A 15-hour curfew in the city contributed to the shortage of basic raw materials for coffin makers like wood and metal.
Trump has been talking up hydroxychloroquine, a drug long used to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, after very small preliminary studies suggested it might help prevent coronavirus from entering cells and possibly help patients clear the virus sooner.
Captain Brett Crozier started showing symptoms of the virus before he was relieved of his command of the Theodore Roosevelt on Thursday and has tested positive, the New York Times said.
All four of the zoos and the aquarium in New York -- whose virus death toll has topped 4,000 -- have been closed since March 16.
The UK government on March 23 ordered a three-week shutdown of non-essential shops and services to cut close-contact transmission of the virus.
Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson defended his refusal to order statewide restrictions, saying the situation was being watched closely.
Johnson, 55, announced he had mild symptoms of COVID-19 on March 27 and had been in self-isolation at his Downing Street residence for seven days.
Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: More than 1,200 people have died of coronavirus complications in the United States in the past day, with at least 337,072 confirmed infections and 9,633 deaths.
New York is the pandemic’s U.S. epicenter, with over 113,700 confirmed cases as of Saturday morning. More than 3,500 people statewide have died, and about 15,000 coronavirus patients are hospitalized.
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