: Maryland obtains , tests from South Korea
Maryland governor Larry Hogan confirmed the state has obtained , coronavirus tests from LabGenomics in South Korea, following weeks of negotiations.
Speaking in Annapolis alongside Maryland first lady Yumi Hogan,
the Republican governor said a Korean Air passenger plane arrived at BWI Airport on Saturday carrying the tests. Governor Larry Hogan (@ GovLarryHogan)
On Saturday, First Lady Yumi Hogan and I stood on the tarmac at @ BWI_Airport
to welcome the first ever Korean Air passenger plane, carrying a very important payload of LabGun (# COVID) test kits which will give MD the capability of performing half a million coronavirus tests. pic.twitter.com/Elf0ADIRnJ April ,
Hogan said insufficient testing remained “the most serious obstacle to safely reopening our states ”And celebrated the“ exponential, game-changing step forward ”that Maryland is taking.
Maryland has already conducted more than 280, tests, so This acquisition represents a substantial increase in their capacity to identify new cases of coronavirus.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced some steps the state will take in the next few weeks to start the process of reopening.
The Democratic governor said construction projects would be able to resume on May 8, as long as sites observe strict guidelines. The state will also start allowing curbside pick-up at liquor stores, which have been closed, and the online sale of vehicles.
Governor Tom Wolf (@ GovernorTomWolf)
Today I’m announcing that we will now allow:
✅ Restart of construction projects with strict guidance (May 8)
✅ Curbside pickup at Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board stores
✅ Online vehicle sales pic.twitter.com/J4a2MbRhBs April ,
“Over the past six weeks, Pennsylvanians have come together like never before to halt the spread of COVID – 29, “Wolf said. “It has not been easy, but it has paid off. Today, we are taking small steps toward a degree of normalcy. ”
But the governor emphasized the statewide stay-at-home order remained in effect, as protesters (converged
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World Health Organization says “nothing hidden from US”
The WHO’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , has said that no details about the coronavirus outbreak were hidden from the US by the organization, and they knew all the details “immediately” because of staff from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention being seconded to WHO.
“Everything is open, all countries get information immediately,” he said in a press conference a little earlier.
This backs up the Washington Post story that we reported on earlier.
Tedros said: For WHO, we are open we don’t hide anything … We want all countries to get the same message immediately because that helps countries to prepare well and to prepare quickly … Not only the US but all countries get information immediately. ”
There are more details in our global coronavirus blog, .png?width=140&height=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fc0062852e4b3d486ba461a9bbfa18ba)
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New York gay pride parade canceled on 5oth anniversary
Some more details on the fact that the New York
LGBT parade this June won’t be happening as planned.
The parade in sparked the modern gay pride movement, the year after the Stonewall riots in the city.
“This year is the th anniversary of the pride parade, and it’s a very, very big deal, ”city mayor Bill de Blasio said this morning.
“That march is such an important part of life in this city, but this year in particular it was going to be something that was a historic moment.”
Last year’s NYC Pride March drew an estimated 5 million people.
Instead of an in-person pride march this year, Heritage of Pride endorsed an effort led by InterPride, an international organization comprised of local, regional and national pride planning organizations, to hold a – hour virtual “Global Pride” event on June , to be broadcast around the world, NBC
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Today so far
Here’s where the day stands so far:
Andrew Cuomo said states need federal assistance to wade through the “quagmire” of supply-chain issues surrounding coronavirus testing. The New York governor said he supported states taking the lead on expanding testing capacity, but he emphasized the federal government still needed to play a role to coordinate the national supply chain that provides vital medical equipment to conduct tests. New York City announced all non-essential, permitted events in June would be canceled. The announcement means Pride Week and the Puerto Rican Day Parade, among other events, will not go on as planned.
- Anti-lockdown protesters have convered at the Pennsylvania capitol in Harrisburg. The demonstration mirrors similar protests in Michigan and Minnesota, which have raised concerns about participants spreading coronavirus by ignoring social distancing guidelines.
The blog will have more coming up, so stay tuned.
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Anti-lockdown protesters converge on Pennsylvania capitol
Several hundred demonstrators have converged on the steps of the Pennsylvania capitol in Harrisburg to protest the statewide stay-at-home order currently in place.
Miguel Marquez (@ miguelmarquez)
As protesters gather on Capitol steps cars and bikers honking and beginning to clog streets around the building. pic.twitter.com/clUEXelKNT
Footage of the protest showed participants waving American flags and at least one Trump campaign flag. Many of the protesters were standing closely together and not wearing masks, defying social distancing recommendations.
The demonstrators also carried signs calling on Democratic governor Tom Wolf to “re-open PA.” One attention-grabbing sign read, “Jesus is my vaccine.”
The protest mirrors similar demonstrations in Michigan and Minnesota, which also raised concerns about participants spreading coronavirus by ignoring social distancing guidelines.
The president’s tweets last week calling to “liberate” states under stay-at-home orders intensified fears that his supporters would feel empowered to ignore the orders.
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Cuomo briefing summary
(New York) (governor) Andrew Cuomo has just connected his daily briefing on the state’s response to coronavirus.
Here’s some of what he covered:
Cuomo said states need federal assistance to work through the “quagmire” of supply-chain issues for coronavirus testing. The governor noted he agreed with Trump that the states should take the lead on expanding testing, but he argued the federal government still had to be involved because states could not singlehandedly manage issues in the national supply chain of medical equipment needed to conduct tests. New York appears to be on “the descent” of its coronavirus curve, Cuomo said. Net hospitlizations and intubations have been on the decline for several days, but the governor said it was still unclear how long it woud take to travel along that downward slope. “The number’s coming down, but how fast is it coming down?” Cuomo said. Another New Yorkers died of coronavirus yesterday.
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(New York) (governor) Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo emphasized no school district was allowed to reopen at the moment, as the state has mandated schools to remain closed for now.
Cuomo said, “If we make a decision to reopen schools, we then would need a whole plan on how to reopen a school.” That plan would include sanitization standards and social distancing protocols, Cuomo said.
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(New York) (governor) Andrew Cuomo
Some hospitals in the state would send the results of its hydroxychloroquine trials to federal health officials today.
Cuomo declined to describe the results of the trials, focused on whether the anti-malaria drug can help treat coronavirus patients.
Trump has pushed the drug as a potential “game changer” in the treatment of coronavirus, but evidence of its effectiveness has been described as anecdotal.
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(New York) (governor) Andrew Cuomo
reiterated that the federal government needs to provide assistance to the states in expanding testing capacity.
Cuomo’s comments came in response to a new tweet from the president, which said, “States, not the Federal Government, should be doing the Testing – But we will work with the Governors and get it done.”
The New York governor said in response, “I think the president is right when he says the states should lead.” But Cuomo added states were facing “a quagmire” when it came to get the necessary medical supplies, such as swabs, to expand testing.
“I would like the federal government to help on those supply-chain issues,” Cuomo said.
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