New York Antibody Study Finds 13.9% of Residents Have Had COVID-19: Cuomo

A New York study seeking to measure the spread of the new coronavirus found that 13.9% of 3,000 people tested across the state had signs of the virus, one of the biggest U.S. reviews to date. That implies that about 2.7 million residents may have had Covid-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo said. That’s about 10 times more than the official count based on the state’s testing, which covered mostly very sick patients.

Leaders Consolidate Power Amid Virus

For some world leaders, the coronavirus outbreak is providing an opportunity to consolidate power. Hungary’s prime minister has invoked an emergency law, taking sole command of that country, and in Poland, the ruling coalition is pushing to hold a presidential election that is planned next month despite the lockdown preventing the opposition from campaigning.