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Coronavirus has New Jersey officials swamped: ‘The closest thing this compares to is superstorm Sandy’

New Jersey, like other states, has been overwhelmed by the coronavirus, which is now a declared worldwide pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy has instituted a state of emergency.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, right, is joined by state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, center, during a news conference in Ewing, N.J., on March 2, 2020.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, right, is joined by state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, center, during a news conference in Ewing, N.J., on March 2, 2020.Read moreSeth Wenig / AP
    by Pranshu Verma
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