The authorities in Texas began preparing judges for the possibility that they may have to be ready to order the quarantine of coronavirus patients who refuse to isolate themselves.ĭespite the clearing out of grocery-store shelves in recent days, the nation’s biggest retailers, dairy farmers and meat producers said the food supply chain remains intact and has been ramping up to meet the stockpiling brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.Īt a news conference on Sunday afternoon, President Trump said he had had a phone call with the chief executives of several food suppliers, who said they were committed to staying open through the pandemic. The physician in Paterson, N.J., who is 70, had been leading his hospital’s emergency preparedness. William Jaquis, the organization’s president, said it was unclear whether the doctor in Washington, who is in his 40s, had contracted the virus at the hospital. Two American emergency-room doctors - one in Washington State and one in New Jersey - were in critical condition with Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, the American College of Emergency Physicians said on Saturday. New York City officials advised all members of the United Nations diplomatic community that they should assume they have been exposed to the coronavirus, should practice the “maximum-possible social distancing” and should not expect any special accommodations if they are sickened, according to a memo of a teleconference briefing shared by diplomats.
And in Pittsburgh, where the first local cases were announced on Saturday, city leaders urged bars to limit the number of people they allowed inside. In Illinois, a nursing facility where a woman tested positive was placed on lockdown. In the Omaha, Neb., area, officials reported the first known instance of community spread. Only West Virginia was without a single diagnosis. The scope of the public health crisis became even clearer over the weekend as officials in Louisiana, New York and Virginia reported their first deaths tied to the coronavirus. In the since-deleted tweet, he captioned the photo with, “Eating with my kids and all my fellow Oklahomans at the It’s packed tonight! #supportlocal #OklaProud.” “Let’s not hurt the working people in this country that are relying on wages and tips to keep their small business going.”Īnd Oklahoma’s governor was criticized on social media after sharing a selfie on Twitter on Saturday of him with his children having dinner at a packed food hall in the heart of Oklahoma City. Maryland’s governor ordered casinos, racetracks and betting facilities to close “indefinitely.”Įven as public health experts were publicly urging social distancing, Representative Devin Nunes, Republican of California, went on Fox News and encouraged healthy people to dine out at restaurants. Sunday, but said it would allow food to be carried out and delivered. The state of Ohio ordered restaurants and bars to close as of 9 p.m. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts said Sunday night, “but we’re asking our residents to take a deep breath and understand the rationale behind this guidance.” “I realize these measures are unprecedented,” Gov.
The state also banned gatherings of more than 25 people and ordered all public and private schools to close Tuesday. Massachusetts said that beginning on Tuesday bars and restaurants would be able to offer takeout and delivery only. Some people avoided theaters because of the virus, but others found them to be a reprieve from thinking about the outbreak. decided against releasing hypothetical brackets for its marquee men’s and women’s tournaments.Įven with the wide release of three new films, Hollywood had its worst weekend at the box office in two decades. And on a day that college basketball fans had long awaited as the start of a monthlong hoops bonanza, CBS showed old games and the N.C.A.A. Two more athletes, including a Yankees minor-league baseball player and a football player in the XFL, tested positive for Covid-19. Against the social-distancing guidelines issued by public health experts, Representative Devin Nunes of California encouraged people to dine out at restaurants. curfew and closing nonessential businesses. Governments across the country enacted stricter measures, with Puerto Rico imposing a 9 p.m. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that no gatherings of 50 people or more take place for at least eight weeks. Taking a look at how the global pandemic has affected various aspects of life in the United States reveals the unique nature of this crisis. The coronavirus is changing how we live our daily lives. Image A sign on Interstate 5 in Central California encourages social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
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