New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday called on residents and businesses to call a second strike in the city amid uprisings. Corona virus Cases.
Speaking at a news conference from City Hall in Manhattan, de Blasio said, “At this point it is clear that all sorts of restrictions should be on the table.
In the last seven days, nearly 20,000 New Yorkers have tested positive for the virus. The positive rate on December 12, the most recent day with city data, was 5.5%. Since falling to less than 3% in the summer, the rate has not dropped to less than 5% since November 29th. Health reports say more than 24,500 people in the city have died from COVID 19-related causes.
Commenting on the New York government, de Blasio added that another lock “is increasingly necessary to break the back of our second wave, to prevent a second wave from growing, to stop taking lives and to threaten our hospitals,” Andrew Cuomo told the New York Times, “Within a month of another entry into the city” within another month ” Raised the opportunity.
Cuomo decides whether to impose tougher restrictions on New York. But De Blasio urged businesses and workers to be prepared to work remotely if they currently report to physical workplaces.
De Blasio said the potential restrictions would “last for a few weeks.” We must prepare ourselves mentally and practically for that possibility.
De Blasio’s announcement came First dose Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was given in New York.
“I believe this is the weapon that will end the war. This is the beginning of the last chapter of the book,” Cuomo said of the milestone at a news conference on Monday.
“It’s been a few months since the vaccine hit the mass of the complex. It’s light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s a long tunnel,” Cuomo added.
The city’s restaurants were forced to close Indoor food Again an action on Monday could cause permanent closures for thousands of sick food and beverage establishments. Winter weather also threatens the reliability of their outdoor systems.
“It’s utterly devastating, and it exacerbates the crisis,” said Andrew Ricky, executive director of the New York City Hospitality Coalition, an association that represents the city’s restaurants and nightclubs. “With the cold weather and snowfall now, restaurants are not going to get the benefits of outdoor dining.”