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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2016 file photo, television satellite trucks line up outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York as preparations continued inside for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's election night rally. On Saturday, March 21, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is looking to see if the venue, normally home to the auto show and other big events, could be suitable for 1,000 requested field hospital beds that would be supplied by FEMA in a "tent configuration" with equipment and staff. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2016 file photo, television satellite trucks line up outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York as preparations continued inside for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's election night rally. On Saturday, March 21, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is looking to see if the venue, normally home to the auto show and other big events, could be suitable for 1,000 requested field hospital beds that would be supplied…

March 21, 2020

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NY airports, hospitals feel pressure as virus alarms grow
March 21, 2020 9:32 p.m.

NY airports, hospitals feel pressure as virus alarms grow

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is scouring the globe for medical supplies and scouting temporary hospital locations as the coronavirus crisis grows. Flights to New York City-area airports were briefly suspended after an air-traffic control worker tested positive. As the number of confirmed cases statewide soared above 11,000, Columbia University's chief of surgery raised alarms about a torrent of patients soon overwhelming emergency rooms.