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Added on the 06/10/2020 10:22:44 - Copyright : France 24 EN
New Yorkers line up at a coronavirus testing site at Elmhurst Hospital in the Queens neighborhood of Elmhurst where Covid-19 wreaked havoc in 2020. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the first known Covid-19 case in the state exactly a year ago. IMAGES
New Yorkers line up outside a truck offering Covid-19 testing in Corona, a neighborhood in Queens where the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc last year. One year ago, on March 1, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the state's first known coronavirus case. The next morning, he and Mayor Bill de Blasio held a joint briefing where they to talked about the importance of testing. IMAGES
Dr Yves Michel Duroseau, the second American to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, says he wanted to be vaccinated publically to ensure Americans feel confident in the science behind the vaccine. "This is a very important day, this is a hopeful day," says Duroseau. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump departs from Walter Read Medical Center, just outside Washington, after spending four days in the hospital to receive treatment for Covid-19. IMAGES
Images outside the White House in Washington DC, where US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are quarantining after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump promises the US will manufacture at least 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses "before the end of the year" and will have "enough vaccines for every American by April". SOUNDBITE