April 11 coronavirus news

New Jersey has recorded 3,599 new coronavirus cases bringing the statewide total to 58,151, according to Gov. Phil Murphy.

Murphy said 251 with the virus have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the state total to 2,183.

“We’re slowing the rate at which new cases are doubling,” Murphy said.

“The curve is flattening,” but “were not in the end zone folks, we cannot spike any footballs, we're not even first in goal," he added.

In a series of announcements made on Twitter, Murphy called on all NJ Transit and "private carriers to cut the capacity on all trains, buses, light rail vehicles, and paratransit vehicles to 50% of their maximum."

Murphy is also "expanding the requirement to wear a face covering to ALL customers heading into one of the restaurants and bars that remain in operation as they get their takeout orders," he said in a tweet.

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The Queen has used her Easter message to encourage hope in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it “will not overcome us."

In a written message released from Windsor Castle, she said that Easter is a time of “light overcoming darkness."

The Queen added: “We know that coronavirus will not overcome us. As dark as death can be — particularly for those suffering with grief — light and life are greater. May the living flame of the Easter hope be a steady guide as we face the future.”

The United Kingdom government is launching a campaign to support domestic violence victims during the coronavirus restrictions, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced Saturday.

The campaign, under the hashtag #YouAreNotAlone, will aim to reassure those affected by domestic abuse that support services remain available.

The government has asked members of the public to show their solidarity by sharing a photo of a heart on their palm, and then asking others to do the same. This aims to “show victims that they are not alone and to convey to perpetrators that domestic abuse is unacceptable in any circumstances,” the home secretary said in a statement.

Advertisement aimed at raising awareness of where people can seek help will run across social media, and materials will be made available to a wide range of partners including charities and supermarkets.

Citing a surge in calls to domestic abuse charities, the Home Secretary pledged an additional $2.4 million (£2 million) to immediately bolster domestic abuse helplines and online support. 

Speaking from Downing Street at the daily press briefing, Patel also addressed other crime-related issues, such as fraud, during the nationwide response to the pandemic.

The Javits Center in New York City has treated about 453 people so far.

There are 319 patients in the facility now, Terry Lynam, senior vice president and chief PIO at Northwell Health, told CNN.

The USNS Comfort, US Navy hospital ship also in New York City, has treated 96 patients, and there are 66 patients currently there, Lynam says.

Lynam confirmed to CNN that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo installed Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling to oversee clinical operations at the Javits Center and at the USNS Comfort.

Dowling is charged with keeping in constant contact with hospitals, checking on their capacity and whether it makes sense to move patients to the Javits Center.

Some context: The Javits Center and the USNS Comfort were approved to help alleviate the burden the coronavirus is placing on civilian hospital infrastructure.

Both facilities are staffed with hundreds of military doctors and nurses.

No decisions have been made on whether or not to reopen businesses in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday at a press conference.

He said he will not reopen businesses in the city without coordinating it with other localities.

“Coordinate school and business, and coordinate geographically,” he said.

He said there are a variety of options on how to proceed with, and when, to reopen the economy in the state.

"We’ll discuss it, we’ll coordinate it but at the end of the day the decision must be at a minimum for the metropolitan area, hopefully statewide, ideally regional with Connecticut and New Jersey. So that’s my goal," Cuomo said.

Cuomo acknowledged Mayor Bill de Blasio who said earlier today that New York City schools will remained closed for the rest of the academic school year.

“There has been no decision, that’s the mayor's opinion, I value it” along with all the other county executives but “the decision will be coordinated among all of them," Cuomo said.

Regarding the mayor’s position of closing schools until June, Cuomo said “we may do that, but we're going to do it in a coordinated sense with the other localities,” including the counties in New York.

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New York will gather the best minds to study information on whether reopening the state economy would trigger a "second wave" of infections, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday at a press conference.

"I want to make sure that we know this time that we've learned from the other experiences," he said.

This group will study what happened in other countries across the world to determine the possibility of people catching the virus again, Cuomo said.

New York State Court System will organize lawyers statewide to help businesses pro bono, the governor said.

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The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday morning with the most reported deaths of any nation.

The United States is now reporting at least 18,860 coronavirus deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. 

Italy is reporting 18,849 coronavirus deaths, according to the university.

There were 783 deaths from the coronavirus across New York state Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday at a press conference.

Cuomo said that while that is not the highest number the state has seen during this pandemic, it is consistent with the rest of the week.

About 101 people are in the ICU and 109 people have had intubations, he said.

A total of 8,627 people have died across the state from Covid-19, the governor added.  

“We have kept politics out of this crisis,” Cuomo said, adding “I worked very hard to do that.”

“I have no personal politics...not running for anything. I’m governor of New York thank you, and that’s where I’m going to stay," he added.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations across the state "is continuing to flatten."

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