7 hours agoU.S.A., about 275 thousand with coronarys over 7,000 deaths
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)In the United States, the number of Coronavirus confirmed has reached about 275 thousand with over 7,000 deaths. On Friday, nearly 1,100 people died throughout the country, the highest number in one day until now. In New York City, more than 1,584 dead have been registered since the beginning [...]
In the United States, the number of Coronavirus confirmed has reached about 275 thousand with over 7,000 deaths. On Friday, nearly 1,100 people died throughout the country, the highest number in one day until now.
There have been more than 1,584 dead in New York City since the beginning of the pandemic. Pandemia has infected more than a million people worldwide.
President Trump, who has been criticised because he initially tried to lower the risk of the virus in his comments, has mobilised the federal government's response to bringing the epidemic under control.
More than three quarters of Americans are under orders to reduce or halt daily activity. The affected population also has tens of thousands of prisoners who were announced Wednesday that they will be kept confined to their cells.
National parks, including the Grand Canyon, are closed to prevent tourists. The city of New York has closed the basketball public tracks, at a time facing the worst blow of the epidemic in the United States.
Pandemia has paralysed economies worldwide, as consumers are reducing spending, concerned about the health and safety of the workplace.
The American Labour Department announced on Friday that the economy lost during March about 700 thousand jobs, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% from 3.5% in February. This ends an 113 - month period during which employment met only growth.
Over the past two weeks, there have been about 10 million unemployment requirements, as government-commanded business closures have forced large and small enterprises as well as entire industries to disrupt activity.
President Donald Trump meets at the White House today with oil company directors to discuss the historic decline of the world oil price that threatens the industry's businesses.
