April 4 coronavirus news

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine "urged Ohioans to begin wearing cloth masks while in public, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," he said in a statement to the press Saturday

Separately in the same statement, DeWine stressed the importance of mental health care and announced the signing of an executive order that will allow easier access to telehealth services in the state. 

Ohioans will be able to access telehealth services from individual counselors, social workers as well as marriage and family counselors, DeWine said.  

"We are trying to ensure that those who need services can access them without leaving their home," he said.

Queen Elizabeth II will deliver a "special" televised statement to the United Kingdom Sunday in which she will address the "challenging" period the nation faces amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

The Queen will pay tribute to National Health Service staff and essential workers, while recognizing the "pain felt by many families" who have been affected by the deadly virus, according to the Palace.

The Queen is expected to say she hopes "in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. And those who come after us will say that the Britons of this generation were as strong as any."

President Donald Trump said the commissioners of US professional sports leagues told him today in a phone call that they want to get back to fully functioning, as the President lamented that "this country wasn’t meant" to be shut down.

The President said he spoke to the leaders of "virtually all of the sports leagues, including the commissioners of the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL."

"We don't want to be doing this for months and months and months," Trump said. “This country wasn’t meant for this. Few were."

Here's the full list of people who were on the call:

Trump administration

Professional sports commissioners and leaders

Dubai announced a two-week lockdown starting on Saturday to combat the spread of novel coronavirus, the state-run news agency WAM said, citing Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management.

During this time, "individuals will not be allowed to leave the house, except for essential purposes," WAM reported. Only one family member is permitted to leave the house for essential goods like food or medicine. 

Individuals found violating these instructions "will face legal action." Besides the sterilization efforts, "extensive medical tests will be conducted across densely populated areas of Dubai," WAM reported.

The Dubai Media Office also tweeted charts with frequently asked questions.

As of Saturday, Dubai's health authority confirmed a total of 1,505 cases of Covid-19 in the United Arab Emirates and 10 deaths. Dubai reported 241 new cases, about 16% of the country's total, on Saturday.

There are at least 301,902 cases of coronavirus in the US, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases in the United States.

At least 8,175 people have died in the US from coronavirus. 

On Saturday, at least 23,949 new cases were reported, and at least 1,023 new deaths in the US have been reported, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins. 

For more information on tracking coronavirus case, follow CNN's tally here.

More than 3,000 members of the New York City Fire Department – including firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics – are out sick, according to an FDNY spokesman.

This number includes all sickouts, not just those that are coronavirus-related, the spokesman said.

About 426 members of the FDNY – including firefighters, EMS, and civilian members – have tested positive for Covid-19, the spokesman said.

Joe Tsai, the billionaire co-founder of Chinese technology and e-commerce company Alibaba, and his wife Clara Wu Tsai have donated 2.6 million masks (both surgical and KN95), 170,000 goggles and 2,000 ventilators to New York.

The donations came in two separate shipments: The first arrived at Newark International Airport on April 2 and has already been distributed.

The second shipment, which New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo referenced at his most recent press conference, arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday.

The Tsais have considerable ties to the New York City-metropolitan community. Joe Tsai owns the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn.

Clara cited Jacobi Medical Center and Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx and Elmhurst Hospital in Queens as the institutions she and her husband thought might need the supplies the most.

The 2,000 ventilators that were donated are noninvasive, so they are not the type that can be used on patients who are unconscious.  

President Trump said his use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) was in part “retaliation” on companies that have not given the government what they have asked for.

Some context: Last night, Trump invoked the DPA to “to ensure that certain health and medical resources are allocated for domestic use” according to a statement released by the White House announcing the action.

Trump specifically mentioned 3M and said he wants that company to provide masks to America instead of sending masks to other places. 

“FEMA and HHS have ordered 180 million — think of that — 180 million. Who ever heard of 180 million N95 masks, and we're working now with 3M to see whether or not that all works out, but we want them to help our country, and I think it's going to be okay. We're going to soon let you know, but we need the masks. We don't want other people getting it, ” Trump said.

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President Trump announced moments ago that some ventilators will be sent to New York from a stockpile of 10,000 the government has amassed.

Trump added: "New Jersey is right there right next to it and I don't know if that is overflow but New Jersey is a great state and a crowded state also."

There are 113,806 coronavirus cases in New York and 3,565 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.