According to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases in the United States, at least 25,239 people have died in the US from coronavirus.
On Tuesday, Johns Hopkins reported 1,611 new deaths in the US.
April 14 coronavirus news
By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Rob Picheta and Meg Wagner, CNN
Updated 9:38 p.m. ET, April 14, 2020
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More than 25,000 people have died in the US from coronavirus
California governor to residents who stayed home: "You have bent the curve"
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said people "bent the curve" in the state by following the stay-at-home order.
“You have bent the curve in the state of California. The models have changed because of your behavior,” he said at a news conference.
Newsom acknowledged that the stay-home order is finite and will not be a permanent way of life.
Here's how he put it:
“We also extend a recognition in that light that this can't be a permanent state, and I want you to know it's not, it will not be a permanent state. We recognize the consequences of these stay-at-home orders have a profound impact on the economy, your personal household budget, your personal prospects around your future if you've just lost a job or you lost wages, or you're struggling with your dream and that is to keep your dream afloat as a business person that may put everything on the line."
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California will consider these six factors when developing a plan to open the state
From CNN's Cheri Mossburg
California Gov. Gavin Newsom just unveiled six key indicators the state will use when "thinking for when and how to modify the stay-at-home and other orders during the COVID-19 pandemic."
“Science, not politics must be the guide,” Newsom said at a news conference moments ago. “It cannot be ideological.”
The framework outlined by the governor focuses on six prongs:
- Expanded testing, and tracking infected individuals (quarantine, isolation)
- Protect vulnerable communities
- Address hospital needs (personal protective equipment, ICU beds, ventilators)
- Engage academia and technology
- “Redraw floor plans” as they pertain to physical distancing in businesses, school sites, public and private business
- Reinstate vigorous controls with the ability to toggle back and forth as needed
He said the goal of the plan is to achieve things like ensuring the hospital system can care for sick patients, preventing infection in people who are high-risk and reducing "social, emotional and economic disruptions," according to a statement.
The state’s lockdown is currently in effect until May 3. A number of California counties, including Los Angeles, have already extended their stay home order to May 15.
Coronavirus could prompt the US to vote by mail. It won't make a partisan difference.
Analysis from CNN's Harry Enten
The coronavirus could change the way many Americans vote this November.
Many leading Democrats have called for more voting by mail to ensure Americans can stay safe while casting their ballots. But President Trump, on other hand, has charged that voting by mail as "corrupt" — an assertion not backed by the facts.
The dueling partisan responses might lead you to believe that voting by mail benefits Democrats more than Republicans. You'd be wrong — at least according to one new paper.
The paper, from the Democracy & Polarization Lab at Stanford University, looked at three states — California, Utah and Washington — that turned to vote by mail in staggered fashion across counties. This allows us to really see the effects of voting by mail.
The findings: It turns out that voting by mail does not give either party any edge in turnout. Further, there was no discernible effect on election outcomes.
What voting by mail did seem to do was cause some increase in voter turnout, which would be the point of more voting by mail during this pandemic.
We saw a record number of people cast a ballot by mail in the Wisconsin primary. In Wisconsin, like in the the majority of other states, voters have the option of voting by mail if they want.
This new paper suggests that this option may be our best hope to allow Americans to participate in the Democratic process during the coronavirus outbreak without either side gaining a clear edge. It comes on top of statements from multiple Republican leading officials who have made similar claims.
General Motors will ship 600 ventilators by the end of the month
From CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich
General Motors is ready to ship its first production of ventilators starting today, the company said in a statement.
“Everyone wants to help turn the tide and save lives. It is inspiring and humbling to see the passion and commitment people have put into this work," GM CEO Mary Barra said in a statement.
GM started building ventilators in partnership with Ventec for Covid-19 patients last month at their Kokomo plant in Indiana.
There will be 600 ventilators shipped by the end of this month, with the rest of the government’s 30,000 ventilator order completed by the end of August.
“GM has moved swiftly in Trump time to manufacture one of the most critical lifesaving devices in America’s war against the coronavirus. GM’s rapid mobilization of America’s manufacturing might in defense of our country is a proud salute to the ingenuity of its engineers, the true grit of its UAW workers on the line, and America’s doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals fighting for our lives at the front lines,” said Peter Navarro, assistant to the President.
This first batch of ventilators from GM will be sent to hospitals in Gary, Indiana, and Chicago, according to Navarro.
More than 24,700 people in the US have died from coronavirus
From CNN's Amanda Watts
There are at least 592,743 cases of coronavirus in the US, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally.
At least 24,737 people have died in the US from coronavirus.
The totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as all repatriated cases.
Today, Johns Hopkins has reported 10,136 new cases and 1,109 reported deaths.
Amazon in France ordered to deliver only essential items or face more than $1 million USD fine, court says
From Benjamin Berteau and Ya Chun Wang
A French court has ordered Amazon to reduce its delivery operations to cover only essential goods
The court's ruling warned that if this is not met within 24 hours, the company could face a penalty of 1 million euros for each day of delay –– that's more than $1 million USD each day.
In its ruling today, Nanterre Court of Justice ordered Amazon to further regulate its activities to receiving, preparing and delivering only essential goods, such as food, hygiene and medical products, and has required the company to carry out an assessment of the "occupational risks inherent in the Covid-19 epidemic" in all of its warehouses, according to an ordinance seen by CNN.
“We disagree with today's decision by the Nanterre Court of Justice and are currently assessing its implications for our French logistical sites," Amazon's spokesperson, Céline Mandouze, said Tuesday, adding that Amazon is planning to appeal the court's decision.
The ruling follows the filing of a complaint by the French workers’ union — Union Syndicats Solidaires — which has accused the online delivery giant of endangering the lives of workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement to CNN, the union said Amazon had violated the withdrawal rights of employees, alleging that the company threatened to suspend employee salaries.
“Amazon refused, saying that employees will not be paid if they exercise their right to withdraw [from work]" the National Secretary of the workers' union told CNN.
Amazon has since affirmed that the safety of employees remains its priority.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our employees...over the past four weeks, we have distributed more than 127,000 packs of disinfected wipes, 27,000 laters of hand sanitizers, and more than 1,5 million masks to our sites in France," Mandouze said.
The UN's first "solidarity flight" carrying vital Covid-19 supplies to Africa will depart Tuesday
From CNN’s Bethlehem Feleke
The first UN relief “solidarity flight” carrying urgently needed Covid-19 supplies to African countries will depart Ethiopia on Tuesday, according to a joint statement from the African Union (AU), World Food Program (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
The “solidarity flight” in Africa is “by far the largest single shipment of supplies since the start of the pandemic, and will ensure that people living in countries with some of the weakest health systems are able to get tested and treated, while ensuring health workers on the frontlines are properly protected,” said Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO regional director.
WFP planes will transport WHO equipment such as face shields, gloves, goggles, gowns, masks, medical aprons, thermometers and ventilators from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the regional humanitarian air hub was set up by the WFP this week. One million face masks will be shipped in addition to the personal protective equipment and laboratory supplies, which is expected to “be enough to protect health workers while treating more than 30,000 patients across the continent,” the statement said.
“The medical supplies are timely as the continent still has a window of opportunity to fight the COVID-19 pandemic,” John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in the statement.
The WHO has dispatched personal protective equipment and lab supplies to 95 countries around the world.
Italy reports small increase in new coronavirus cases but does less testing
From CNN's Barbie Nadeau, Nicola Ruotolo and Mia Alberti
Italy has reported an increase of 675 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the lowest increase in numbers since March 1.
But 10,000 less tests were also administered in that time frame. There are now 104,291 active coronavirus cases, according to the Italian Civil Protection Agency.
The number of deaths continues to rise but at a slower pace. On Tuesday, there were 602 new deaths, increasing the total number of fatalities to 21,067.
The total number of cases in Italy is now 162,488.