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Live updates: N.Y. coronavirus death toll hits new high; Trump removes inspector general for stimulus spending

Live Updates: N.Y. Coronavirus Death Toll Hits New High; Trump Removes İnspector General For Stimulus Spending



President Trump removed the chairman of the federal panel Congress created to oversee his administration’s management of the $2 trillion stimulus package, a move that some will see as another instance of the president chafing at independent oversight.
In New York, the death toll reached a new one-day high, but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the downward trend in hospitalizations encouraging.
Here are some other significant developments:
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care battling a coronavirus infection and “receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any assistance," according to his official spokesman.
  • Treasury is preparing to ask Congress to swiftly commit an additional $200 billion for a small business relief program that is overwhelmed by demand.
  • A key forecasting model used by the White House to chart the coronavirus pandemic has revised its estimates downward.
  • Hundreds of voters stood in lines that stretched for blocks in several Wisconsin cities Tuesday to cast their ballots amid fears of the coronavirus.
  • European and U.S. markets rose as investors grew more optimistic that restrictive measures around the world are working.
  • After 11 weeks — or 76 days — Wuhan’s lockdown is officially over.

Wuhan’s Lockdown Officially Ends After 11 Weeks

After 11 weeks — or 76 days — Wuhan’s lockdown is officially over.
On Wednesday, Chinese authorities allowed residents to travel in and out of the besieged city where the coronavirus outbreak was first reported in December.
Many remnants of the months-long lockdown, however, remain. Wuhan’s 11 million residents will be able to leave only after receiving official authorization that they are healthy and haven’t recently been in contact with a coronavirus patient. To do so, the Chinese government is making use of its mandatory smartphone application that, along with other government surveillance, tracks the movement and health status of every person.
Officials had gradually relaxed restrictions on Wuhan in recent weeks, allowing people to use public transportation and businesses to reopen after months of strict stay-at-home orders and mandatory quarantines.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, all of which authorities shut down in late January. Restrictions on the rest of the province were lifted about three weeks ago  albeit only for those whose state-sanctioned applications could prove they were healthy enough.
China has reported steadily declining coronavirus cases in Wuhan, where according to official reports 3,300 people have died of covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
While the government reported no new cases there on Tuesday, official figures have been widely called into question over fears that Beijing is continuing to downplay the severity of the pandemic. In the meantime, the lifting of restrictions offered a much-needed respite for Wuhan’s residents after 11 weeks of living in fear and isolation.

Boris Johnson is a ‘Fghter’ and ‘Will Pull Through,’ Says Britain’s Foreign Secretary


LONDON — Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson “will pull through.”
Johnson, who is sick with covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, is heading into his second night in intensive care at London’s St. Thomas’s Hospital.
Speaking at the government’s daily news conference, Raab said Johnson is “not just a boss, he’s also a colleague and he is also our friend.”
“I’m confident he will pull through because if there is one thing that I know about this prime minister is he is a fighter,” he said.
Raab said Johnson is “receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any assistance.” He added that Johnson has not “required any mechanical ventilation or noninvasive respiratory support.”
Meanwhile, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove announced that he was self-isolating after a family member began displaying symptoms of the virus. Gove said he has not experienced any symptoms himself.
Raab is standing in for Johnson “where necessary” and holds the power to run the British government during the health crisis, if required.
Johnson was one of the first world leaders to be diagnosed with the virus, nearly two weeks ago. He was hospitalized Sunday night and then was relocated Monday to the intensive care ward as a precautionary measure, his Downing Street office said. His fiancee, Carrie Symonds, is pregnant and is also recovering from covid-19 symptoms.
Britain has had more than 55,000 confirmed cases and 6,159 deaths. The government’s chief scientific officer, Patrick Vallance, said Tuesday that the number of new cases suggested a “flattening” of the curve.




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