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US braces for 'hardest' week as coronavirus deaths mount
The United States is bracing for what officials are calling the hardest and saddest week of the coronavirus crisis, with the death toll expected to continue mounting nationwide.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned that the upcoming week would be the nation's 'Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment,' emphasizing the widespread impact of the virus.
New York, the hardest-hit state, reported a slight decrease in daily deaths, but still saw nearly 600 new fatalities and over 7,300 new cases.
While most states have implemented stay-at-home orders, eight states, all with Republican governors, have not yet issued such mandates.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo highlighted that new hospitalizations had fallen by 50% in the past 24 hours, though he cautioned it was too early to determine if the crisis was plateauing.
Cuomo stressed that a mass rollout of rapid testing would be crucial for the nation to return to normalcy after the epidemic peaks.
President Donald Trump expressed optimism about a 'leveling-off' of the crisis in some hotspots, citing the drop in New York's death toll.
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