Fight COVID-19: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called on New Yorkers to stay home during the holidays.
“We have all made sacrifices this year, and I ask you to make one more to get out of this crisis. Stay home while on vacation. Protect New York, ”the mayor of America’s largest city said on Twitter.
“New Yorker, I know the appeal of this festive period can be strong, but I urge you to think about your loved ones and their health,” he added.
Fifteen minutes earlier, the mayor retweeted a video presented and uploaded by his wife Chirlane McCray, writer, editor and activist, which offered advice to “enjoy Halloween while preventing the spread of COVID-19”.
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“Halloween is going to be in a few days, and we all know it’s going to be a little different this year, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun! She said on Twitter.
The next nationwide holiday is indeed Halloween, which falls on October 31.
Traditional Halloween activities include touring neighborhood homes to ask for treats (and associated costumes), costume parties, pumpkin carvings and bonfires.
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As of Tuesday afternoon, the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering reported a total of 33,424 coronavirus-related deaths in New York state, the worst-affected state in the country.
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