More than 120,000 people have Covid-19 in the United States, Mr. Trump plans to blockade New York

"We can block New York because this is an outbreak hot spot. New York, New Jersey, maybe one or two more places, of course, in Connecticut," President Trump told reporters on the sidelines. outside the White House on March 28.

The head of the US government added: "We may not have to do this but we may have to issue a blockade today, a two-week blockade for New York, yes. both New Jersey and part of Connecticut ". Trump said he would discuss the matter with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at the end of March 28 local time.

It is not clear if Mr. Trump has decided to block road, sea and aviation activities in the area that is considered an economic engine in the east and accounts for 10% of the population and 12% of the US GDP. . Meanwhile, Governor of New York Cuomo said that he had not received any notice about the possibility of blocking New York. Mr. Cuomo was skeptical about the legality of such a blockade and also stressed that New York, the financial capital of the US, would be paralyzed if blocked.

These comments were made in the context of a sharp increase in the number of cases and deaths from Covid-19 in the US. According to data on the Worldometer website, on March 28, the US recorded more than 16,400 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 120,529 cases. With 312 deaths a day, the total number of Covid-19 deaths in the United States has reached 2008. While world leader in Covid-19 cases, the United States also ranked 7th in the world in the number of deaths from this disease.

New York can now be considered a hotspot in the US, accounting for half of all Covid-19 infections nationwide. Hospitals in New York are overcrowded and there is a serious shortage of equipment, especially beds, ventilators and protective gear.