Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on coronavirus: 4/1/2020 | USA TODAY

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic.
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The U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed 4,000 early Wednesday and public health officials were considering recommending that more Americans wear face masks to combat the pandemic that has brought the global economy to its knees.

"Even if you do wear a mask, it can't be at the expense of social distancing," said Surgeon General Jerome Adams. He added that high-tech, N95 masks would not be necessary – and could come at the expense of health care workers who need them.

The current U.S. death toll appears to be a tiny fraction of what the nation faces over the next few weeks, public health officials say. They estimate that between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans could die this year because of the coronavirus.

Nearly 1,100 have died in New York City alone, prompting the city to open temporary hospitals in a convention center and iconic Central Park.

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23 comments

  1. Oh God! Enough of Cuomo already! If he did his job in January, we wouldn’t be hearing him cry 5 times a day every day…

  2. It’s the “NY plague” because NY has refUSed to stop all planes, trains & buses to other states infecting the US.

  3. Over confidence may leads epdimic to pandemic
    Whole country life’s are more important than GDP and economy
    President for country not for the money making Machine @mr.trump

  4. This USA today. The hospital staff has top wear garbage bags but the people 400 million weapons and every day a school shooting. Is this the american dream?

  5. China is great… USA must learn from China…. wear mask… Mask… eat garlic and stay home….

    1. Im Italian and ur country killed 12k Italians why would that stupid government of your didn’t shut down airport in China you cant just come here and the rest of the while world with their virus in if china has the coronavirus in the beginning they are not suppose to go out of china and now its too dan alte ur government screw up.

    2. @kiko Palomo-casem You’re right that the Chinese government should have taken action and closed their travel overseas however, As an Italian, knowing good and well that Italy is a tourist destination… why didn’t your government take the appropriate actions immediately to protect their citizens?? Why do you expect results from a foreign government that you didn’t elect?? Talk to your representatives first before anything

    3. @Ismaiel Aden I don’t like ccp but those bastard just letting their people to travel around the whole world instead of shutting down in airports fk them they always make huge mistakes just like SARS and also lying about the numbers and I don’t believe in ccp speech about blaming on the usa because ik the fact if there just trying to tell a lie about it.

  6. Mask, wear mask.. eat garlic. stay home. no out public…. drink water, fresh fruit and spanish vegetable. God bless NY. God bless USA…………stop argue…. just wear mask.. asking China help mask.

  7. Wear mask.. eat garlic. stay home. away crowded , away public. if light patient… take anibiotic and flu night quit. if any runny nose or stuffy nose, just take strong flu night quit medicne and take antibiotic . to cure. no let it get worse. God bless all patient get well, God bless stop virus. no more infected…. God bless USA. USA need mask…))))))))) wear mask… USA please no stubbon and no more stupid… wear wear mask… buy mask from China…. China and TAiwan great to beat virus. lots chinese grocery has sale mask now.

  8. No need 3M n95… china KN 95 is better than nothing…. wear mask… accept China support…. Thank China and god bless USA.

  9. USA and NY need use $$$$ trillion to buy mask and supply from China and Taiwan.. please need China and Taiwan help sale mask to USA……God bless quick to buy… NOW.

  10. This silly man is more interested in giving speeches than handling the crisis in his city. Do rather talk, lazy and irresponsible guy.

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