"Addressing public health and the economy: Which one is first? Tensions between governors and Trump have bubbled up since the public health crisis worsened a month ago, and have re-emerged in the debate over economic imperatives versus public health priorities. The United States, with the world's third-largest population by country, has recorded more fatalities from COVID-19 than any other nation. New York state accounts for the largest number of cumulative deaths, over 10,000, the bulk of them concentrated in and around New York City. Chris Sununu, the Republican governor of New Hampshire, said testing for the coronavirus had improved "but we don't have enough.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 13, 2020 23:26 UTC