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DATE | 2020-11-10 |
FROM | Liz Moore via Docs
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SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] [ Docs ] New York City on Cusp of Second Wave
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As of Thursday jersey allow indoor dining up till 10 PM
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> On Nov 10, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Ruben Safir via Docs wrote: > > Get out while you still can.. > > wsj.com > New York City on Cusp of Second Wave of Covid-19, Mayor Says > Melanie Grayce West and Jimmy Vielkind > 5-6 minutes > > New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that New Yorkers have > “one last chance” to avoid a second wave of Covid-19 infections that > would force the city to return to widespread restrictions on business, > schools and social gatherings. > > The warnings come as the share of New York City residents who tested > positive for Covid-19 during the past week reached 2.21%, a percentage > not seen since June. > > At the end of September, the percentage of residents testing positive > during a seven-day average was 1.38%. > > As of Saturday, the city’s seven-day average of new reported cases was > 779, the highest it has been since late May. > > Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, said in September that if the citywide > percentage of people testing positive went over 2% indoor dining would > be immediately reassessed. > > During Monday’s news conference he said indoor dining would get a second > look. > > The rising number of infections should have all New Yorkers alarmed, > said the mayor. The city is seeing transmission of the disease in > households and wider community spread, something that hasn’t been the > case since the spring. > > He cautioned residents against traveling in the coming months, indoor > gatherings and big holiday celebrations. > > “We’re in a dangerous situation and we have to change our habits,” Mr. > de Blasio said. “We cannot take the risk of going back to larger > shutdowns of our city, our economy, more and more restrictions.” > Understanding Coronavirus > > Statewide, New York reported more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases for > the fourth consecutive day. > > Of the 111,416 tests processed on Sunday, 2.82% were positive, state > officials said. > > The number of people in New York hospitals for Covid-19 climbed to 1,444 > on Sunday, and 26 people died, the state said. > > “We have definitely entered a new phase of Covid,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo > said Monday. > > The Democratic governor told reporters during a conference call that he > wasn’t imposing any broad-based limits on activity in response to the > rise, but said there would be new restrictions in the cities of Buffalo, > Rochester, Syracuse and their suburbs. > > These areas become “yellow zones,” which the state says will require > increased random testing of students, tighter restrictions on restaurant > dining, and smaller caps on the size of gatherings and attendance in > houses of worship. > > Mr. Cuomo also announced the easing of restrictions at a zone in south > Brooklyn, which would allow more businesses to open. > > The governor said he was monitoring infection rates on Staten Island, > but wasn’t announcing any new limitations in the borough. > > “This is going to be the constant for the foreseeable future,” Mr. Cuomo > said. “Every couple of days we’ll say, this place became a > micro-cluster, this place is no longer a micro-cluster.” > > New data released by the city’s health department on Monday shows that > in half of the city’s zip codes the percentage of residents testing > positive for Covid-19 is 2% or greater. The percentage of people testing > positive for the disease since Oct. 31 is highest in the Tottenville > neighborhood of Staten Island and the Richmond Hill area of Queens. > > Covid Long-Haulers Fear for Their Future > > 0:00 / 6:35 > > 0:00 > > Covid Long-Haulers Fear for Their Future > > Covid Long-Haulers Fear for Their Future > A significant number of Covid-19 patients are dealing with symptoms long > after the initial infection. The Wall Street Journal asked four patients > to share their stories about how lingering effects are affecting their > lives. > > Transmission is above 3.5% in several Bronx neighborhoods, including > Mott Haven, Concourse and Highbridge. Transmission in Brooklyn is > highest in the Broad Channel, East New York, Gravesend and Borough Park > neighborhoods. > > Meanwhile, numerous public schools across the city have closed > temporarily for cleaning and quarantines. Twenty-six buildings are > currently closed for 14 days and 26 buildings for 24 hours, as of Sunday > night, according to Department of Education data. It said another 22 > buildings are shut because they are in a designated red zone. > > The district reported that hundreds of classrooms are closed > temporarily, and 1,510 students and staff have tested positive since > mid-September, including 54 on Sunday. > > —Leslie Brody contributed to this article. > > > -- > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town > that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological > proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 > http://www.mrbrklyn.com > DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 > > http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software > http://www.brooklyn-living.com > > Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and extermination camps, > but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013 > -- > Docs mailing list > Docs-at-mrbrklyn.com > http://lists.mrbrklyn.com/mailman/listinfo/docs -- Docs mailing list Docs-at-mrbrklyn.com http://lists.mrbrklyn.com/mailman/listinfo/docs _______________________________________________ Hangout mailing list Hangout-at-nylxs.com http://lists.mrbrklyn.com/mailman/listinfo/hangout
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