'You have failed to protect doctors, nurses and all other health care workers.' Members of America's largest nurses' union protested outside the White House, demanding personal protective equipment for nurses fighting COVID-19.
4:50 p.m.: Pandemic could cause famines of 'biblical proportions'
Beasley said in"a worst-case scenario," famine could strike about three dozen countries. He noted that in 10 of those countries, at least 1 million people are already on the verge of starvation due to other conditions, like conflict. New Jersey police officers and health care workers at a saliva-based coronavirus disease testing site during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Edison, New Jersey, April 15, 2020.
Police tape is wrapped around outdoor public seating areas in Rutherford, N.J., to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, April 19, 2020."That's why our schools are still closed and will be," he continued."We are not going to open our schools back up until we are convinced by the science and medical professionals that doing so would be safe for students, for staff.
"The governor, in addition to receding the shelter in place order, essentially precluding your local officials from taking action to protect the citizens of this community," the mayor said."A community where 15 funerals were held just last weekend." A worker wearing protective equipment moves a stretcher at a temporary morgue set up at a mosque as the spread of the Coronavirus disease continues, in Birmingham, Britain, April 21, 2020.
Children will be allowed to accompany a parent who is leaving the house for a specific, essential task. But it will be the responsibility of the adult to ensure that children follow social distancing guidelines and avoid playground and parks where close contact may not be avoided. An officer from the New York Police Department helps workers carry a body out of a house amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 20, 2020.
A sign on a building across from NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, says 'THANK YOU' to healthcare workers, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in New York City, April 20, 2020.On Sunday, 204 people were admitted to hospitals for suspected COVID-19 -- down from 212 on Saturday. On Monday, de Blasio announced all parades and other nonessential permitted events for June were canceled. Among the annual June events in New York is the LGBTQ Pride March, which would have been celebrating its the 50th anniversary this year.11 a.m.: Nashville mayor says he won't extend the April 30 stay-at-home order
The mayor mandated a stay-at-home order early on in the pandemic, even before the state's governor issued one.Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Monday that the"vast majority" of businesses in 89 of the state's 95 counties can reopen on May 1. The governor said his administration will work with the remaining six counties -- which includes Nashville --"as they plan their own reopen strategies.""We’re excited to get restarted," he told ABC News.
All those who tested positive are now in quarantine and being looked after by local health authorities. Indian Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said his ministry would issue an advisory to all media organizations to ensure precautions are being taken. A health worker uses a nasal swab to test a man for COVID-19 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City on April 20, 2020. While many laboratories and companies are now offering tests, there are still only two main types available. The nasal swab test tells you if you have an active viral infection right now. A separate blood test tells you if you were previously exposed to the virus and fought off the infection.
In this file photo taken on July 9, 2019, participants run next to Jose Escolar Gil fighting bulls on the third bull run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. Spain's best-known bull running festival in the northern town of Pamplona, held annually between July 6 and 14, has ben cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, city hall announced on April 21, 2020.
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