A medical staff kneels in a French military helicopter before evacuating to Switzermand a patient infected with the Covid-19 virus, Monday, March 30 2020 in Strasbourg, eastern France. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
March 30, 2020
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March 30, 2020 6:58 p.m.
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
The governors of California and New York are moving to rapidly expand their health care work forces, as the death toll from COVID-19 in New York surged past 1,200 while hospitalizations in California doubled in the last four days.