New York, New Jersey Warn of Intensive-Care Shortages for Virus

Gov. Cuomo sees peak in 45 days with need for ventilators
New Jersey’s Murphy asks Trump for military’s assistance

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By Kathleen Miller, Keshia Clukey, and Henry Goldman

March 17, 2020 at 1:46 PM UTC

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March 17, 2020 at 9:47 PM UTC

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The leaders of New York and New Jersey raised alarms about potentially severe shortages of intensive-care rooms and equipment to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. New Jersey’s governor requested federal military assistance to deal with shortfalls.

New York state will be in desperate need of hospital beds and ventilators soon and may need more than 12 times the existing intensive-care capacity, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.