N.Y.C. May 'Shelter in Place' as Virus Spreads, Mayor Warns: Live Updates
Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayor tells city to prepare to "shelter in place" and announces expansion of testing.
Mayor Bill de Blasio warned New York City residents to prepare for a "shelter in place" order within the next 48 hours. He did not elaborate on what that meant, but a current shelter in place order in the Bay Area of California requires people to stay at home except for essential activities.
The mayor also announced that the city will be able to test 5,000 people per day for coronavirus, a huge increase from the current several hundred people per day.
And he decreed that alternate-side parking rules would be suspended for at least a week, a long-anticipated move.
As of Tuesday, more than 1,500 people in New York State had tested positive for the virus, up from 950 the day before; 814 of the cases were in the city. Twelve people have died from the virus in New York State, including at least seven in New York City.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
The sooner the better.
Rigorous social distancing is the only way at this point to blunt the surge in those who will become severely ill. This desperately needs to be done to avoid overwhelming health care services.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/science/coronavirus-math-mitigation-distancing.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage
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