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Coronavirus US live: Cuomo says Trump should 'go to work' after president lashes out during briefing
Cuomo: ‘If he’s sitting home watching TV, maybe he should go to work’Trump: Cuomo should spend less time ‘complaining’Cuomo says New York hospitalizations ‘undeniably on the decline’ Live global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 9.30pm BST Trump’s surprising announcement yesterday that gyms would be included in “phase one” of the economy reopening reportedly came one day after the president spoke to the chairman of SoulCycle’s parent company.The Daily Beast reports: The inclusion struck public health experts as bizarre. ‘Gyms are like a petri dish,’ said Laurence Gostin, the director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University. ‘People are close to one another, they’re sweating, they’re coughing and sneezing, they’re touching multiple surfaces, they’re sharing equipment, they’re indoors. Literally all of the heightened risk factors for COVID transmission are all entwined together in a gym.’The White House’s guidance included mitigation measures that would ostensibly minimize the risk of transmission at gyms that opt to reopen, including ‘strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols.’ But Gostin said he’s not convinced that the risks of transmission could be sufficiently minimized. ... Related: Equinox and SoulCycle face boycott over investor's Trump fundraiser 9.13pm BST The Guardian’s Mario Koran reports on the latest from California:As California’s death toll climbs, state leaders are sketching a plan to battle the other front of the pandemic: the economic fallout. Continue reading...
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