California, Washington State and New York ‘major coronavirus disasters’ as 7,000 soldiers deployed and 100M ‘stay home’
CALIFORNIA, Washington state and New York were declared "major virus disasters" as more than 100 million Americans were told to "stay home".
President Trump made the announcements as , Delaware became the latest states to order lockdowns amid the outbreak.
Cuomo said a "pause" order would be in effect in the Big Apple from 8 pm tonight after 114 deaths as infections soar past the 15,000 mark.
He estimated that around could catch the virus and the dire situation may extend as long as nine months.
Elsewhere, Washington state and California have been similarly hard-hit during the coronavirus crisis, with 96 and 27 fatalities respectively.
The death toll is also mounting in New Jersey and Louisiana who have had 20 fatalities each this week.
Ohio natives will be staying home to flatten the curve after Governor Mike DeWine's announcement. Likewise, down in Louisiana Governor Edwards also issued a "stay at home" order to combat the rapid spread.
Edwards said the southern state would be in "deep trouble" if residents "demand enforcement" under the order in effect until at least April 12 after 20 deaths in-state.
Delaware Governor John Carney also urged residents to stay home from 9am on Tuesday until May 15.
The emergency measures in these states come as the virus rapidly spread around the country, infecting over 32,000 Americans as of March 22.
The drastic action comes as the , with recent figures showing the country has the of confirmed cases in the world.
As of today, only coronavirus epicenter China (81,397 cases) and hard-hit Italy (59,138) surpass the US in terms of infection rates.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin warned that the lockdown, currently impacting millions of people across the country, could last 12 weeks.
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