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发帖数: 16928 | 1 More than half of New Orleans' emergency medical workers are under
quarantine, mayor says
More half of New Orleans' medical emergency services personnel is under
quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s mayor told CNN’s
Erin Burnett on Tuesday.
With New Orleans hospitalizations expected to exceed their capacity in 11
days, according to the Louisiana Gov. John Bell Edwards, New Orleans Mayor
LaToya Cantrell said she is looking for the federal government’s major
disaster declaration to get a long-awaited relief.
“We're looking for that declaration to be approved so that it can unlock
the much needed resources that our first responders need on the ground. For
example, my EMS department, over 50% of my people are now on quarantine. And
so while we've unlocked additional resources at the state level, the state
can no longer go on without federal assistance at this time,” Cantrell said.
There have been at least 375 cases of coronavirus and 26 deaths in New
Orleans so far, the mayor said. |
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