President Donald Trump’s new guidelines for reopening states as the coronavirus pandemic recedes leaves the decision to lift restrictions solely up to the governors, and Phil Murphy says he’s in no rush to do so in New Jersey.
Trump outlined the federal guidance Wednesday during a conference call with governors and then at his daily White House coronavirus press conference later that day.
“The curve has flattened and the peak in new cases is behind us,” Trump said. “We’re opening up our country. America wants to be open, and Americans want to be open. A national shutdown is not a sustainable longte… Read the rest of this entry »
New Jersey schools will be closed through at least May 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic, with the state’s 1.4 million students continuing to learn from home, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday.
Murphy initially ordered all schools in the Garden State— public and private, including pre-K and college — to close March 18 for at least two weeks. He later extended that closure to April 17, saying he would not reopen schools until medical experts tell him it’s safe.
Now, his unprecedented order will last at least four more weeks.“Let me be perfectly clear: There is nobody who wants to open the sc… Read the rest of this entry »
In a rare, often combative interview Wednesday night with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Gov. Phil Murphy defended his decision to put New Jersey in a near-lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic, saying more than 3 million residents — a third of the state’s population — would have been infected if he didn’t.
And in a notable exchange, Carlson pressed Murphy, a progressive Democrat, on why the state is temporarily banning religious gatherings like funerals while liquor stores are allowed to stay open. The host argued that violates Americans’ right to “practice religion as they see fit” under the… Read the rest of this entry »
Though cases and deaths continue to grow in New Jersey, more than 6,300 patients with the coronavirus or under investigation for it have been discharged from hospitals since April 4, state officials said Wednesday.
It was the first time officials gave a total number of New Jersey residents recovering from the virus after requiring treatment in a hospital.
“While the numbers we report every day are grim, over 6,000 discharges is a reminder people are getting better and overcoming this illness,” state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Wednesday during the state’s daily coronavirus briefing… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 15th, 2020 | Author:admin | Filed under:New Jersey | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey | Comments Off on At least 6K coronavirus patients have been discharged from N.J. hospitals, officials say
Seventy-two years
ago, this week—on April 7, 1948—the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded
to organize global responses to infectious disease pandemics that respect no
national boundaries.
Its effectiveness depends heavily on
the good will of its member states, and the competence and trustworthiness of
its leadership.
The coronavirus pandemic revealed
China’s malign influence on the leadership of WHO, and a glaring accountability
and transparency deficit at WHO centered around Director-General Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus.
Glen Dalakian, president of Colts Neck Community Church, announced a giving program today and invited all to participate.
Gathering Gifts to Givevolunteers will accept Encouragement Gifts for medical personnel and first responders as well as Support Gifts for those in need on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and on Sunday, April 19 from noon till 4 p.m. at the Church’s parking lot at 25 Merchants Way, Colts Neck, NJ 07722.
With New Jersey cases and deaths still rising, though at a slower rate, health officials now predict the state’s peak in hospitalizations with the coronavirus will hit 15,922 patients on April 25 — 11 days from now.
State Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli cautioned that the three models the state is using to prepare for the surge in patients change daily with new data and as the state pushes into the fourth week of a stay-at-home orderthat significantly increased social distancing on March 21.
Of the 15,922 people projected to be hospitalized at the new peak, 3,821 are expected to be in crit… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 14th, 2020 | Author:admin | Filed under:New Jersey | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey | Comments Off on N.J. coronavirus peak now 11 days away with 16K hospitalizations expected, health officials say
American Restoration technicians disinfecting an ambulance
Monmouth County has 138 news positive COVID-19 cases on April 14, bringing the total to 4,003, according to an announcement by Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley. The NJ Department of Heath is reporting that 145 County residents have succumbed to the virus.
