NEW YORK — Three weeks after its first coronavirus infection was discovered, the New York City region reached an alarming milestone Sunday: It now accounts for roughly 5% of the world’s confirmed cases, making it an epicenter of the global pandemic and increasing pressure on officials to take more drastic measures.
Moving to stem the crisis on multiple fronts, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York pleaded with federal officials to nationalize the manufacturing of medical supplies and ordered New York City to crack down on people congregating in public. He suggested some streets could be closed, allowing pedestrians more space.
The governor on Sunday announced measures intended to prepare for a wave of patients, including setting up temporary hospitals in three New York City suburbs and erecting a massive medical bivouac in the Jacob Javits Center on Manhattan’s west side......
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