JUST IN: President Trump says on Twitter he will sign executive order to 'temporarily suspend immigration' into U.S. amid COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, 'in light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy.'
New York City schools will be closed for the rest of this school year, with students learning remotely instead. Free meals will remain available for students who need them.An MTA worker wears personal protective equipment at the Grand Army Plaza station, April 7, 2020.Frank Franklin II/AP
Cars form lines at a federally-supported drive-thru testing site for coronavirus disease at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, April 4, 2020.As of Monday, 4,377 people have lost their lives in New Jersey. Of those, 40% are associated with long-term care facilities, said Judy Persichilli, commissioner of the state's Department of Health.
Medical workers prepare to transport a patient from Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center while wearing masks and personal protective equipment , April 16, 2020 in Andover, New Jersey.More than 88,000 people have been diagnosed in the state, including 1,594 patients who are on ventilators, Murphy said.
The U.S., Spain and Italy are the only other countries that have reported more than 20,000 COVID-19 fatalities.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for hazard pay for front-line, essential public workers, proposing a 50% bonus. In New York state, 478 lives were lost on Sunday. Twenty-three of those deaths were in nursing homes, Cuomo said.
A homeless woman sits in a subway tunnel during the coronavirus outbreak, April 13, 2020, in New York City. People wearing protective masks ride Citibikes during the coronavirus pandemic, April 19, 2020, in New York.
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