May 2 coronavirus news

About half of the people tested at the Tyson pork processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, have Covid-19.

A spokesperson with the Joint Information Center said of the approximately 2,200 employees at the plant, about 1,900 individuals were tested.

Tyson announced yesterday that the plant will be reopening next week.

Some context: This news comes after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at keeping meat-processing facilities open amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Still, plants across the country are scrambling to balance worker safety with pressure from the federal government to remain operational.

The high speed train that runs from southern England to Europe by undersea tunnel will require passengers to wear face coverings as of Monday.

“Any type of mask is suitable as long as it effectively covers your nose and mouth,” Eurostar said in a statement. 

Passengers without masks will be refused travel, it adds. 

Eurostar has been running largely reduced service.

New York state will donate 7 million more cloth masks to those most vulnerable to coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday during a news conference.

The masks will be given to nursing homes and the poorer communities, Cuomo said.

The governor also announced the state will distribute $25 million to food banks across the region.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo disagrees with people who want to open the economy while the pandemic persists because he refuses to "put dollar signs over human lives."

Cuomo said that while he understands people have a first amendment right to express their disagreement with his decisions, he said they "have no right to jeopardize my health."

The state will continue to enforce the order that requires New York residents to wear a mask in public when they are unable to social distance.

"The mask is not about your health. The mask is about my health and my children's health and your children's health –– and that's why you have to wear a mask," he said. "I believe it should be enforced because it's reckless, it's irresponsible and it's not about your lives, it's about other people's lives and you don't have a right to do that."

On antibody testing: Of the 15,000 people tested for Covid-19 antibodies, 12.3% of them have tested positive, Cuomo said.

As of May 1, New York City is seeing nearly 20% of the positive cases with the borough of the Bronx seeing the highest percentage according to the governor.

Cuomo went on to announce they are doing antibody testing for transit workers in the New York City region.

There has been at least 1,106,373 cases of coronavirus in the US and at least 65,173 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

As states begin to include “probable deaths” in their counts, so will the university. In the upcoming days, these changes may show as surges of deaths in the United States. 

The totals includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases and those in the US military, veterans hospitals and federal prisons.

Hospitals in New York will now ask patients specific demographic questions to try and figure out where new coronavirus cases are coming from, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference Saturday.

He said there has been about 900 new infections a day across the state.

He said hospital workers will ask new patients about what community they live in within the boroughs, as well as their occupation and how they travel.

"Are these infections that are being spread in the home? Or are they front line workers, which means they're getting up every day, they're getting on public transit, they're going to work and maybe they're getting it on public transit, maybe they're getting it at the work place," Cuomo said.

The governor said this data will be collected over the next few days.

Several Trump Organization golf properties previously closed to comply with various business restrictions are now open.

Trump National Doral Miami Golf Club reopened for members on Friday and as of Saturday, guests of the hotel are also able to golf.

Details of new procedures for those golfing to follow include having to wear masks when they approach the club house and abiding by social distancing guidelines.

Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been open since Wednesday to members only.

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, re-opened Saturday. It is only allowing members.

Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC, in Potomac Falls, Virginia, is open Saturday.

Some background: CNN previously reported that the Doral and West Palm Beach properties collectively furloughed 713 workers due to the coronavirus outbreak as well as 102 employees from the Potomac Falls property.

CNN has reached out to the Trump Organization to see if those furloughed are being re-hired and if so how many.

Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced a phased reopening of state parks and forest facilities in line with social distancing guidelines set forth by Gov. Tom Wolf, according to a statement released on Saturday.

With the exception of one restroom in each day use area and marina, all state park and forest facilities outside of the counties will remain closed until changes are made consistent with Wolf’s guidelines for reopening, the statement reads.

The public can still access trails, lakes, rivers, streams, forests, roads and parking areas statewide for recreation. All playgrounds, nature play areas, interpretive centers, amphitheaters and group camping facilities statewide will remain closed indefinitely.

Beaches statewide will be closed until June 6.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reported that 299 people in New York died due to coronavirus over the past day.

Cuomo added that nursing homes are where the "most vulnerable population is, and the highest number of the most vulnerable population."

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