The US is advising residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut not to travel domestically after the number of reported coronavirus deaths doubled to over 2,000 nationwide within two days.
It took about a month from the first report of a coronavirus death on February 29 to the number reaching 1,000 on Thursday. By Saturday, the number of reported deaths had doubled to 2,000.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the travel advisory Saturday, urging residents of the three states to"refrain from nonessential domestic travel for 14 days effective immediately.
See inside 1,000-bed field hospital in New York 01:53A push for medical supplies grows Medical staff nationwide have struggled to maintain an adequate supply of personal protective equipment, hospital beds and ventilators.Trump approved four more emergency hospitals in New York.
CNN Heroes: Fighting Covid-19 on the frontlines 04:26Police and nurses are falling illThose charged with treating patients and maintaining order are feeling the affects of the pandemic as well. The shortage of personal protective equipment drove a group of New York nurses to protest outside the Jacobi Medical Center on Saturday, demanding the supplies they need to do their jobs safely."If we get sick, our patients will get sick.
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