ten participants through at least December. Team sports are prohibited and visitors cannot be accommodated in nursing homes for the next two weeks, the New York Times reports. “I know we are all tired,” Mayor Baraka said in a statement, “but it is not the virus.”
This is countered by political developments in Washington: At the White House, President Trump largely disbanded the coronavirus task force to contain the pandemic. He had also threatened to bring in the best infection expert in the country, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, to be fired. In the days before and after Election Day, six White House employees and a top campaign adviser tested positive for the virus. Joe Biden has a difficult legacy. Until he takes over, New York could be alone again.
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