Seven US states extend COVID-19 lockdown to May 15
Seven Northeastern states in the US extended a lockdown order to fight the spread of the coronavirus until May 15.
Iran Press/ America: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo extended his stay-at-home order on Thursday by another two weeks despite a downward trend in key metrics such as hospitalizations that pointed to a stabilization in the outbreak in New York state, according to Reuters.
He said he was extending the restrictions on business and social life in coordination with six neighboring states that agreed to take a regional approach to reopening.
Last week, Los Angeles extended its restrictions to May 15, and the District of Columbia did the same on Wednesday.
Later on Thursday, US President Donald Trump was expected to detail his strategy to begin reopening the devastated U.S. economy by May 1, despite concerns from health experts, governors and business leaders about the dangers of lifting restrictions without widespread testing in place.
Earlier, public health experts had said the only way to contain the virus is to launch a unified federal command — something Trump has yet to do.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States has reached more than 674,000, and the total death tally in the U.S. is now more than 34,000, higher than any other nation.
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