2:28
- ABC News
- May 16, 2020
NY beaches to open, with restrictions
Masks will be required where social distancing isn't possible.
2:28
Over 87,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States as of today, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins, so that would be about 13,000 more deaths in the next 15 days.
The University of Washington's IHME model, used by the White House, projects the U.S. death toll will surpass 100,000 on May 22.
There are at least 220 possible and confirmed cases of pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19, an inflammatory syndrome with features that overlap with Kawasaki disease.
The illness affecting young people has been reported innearly half of all U.S. states.
Some of these patients have tested positive for either COVID-19 or for COVID-19 antibodies, and some tested negative. Other cases are still under investigation.
There are at least 119 cases of the rare disease in New York state, where three related fatalities also were reported.
New York is leading the national effort to combat the new syndrome, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this week.
Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome (PMIS) is a rare condition, but it is life-threatening. It's important that parents know the signs and symptoms of PMIS. Symptoms include persistent fever, rash, abdominal pain and vomiting. Learn more: https://t.co/aJRglkITPl pic.twitter.com/covIk3LqQ5
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Friday marks the first day restaurants, museums, malls, gyms, barbershops and hair and nail salons can open in Louisiana. However, all of those business must limit occupancy to just 25% and follow sanitation and physical distancing guidelines.
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Restaurants already were allowed to conduct outdoor service.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards said Friday he feels optimistic about residents complying with the rules.
\"The people of Louisiana took the stay-at-home order seriously. They were responsible, they were safe and we have greatly slowed the spread,\" he said.
Louisiana has over 33,000 diagnosed cases.
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Transportation Security Administration agents screened over 234,000 passengers across the country on Thursday, highest number of travelers seen since March 25.
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The pandemic has caused air travel to plunge. For comparison, this same time last year, 2,611,324 people were screened on one day across the U.S.
While New Jersey's long-term care facilities have seen an outsized proportion of the state's deaths -- 5,289, more than half the reported 10,138 -- Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday reported a slowing in the number of newly reported cases at those facilities.
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The state's nursing homes have been particularly hit hard by the virus. The New Jersey attorney general's office started investigating the state's long-term care facilities in April. The state has asked the public to report any misconduct anonymously through an online portal.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to provide five 10-person health care strike teams that will join staffs at long-term facilities until June 30, Murphy said Thursday.
Meanwhile, Murphy said that elective surgery and other invasive procedures can resume on May 26, calling it a \"big step forward for public health.\"
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As summer nears, officials in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware have agreed to open state beaches on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend -- with strict precautions, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.
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Cuomo said he agreed to open New York's state beaches because neighboring states were opening theirs, and if New York remained closed, New Yorkers would flock to the other states', overcrowding them.
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Beaches must remain at 50% capacity, and masks will be required when social distancing isn't possible, Cuomo said.
Picnic areas, playgrounds, arcades, amusement rides and concessions will remain closed. Playing sports on the beaches will be prohibited.
Beaches run by local governments can also open if the local officials enforce rules. If rules aren't enforced, those beaches will close, Cuomo said.
In New York state, 132 people succumbed to the virus on Thursday, but the number of cases is on the decline, Cuomo said.
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Five New York state regions have met stated benchmarks and can start to reopen Friday.
In those regions -- North Country, Mohawk Valley, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier -- retail can reopen for curbside pickup. Employees and patrons must wear masks, Cuomo said, and gloves are preferred.
For stores where curbside is not practical, customers can pick up their items inside, but stores must maintain an occupancy of no more than 50%. Employees and patrons must wear masks for these transactions, too, Cuomo said.
For the state's remaining regions -- New York City, Long Island, Mid Hudson, Capital District and Western New York -- \"New York PAUSE\" is extended to May 28, Cuomo said.
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New York City has 110 cases of pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19, an inflammatory syndrome which has features that overlap with Kawasaki disease, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.
Of those 110 young people, 54% tested positive for the coronavirus or antibodies. One young person has died, the mayor said.
De Blasio on Friday released a breakdown of the data by gender, race and age.
New York City's cases are 57% male. African Americans make up 24% of the cases, with Hispanics constituting 14%, Asians 10% and whites 9%, de Blasio said.
Children 4 or younger make up 35%, children 5 to 9 make up 25%, kids 10 to 14 make up 24% and ages 15 to 21 are 16%.
There will be weekly webinars with up to 700 pediatric providers to discuss ways to combat the disease, the mayor said Thursday.
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Meanwhile, the mayor said Friday that the New York Police Department will continue to enforce bans on non-essential gatherings, prioritizing dispersing groups of more than six adults.
But absent a serious danger to the public, the NYPD won't take enforcement action for failing to wear a face covering.
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The city still plans to distribute face coverings and encourage New Yorkers to wear them, the mayor said.
The mayor on Friday also introduced a plan to keep New Yorkers cool and safe during the summer heat, including giving air conditioners to all low-income seniors and creating non-traditional cooling centers like at auditoriums, libraries and gyms.
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Retail sales in April fell a record 16.4%. The expectation was for sales to fall 12.3%.
The biggest decline in spending happened in clothing and clothing accessories retailers, where sales fell 89.3% from the same period last year.
Furniture stores got crushed, down 66.5%, as retailers of electronics and appliances saw sale decline 64.8%. Restaurants and bars fell 48.7%.
The one bright spot was grocery stores: Americans ate at home more, spending 13.2% more there than they did last year.
Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport is now offering PPE vending machines with items including hand sanitizer and gloves for purchase.
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McCarran said it was the first airport to install these vending machines.
A new option to help protect yourself and others while traveling. LAS was the first airport to install PPE vending machines from which travelers can purchase items like gloves and hand sanitizer. These machines can be found in T1 ticketing and near the T3 TSA checkpoint. pic.twitter.com/1suaVel412
— McCarran Airport (@LASairport) May 14, 2020
Oprah will broadcast a commencement address for the class of 2020 on Facebook and Instagram at 2 p.m. ET. on Friday.
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Miley Cyrus will perform her song \"The Climb,\" and other celebrities from Simone Biles to Jennifer Garner to Lil Nas X will share their messages for the graduates.
A barber in New York who was secretly giving haircuts in defiance of coronavirus closures has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Ulster County health officials.
\"We are taking extraordinary measures to try and minimize the spread of this dangerous disease and learning that a barbershop has been operating illicitly for weeks with a COVID-10 positive employees is extraordinarily disheartening,\" Ulster County Health Commissioner Dr. Carol Smith said in a statement.
The names of the barber and business were not released by officials, but said the establishment is on Broadway in Kingston, New York.
The county health commissioner advised anyone who received a haircut in the past three weeks at a barbershop in the area to seek testing.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's New York Pause directive says no barbershops, beauty salons and other \"personal hygiene services\" are allowed to be open at this time.
\"As much as we would all like to go out and get a professional haircut, this kind of direct contact has the potential to dramatically spread this virus throughout the community and beyond,\" Smith said in a statement Wednesday.
Cuomo extended the state's stay-at-home order Thursday until June 13.
In New York, there are more than 343,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 and at least 27,641 deaths.
In its new order, the city of Milwaukee announced Thursday how salons, malls and playgrounds can reopen.
The Moving Milwaukee Forward plan allows for some businesses to open provided physical distancing and protective measure requirements are followed.
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Other businesses allowed to reopen include day spas, tattoo parlors, tanning facilities, most retail establishments, public beaches, nail salons and more.
There are still limits and restrictions on many of these openings, including how many people can be inside establishments at a time and that beaches are only open for walking, biking or running.
\"A measured, phased in-approach that utilizes data-driven gating criteria and aligns with federal and state metrics is needed for Milwaukee County,\" the city said in a statement.
Despite the Wisconsin Supreme Court order overturning the state's stay-at-home order, the city of Milwaukee said bars and restaurants must still remain closed.
The city's plan continues to allow for delivery and takeout at restaurants and bars, but no seating is allowed and no food or drink is allowed to be consumed on-site.
\"To the residents of Milwaukee, we want things to be back to normal as much as you do, but the virus is still here and our normal has changed. We are all in this together and we will get through this together,\" a joint statement from Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, chairwoman of the Public Safety and Health Committee and Common Council President Cavalier Johnson said.
In Wisconsin there are more than 11,275 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 and at least 434 deaths.
ABC News' Will Gretsky, Ahmad Hemingway, Josh Hoyos, Rebecca Jarvis, Rachel Katz, Amanda Maile and Olivia Rubin contributed to this report.
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