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In this photo provided by Kelly McCarty, McCarty is shown with her husband, Bill, and their daughter Langley. Kelly McCarty is one of several dozen expectant Moms who had planned to give birth in the birthing center of Swedish Medical Center's facility in Edmonds, Wash., north of Seattle, but instead will go to an affiliated hospital in Everett, Wash., because the Edmonds birthing center is being repurposed to treat victims of the new coronavirus. (Bob Smith/Courtesy of Kelly McCarty via AP)

US hospitals rush to find beds for surge of virus patients

By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER - Associated Press

A ventilator is displayed during a news conference, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse, where 400 ventilators have arrived and will be distributed. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sounded his most dire warning about the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, saying the infection rate in New York is accelerating and the state could be two to three weeks away from a crisis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NY wants the nation’s breathing machines, but supply is low

By BRADY McCOMBS and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Census figures show decline of New York’s rural areas

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a press conference at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela. The Trump administration will announce Thursday, March 26, 2020, indictments against Maduro and members of his inner circle for effectively converting Venezuela's state into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

US indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on narcoterrorism charges

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

A man walks past an electronic billboard showing a doctor wearing a medical mask with the words reading &quot;Avoid crowded places, it will save a life&quot;, displayed in a street in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change potentially allowing him to stay in office until 2036. Putin cited the coronavirus in announcing the postponement of the vote that was originally scheduled for April 22. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

The Latest: Singapore penalizing social distancing violators

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Town crews work to construct new counter windows in the land uses offices on the ground floor of Wallingford Town Hall, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP)

Connecticut to decrease COVID-19 testing, death toll at 21

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s Easter goal in war on virus a nod to faith, business

By JILL COLVIN and ELANA SCHOR - Associated Press

Remington offers manufacturing space for medical supplies

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Patients wear personal protective equipment while maintaining social distancing as they wait in line for a COVID-19 test at Elmhurst Hospital Center, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

U.S. death toll from coronavirus tops 1,000, Johns Hopkins University tally shows

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An FDNY medical worker wears personal protective equipment outside a COVID-19 testing site at Elmhurst Hospital Center, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, saying the infection rate in New York is accelerating and the state could be as close as two weeks away from a crisis that sees 40,000 people in intensive care. Such a surge would overwhelm hospitals, which now have just 3,000 intensive care unit beds statewide. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

COVID-19 infections rise in New York with peak weeks away

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

In this March 24, 2020, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, firefighters conduct disinfection on the platform at Yichang East Railway Station in Yichang, in central China's Hubei Province, March 24, 2020. China is re-opening some train stations and bus service as it lifts a lockdown in Hubei province to stem the spread of a new coronavirus. The provincial railway group said that stations would open in all cities except Wuhan on Wednesday. (Photo by Wang Shen/Xinhua)

New York struggles with coronavirus, US deaths top 1,000

By JENNIFER PELTZ and COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, July 13, 2018 file photo, inmates pass the time within their cell block at the Twin Falls County Jail in Twin Falls, Idaho. In March 2020, the COVID-19 coronavirus and its lingering threat has become a potential “get out of jail card” for inmates who argue it’s not a matter of if but when the deadly illness sweeps through tightly packed populations behind bars. (Pat Sutphin/The Times-News via AP)

Get out of jail? Inmates fearful of virus argue for release

By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

A used protective face mask rests on the pavement as pedestrians pass, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in New York. New York state entered a new phase in the coronavirus this week, as New York City closed its public schools, and officials said schools statewide would close by Wednesday. New York joined with Connecticut and New Jersey to close bars, restaurants and movie theaters along with setting limits on social gatherings. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Shelter in place? NYC braces but governor knocks idea down

By MICHAEL HILL and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner, left, of Ohio reenacts the swearing in of Rep. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hanna, a moderate Republican from upstate New York who broke with his party in 2016 over supporting then-candidate Donald Trump, died Sunday, March 15, 2020, after a battle with cancer, his family said. He was 69. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Former GOP Rep. Richard Hanna, a moderate voice, dies at 69

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A subway customer wearing a face mask waits to board a car in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, March 16, 2020. New York leaders took a series of unprecedented steps Sunday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including canceling schools and extinguishing most nightlife in New York City. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut to shut casinos, bars, restaurants

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Chairs are stacked in a Starbucks coffee shop that remained open for customers purchasing for take-away, Monday, March 16, 2020, in New York. New York leaders took a series of unprecedented steps Sunday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including canceling schools and extinguishing most nightlife in New York City. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NY, NJ, Connecticut to close bars, eateries to fight virus

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump immigration policies win large support among voters

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, and Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, address a news conference at UFT headquarters, in New York, Sunday, March 15, 2020. The New York City Council announced Sunday that it is suspending all hearings and meetings, but Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's still reluctant to shut down schools as other major U.S. cities have despite pressure from teachers to do so. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Andrew Cuomo: New York City to close public schools

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at a COVID-19 coronavirus infection testing facility at Glen Island Park, Friday, March 13, 2020, in New Rochelle, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

New York weighs impact of virus outbreak on state budget

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

Paul and Michelle Connolly, of Yorkshire, England, take a selfie above the closed National September 11 Memorial &amp; Museum, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in New York. The coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Schools and bars shut as virus deaths tick up in New York

By MARY ESCH - Associated Press