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Home / News / World News / US tops world in coronavirus cases, surpasses epicenter China
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    US tops world in coronavirus cases, surpasses epicenter China

    Shalini Ojha
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    Last updated on Mar 27, 2020, 09:55 am
    US tops world in coronavirus cases, surpasses epicenter China
  • The fears of experts that the United States might become the next hotspot of COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel coronavirus, turned true on Thursday as the country now has the most number of infections, surpassing the epicenter China and European nation Italy, where the most number of people have died of the pandemic.

    US' infections stand at 85,489 with 1,297 deaths.

  • In this article
    Over 500,000 have been infected, 24,000+ died around the world About 40% of US citizens are under lockdown You don't know the number from China: Trump In New York, health workers are tired, system almost collapsed At one hospital, a makeshift morgue has been made Expert believes more testing initially would have warded off crisis Meanwhile, Pompeo said China poses risk to Americans' lives G20 countries will give $5 trillion to fight coronavirus
  • Beginning

    Over 500,000 have been infected, 24,000+ died around the world

    Over 500,000 have been infected, 24,000+ died around the world
  • The virus, whose outbreak happened in December in Wuhan (though some reports said the first case was detected in November), has infected 532,150 and taken the lives of 24,084.

    The disease has crippled healthcare systems globally, even those of developed countries like Italy and Spain.

    In these European nations, the death toll (8,215 and 4,365 respectively), has trumped China's death count.

  • Lockdown

    About 40% of US citizens are under lockdown

    About 40% of US citizens are under lockdown
  • Almost one-third of the global population is under lockdown, a strict measure that world leaders took to ensure people stay inside homes.

    In the US, about 40% are under restrictions.

    On the monumental crisis, President Donald Trump said, "Stay home. Just relax, stay home. We are waging war on this virus using every financial, scientific, medical, pharmaceutical and military resource."

  • Quote

    You don't know the number from China: Trump

  • At a White House briefing, when asked about the grim benchmark that the US had touched, Trump said, "Number one, you don't know what the numbers are in China. We are testing tremendous numbers of people."

  • Pressure

    In New York, health workers are tired, system almost collapsed

    In New York, health workers are tired, system almost collapsed
  • In New York, where half of the US' deaths were reported, the health system is nearing collapse and workers exhausted.

    One nurse, who worked at a hospital in Long Island, said, "I haven't slept because my mind won't shut off. I cried in the bathroom on my break, as I peeled off the PPE from my sweaty self, mask indentations on my face."

  • Morgue

    At one hospital, a makeshift morgue has been made

  • A makeshift morgue, using tents and refrigerators, was created at New York Bellevue Hospital Center.

    "I cry for the ones who passed away. I cry because we intubated 5 patients within 10 min and I'm terrified. I cry for my co-workers," the nurse told CNN, adding that workers know it will get worse.

    It's anticipated that Detroit and Chicago could be the next hotspots.

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    Expert believes more testing initially would have warded off crisis

    Expert believes more testing initially would have warded off crisis
  • A lax approach made things worse for the world's third most populous nation.

    In February, Trump seemed satisfied with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's handling of the matter. Back then, States should have been more aggressive.

    Virologist Angela Rasmussen at NY's Columbia University said, "This could have been stopped by implementing testing and surveillance much earlier — for example, when the first imported cases were identified."

  • Statement

    Meanwhile, Pompeo said China poses risk to Americans' lives

    Meanwhile, Pompeo said China poses risk to Americans' lives
  • Yesterday, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, a known critic of China, blasted the nation for its "disinformation package".

    "The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses a substantial threat to our health and way of life, as the Wuhan virus outbreak clearly has demonstrated," he reportedly said

    He added now wasn't the time to blame, but focus on problem at hand — fighting COVID-19.

  • Announcement

    G20 countries will give $5 trillion to fight coronavirus

    G20 countries will give $5 trillion to fight coronavirus
  • Meanwhile, leaders of G20 countries have decided to pump in $5 trillion into the global economy to fight the disease.

    "We are injecting over $5 trillion into the global economy, as part of targeted fiscal policy, economic measures, and guarantee schemes to counteract the social, economic and financial impacts of the pandemic," the leaders said in a joint statement after an emergency meeting.

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