HuffPost reporters all over the world are tracking the pandemic and the steps being required to flatten the curve of transmission.
Read the current updates on the coronavirus pandemic listed below. ( To see the latest updates, you might require to refresh the page. All times are Eastern. For earlier updates on the pandemic, go here)
L.A. Mayor Advises Every Local Wear A Mask To Combat Coronavirus– 4/1/20, 9: 37 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that every homeowner in the nation’s second-largest city should wear some kind of a mask to assist avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
The mayor worried that Angelenos should cover their faces when leaving your house for vital activities however not use the kind of masks that health care employees desperately require.
” Early data recommends numerous who are contaminated are not symptomatic, which is why we are advising you utilize cloth face coverings plus physical distancing for necessary activities,” Garcetti stated. “Do not utilize surgical and N95 masks, which are reserved for first responders and medical workers.”
Los Angeles is the first city in the U.S. to use such recommendations.
— Sanjana Karanth
U.S. Federal Government Requests 100,00 0 Body Bags In Preparation For Coronavirus Death Toll– 4/1/20, 6: 20 p.m. ET
The Pentagon is working to supply 100,00 0 military-style body bags for potential civilian use in preparation for the possibility of hundreds of countless coronavirus deaths in the U.S., according to Bloomberg News
The Federal Emergency Management Agency supposedly asked for the body bags through an interagency group that directed it to the Department of Defense. FEMA has not provided a specific delivery date request for the body bags, but Bloomberg reports that the company desires them as quickly as they’re prepared.
The Pentagon strategies to draw initially from its own stockpile of 50,00 0 green nylon body bags managed by the Defense Logistics Company’s Troop Support unit, 2 people familiar with the request informed Bloomberg. The department is likewise checking out buying more bags.
Public health experts have actually warned that U.S. deaths could rise in the coming weeks from the pandemic. The White House recently projected 100,00 0 to 240,00 0 coronavirus deaths even if the country sticks to current social distancing guidelines– though officials state taking stricter precautions might assist keep those numbers down.
— Sanjana Karanth
The 2020 DNC Probably Will Not Take Place As Planned In July– 4/1/20, 6: 00 p.m. ET
The 2020 Democratic National Convention will almost certainly be delayed, CBS News reported Wednesday, citing interviews with more than 40 Democratic Party leaders. It’s unclear whether the convention will be merely pushed back or held online in some capability.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner for the Democratic governmental election, expressed doubt for the very first time Tuesday that the celebration will progress with the convention, currently set up for July 13-16 in Milwaukee. It’s “difficult to envision” that occurring, Biden stated, adding that while the celebration managed to hold its conventions during the Civil War and World War II, “the fact is it may have to be different.”
Joe Solomonese, CEO of the 2020 convention, issued a declaration Wednesday to state the coronavirus crisis “need[s] us to be deeply thoughtful about the important and unprecedented minute in which we’re living.” However, he did not dedicate to holding off the convention or attempting to hold it practically.
In New York, the state hardest hit by the disease, experts have actually revealed hope that cases will peak at the end of April, but care will require to be required to make sure the caseload doesn’t start increasing once again.
— Sara Boboltz
Florida Governor Issues Stay-At-Home Order– 4/1/20, 3: 16 p.m. ET
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has actually provided a statewide stay-at-home