NEW YORK: The governor of New York on Saturday announced a state of emergency as the coronavirus continued to spread in the northeastern state, with 21 new cases.
A total of 76 people have so far tested positive for the virus, Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters in the state capital of Albany. Ten of those affected have been hospitalized.
The state of emergency, he said, “allows expedited purchasing and expedited hiring, which are the things we need now.”
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Cuomo said the state would probably be spending $30 million a week to fight the Covid-19 disease.
The authorities are now “aggressively testing” 24 hours a day, he said. “We wa
