New York state saw its first drop in daily coronavirus deaths, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday -- as U.S. Northern Command announced it would deploy a combined total of 1,000 Air Force and Navy medical providers to the New York City area to support relief efforts in the next three days.
Efforts to combat the virus have been stepped up around the world., heat-seeking drones have been whizzing over Fontainebleau forest to identify rule-breakers after the former royal estate in the Paris suburbs was closed to the public. That high-tech measure has been coupled with more traditional police patrols on horseback and roadblocks that turn back the cars of those seeking to escape urban areas.
At the Vatican, Pope Francis celebrated Mass and blessed palms for Palm Sunday in a near-empty St. Peter’s Basilica. Usually tens of thousands of faithful would have crowded the square outside to attend a papal Mass. Holy Thursday and Easter services will be held the same way. In the pope's native Argentina, the faithful were using plants at home for a “virtual” blessing during a live stream of the Palm Sunday service.
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