New York governor Andrew Cuomo urges the state to “be our best selves to get through this”. Photo: AFP New York governor Andrew Cuomo urges the state to “be our best selves to get through this”. Photo: AFP
New York governor Andrew Cuomo urges the state to “be our best selves to get through this”. Photo: AFP
World /  United States & Canada

Coronavirus: New York declared major disaster area as cases exceed 10,000

  • State ramps up medical capacity and tries to source more masks and hospital gowns
  • Flights temporarily halted at area airports because of virus-related staffing issues

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Jodi Xu Klein
Jodi Xu Klein

Updated: 4:11pm, 23 Mar, 2020

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New York governor Andrew Cuomo urges the state to “be our best selves to get through this”. Photo: AFP New York governor Andrew Cuomo urges the state to “be our best selves to get through this”. Photo: AFP
New York governor Andrew Cuomo urges the state to “be our best selves to get through this”. Photo: AFP
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