The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 210 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the USA: 1,035,765.
COVID-19 deaths in the USA: 59,266
Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but had been blamed for fueling a massive coronavirus outbreak in the community.
The company said the indefinite closure of the Waterloo, Iowa, plant would deny a vital market to hog farmers and further disrupt the nation’s meat supply. Tyson had kept the facility, its largest pork plant, open in recent days over the objections of local officials.
The plant can process 19,500 hogs per day, accounting for nearly 4% of U.S. pork processing capacity, according to the National Pork Board.
Two cats in New York have been infected with the novel coronavirus, federal officials announced Wednesday. Both had mild respiratory symptoms and are expected to make a full recovery.
“These are the first pets in the United States to test positive,” the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday in a joint statement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The family said their dog was only sick for a few days and is doing much better. :: WRAL.com
California cities warn of widespread layoffs and service cuts due to nearly $7 billion in coronavirus losses
California cities expect to lose nearly $7 billion over the next two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, a fiscal emergency they warn could lead to widespread cuts in staffing and services without more federal and state aid.
In a new analysis, the League of California Cities estimated that the state’s 482 cities will face a $6.7 billion decline in their local budgets in the next two fiscal years, largely from a drop in sales and hotel tax revenue. Those losses could climb by billions of dollars if widespread shutdowns of businesses and tourism continue past the end of May.
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