Photos show the 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arriving in New York to support the city in its flight against coronavirus
"This is like adding another hospital here in New York City," New York City Mayor Bill de BlasioKeep scrolling to see the ship as it sails into Pier 90 in Manhattan on March 30:
There have been at least 966 coronavirus-related deaths in New York as of March 29. About 80% of those deaths occurred in New York City."New York is the epicenter," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on March 29. "We are going to make it through this. We have made it through far greater things."
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