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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:
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> 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
>
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> 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.
>
>
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