Coronavirus: New York takes a step further in reopening and allows gatherings of up to 10 people across the state | Society

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, surprised this Friday night by issuing an executive order authorizing the meetings of up to 10 people in any part of the State – including New York City, the epicenter of the crisis – for any purpose or reason. The measure, which has drawn criticism from local authorities, was public hours after Cuomo had authorized the same only for religious services, on the occasion of Memorial Day, which the US celebrates on Monday in memory of those who died in combat. The ACLU, the acronym for the great civil liberties association, had sued the governor for discriminating against other activities.

The de-escalation of New York State, the worst hit by the pandemic, with almost 29,000 deaths and 20 million inhabitants, is taking place in phases and by territories, but the Big Apple had not achieved the slowdown of the crisis required to start reopen your activity. “This shocking order, forced by a lawsuit, does not change anything about the risks associated with gathering people, especially indoors. We need the public to remain intelligent and use good judgment about the risks of this virus, regardless of what a court has forced us to do ”, criticized on his Twitter account Councilor Mark D. Levine, president of the municipal health council.

The mandatory precautions of keeping almost two meters away and wearing a more veneer remain in effect for those encounters, however. Hours earlier, President Donald Trump had declared churches and other places of worship “essential services,” encouraging the governors to give the green light to its reopening. “Some governors have considered liquor stores and abortion clinics essential, but not churches and other temples. That’s not right, “criticized the Republican, in line with the usual complaints of protesters against the confinement measures.

The whole country has already begun to different degrees of confusion and this long weekend, with a holiday Monday, a rebound in mobility is expected. Beaches in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or most of Florida will open, albeit with restrictions.

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