In the same corner and in the course of five minutes, at least 10 people did not wear the mask and others used it under the nose.
This is alarming for many residents of Washington Heights, one of the neighborhoods that just became a yellow zone.
“If it is yellow we are wrong, it is increasing. Many of us follow them and many do not follow it because there are people head and that they just believe in themselves, “says a neighbor.
By becoming a risk zone, restrictions will begin to be seen in restaurants and religious centers that will have to limit the number of people.
In restaurants for example, only four people per table will be allowed and in places of religious worship, an occupation that does not exceed 50%.
But the worst thing is that it would increase the risk of catching the virus.
What for María López is a matter of life or death since she had previously fallen ill with Covid-19 and knows how difficult it is.
“Well, it didn’t give me like many people, but it did. I lost the flavor, the smell. They say that if it gave you, it will repeat itself; let’s hope in God that it doesn’t,” explains López.
Faced with the possibility of a second wave of cases, the state has warned that they could see more cases in mid-December and January if people do not heed the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to congregate for the holidays.
And some were concerned that the rules were not followed: “Most of them, no. Precisely, I don’t see many people who wear masks and all of that do not have the distance they have to have but that’s life. They should take more concern to the care of citizenship “.
A part of Staten Island also became an orange zone and another in a yellow zone.
Governor Cuomo said this county has become “a problem” and they designated an area to treat Covid patients.
Cuomo said they cannot let their guard down over the arrival of the vaccine because it would be at least six months before it is widely distributed.
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