nyc New York virus deaths surge past 3,500 as the state sees another record daily increase in fatalities. "New York state has recorded 630 more coronavirus deaths, another daily record that takes its toll to 3,565. Most deaths have been in New York City. The state now has almost as many cases - over 113,000 - as the whole of Italy. Governor Andrew Cuomo said infections could peak in between four and 14 days." ny Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerging Near New York City ‘A fire spreading’: Hot spots are emerging near New York City. Governor Cuomo said the crisis would peak in New York in the coming days. Coronavirus patients were mistakenly admitted to the hospital ship Comfort, the Navy said. China is sending 1,000 ventilators to New York State. Mayor de Blasio compares the crisis to “many Katrinas.” New York City cancels spring break, angering thousands of teachers. Rockland County official is “dumbfounded” by the lack of response to his request for a containment area. us NYTimes US tracking website

who World Health Organisation reverses course, now supports wearing face masks in public Surgical masks should still be reserved for medical professionals with the general population using home-made face coverings, global health agency says ‘There may be situations where the wearing of masks may reduce the rate at which infected individuals may infect others’ germany Angela Merkel returns to office after coronavirus quarantine After contact with a doctor infected with coronavirus in March, the German chancellor was forced into quarantine. Now she has left her Berlin home for the first time in almost two weeks. ventilators Ventilators Are No Panacea For Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Most coronavirus patients who end up on ventilators go on to die, according to several small studies from the U.S., China and Europe. And many of the patients who continue to live can't be taken off the mechanical breathing machines. "It's very concerning to see how many patients who require ventilation do not make it out of the hospital," says Dr. Tiffany Osborn, a critical care specialist at Washington University in St. Louis who has been caring for coronavirus patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. That concern is echoed by Negin Hajizadeh, a pulmonary critical care doctor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell on Long Island, N.Y. "We have had several patients between the hospitals across the Northwell system that have come off the breathing machine," Hajizadeh says. "But the vast majority are unable to."