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Corona: Almost 110,000 deaths in the US - easing in New York

2020-06-07T14:20:31.369Z


Corona is still rampant in the United States. There are many deaths and infections, but New York is beginning to relax. 


Corona is still rampant in the United States. There are many deaths and infections, but New York is beginning to relax. 

  • Donald Trump * is the 45th President of the United States
  • The country groans under the Corona * crisis, mourns more than 100,000 deaths
  • In addition, protests shake the country - Donald Trump gives a pitiful picture

+++ 10 a.m .: In the USA, the number of corona deaths has risen to almost 110,000. 749 people have died in the past 24 hours from the consequences of their corona infection , it said on Sunday on the website of the Johns Hopkins University. The number of registered cases of infection rose to 1.9 million nationwide . Around 500,000 people have already recovered. Based on the absolute number of infections and deaths, the United States is the most severely affected by the corona pandemic worldwide.

New York starts with corona loosening 

Update from Sunday, June 7th, 2020, 9.50 a.m .:  New York , which has been particularly hard hit by the corona pandemic, has been firmly in the grip of the crisis for around 100 days .

In spite of everything, the first easing of the corona restrictions should begin on Monday (June 8th)

New York now fulfills all the conditions for the start of a relaxation process - for example, enough free hospital beds and enough tests - and could be the last of the ten regions of the state to start, says Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Four two-week easing phases are now pending. In the first, for example, construction work can start again, and in the fourth, cultural institutions can also reopen - even if many of them, such as the Metropolitan Opera, have already announced that they will probably not start again before 2021. Hygiene and distance rules continue to apply. If the numbers worsen, the process can be stopped at any time or turned back. The enthusiasm in the city is limited.

Hollywood can start operations again despite Corona

Update from Saturday, June 6th, 2020, 1:09 p.m .:  The Coronavirus Hollywood put on hold for three months , now the film and television operations in the USA could start again. California Governor Gavin Newsom gave the green light on Friday evening (June 5, 2020, local time) for production to begin on June 12. However, with reservations and many question marks.

According to the Californian health authority, numerous conditions have to be met at the filming locations. For example, a critical threshold of Covid 19 case numbers in the districts must not be exceeded, there must be sufficient testing capacity, and the production teams must adhere to strict hygiene rules.

A task force from the entertainment industry presented a 22-page draft for the return to the turning sets on Monday (01.06.2020). Among other things, it recommends frequent Covid-19 tests and fever measurements for actors and other employees, distance rules and wearing protective masks. 

Corona crisis in the USA: unemployment rate drops to almost 13 percent

Update from Friday, June 5, 2020, 2:48 p.m .:  The economic upturn in the USA is more and more gone due to the corona crisis . A particular annoyance for US President Donald Trump , because the economic upswing was his strongest argument for success. Since the corona virus has also raged in the United States , over 40 million people have lost their jobs there, sometimes completely, sometimes temporarily. The unemployment rate for the month of May has now been published.

And this is less serious than feared by experts. The unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent, compared to 14.7 percent in April . Due to the horrific effects of the corona pandemic , experts feared an increase to 20 percent.

Corona in the USA: dead and protests - Donald Trump gives a pitiful picture

First message from Friday, June 5th, 2020: Washington, USA - No country in the world is more affected by Corona than the United States of America. As of June 5, 12:15 p.m., more than 1.8 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the United States . More than 100,000 people died from the effects of Covid-19 lung disease. The behavior of Donald Trump (73) in the fight against the corona pandemic * has recently generated increasing criticism. 

Corona in the USA: Donald Trump is partly to blame for the crisis

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US President Donald Trump does not paint a good picture during the US corona crisis.

© Patrick Semansky, dpa

The United States has long been considered the land of opportunity. But when it comes to corona, the world power reaches its limits - also because of the US President Donald Trump. The economy is in crisis . Since the corona virus reached the United States, more than 40 million people have lost their jobs, at least temporarily. The unemployment rate for May 2020 is still pending. However, according to analysts, the number could be more than 20 percent. At the beginning of the year - at that time there were hardly any corona cases in the USA - it was still well below five percent. 

Corona in the USA: Donald Trump takes on Twitter

As so often, Donald Trump gives a pitiful picture in times of the corona crisis . The Republican from the United States wipes indifferent critical questions from journalists as usual. In addition, the 73-year-old is bogged down in a small war with his preferred mouthpiece Twitter . The microblogging service had tweets of the most powerful man in the world checked for facts and brought them to lie. The US President is followed by more than 80 million people on Twitter in times of the corona crisis .

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2020

Corona in the USA: Donald Trump wants to use the military

In addition to the many corona deaths , current protests are shaking the United States . These were triggered by the death of George Floyd († 46). The African American died from police violence. Officer Derek Chauvin, 44, knelt on the neck of the father of two daughters for several minutes, ignoring his cries for help that he could not breathe. 

The peaceful protests in many places sometimes turned into violence. Images from the USA also show non-violent protesters wearing face masks (how to properly disinfect face masks and face masks - how it is done *) against corona and the looting of supermarkets. 

Corona in the US: Donald Trump recommends ineffective medicine

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George Floyd died from police violence. An autopsy revealed that he was infected with corona.

© picture alliance / dpa

While an autopsy of George Floyd's body revealed that he had been infected with the corona virus, Donald Trump went on the offensive. The 73-year-old is said to be considering military action in the event of protests. 1,600 soldiers were drawn together in the US capital Washington . The White House is the official office and government seat of the United States. 

Donald Trump recently made a name for himself because he recommended the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to Corona . According to a study, this is absolutely ineffective.

By Matthias Hoffmann

* fr.de is part of the nationwide Ippen Digital editors network

Rubric list picture: © picture alliance / dpa

Source: merkur

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