New York fears being close to a “second wave” of the coronavirus

New York, Nov 9 (EFE) .- New York City is “dangerously close” to a “second wave” of the coronavirus pandemic, as its mayor, Bill de Blasio, warned on Monday after several days of clear increase in cases of the disease.
According to the latest figures, the percentage of positive tests – one of the indicators that local authorities most pay attention to – has increased in the last seven days to clearly exceed 2%.
The city, which has more than 8 million inhabitants, has reached the barrier of 1,000 cases a day several times in recent days, something that has not happened since May.
“We can stop a second wave if we act immediately, we have one last chance,” De Blasio insisted at a press conference, asking citizens to exercise extreme caution and not travel during the next holiday period.
The mayor, however, did not announce for now any new restrictions to try to control infections, although according to various media some are being studied, including the possibility of closing the interior of bars and restaurants again.
The mayor is confident that the city will avoid a great second wave of the virus, as this would require many more restrictions.
After being a major epicenter of the pandemic during the spring, New York has managed to keep the disease under control for months, despite the appearance of some localized outbreaks.
De Blasio, however, assured that now they are seeing things that had not been seen “in a long time”, with transmission of the covid in homes and communities.
The United States, the country in the world hardest hit by the pandemic, is about to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 237,564 deaths, according to an independent count from Johns Hopkins University.

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