Cuomo, who this Monday announced the closure of schools in the areas that are registering the outbreaks, again pointed to the lack of action of local authorities to implement measures of social distancing and the use of masks in New York.
“Local governments must implement the laws. We can spend all day designing laws and regulations, but they will only work if they are enforced. (…) And the lack of their enforcement has contributed to this problem,” the governor told the press, which pointed out numerous concerts, festivals and religious celebrations that have taken place during the summer.
The new rules will begin to be implemented this Friday afternoon, and will be in effect for 14 days until the state reassesses the situation.
Cuomo also pointed out that the most affected communities are those in which Orthodox Jews accumulate, and affirmed that he has had conversations with their leaders to ask that this sector of the population follow the norms.
“I understand how imposing this is on them, but I have told them that I need their cooperation and collaboration,” he explained.
Specifically, in outbreaks areas, the average rate of positives is 5.5%, according to the governor, an average figure that drops to 1.4% at the state level. In addition, he pointed out that in the last 24 hours, 9 New Yorkers have died of coronavirus and that there are 700 hospitalized, of which 158 are in intensive care units.
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