New York Governor Andrew Cuomo imposed a strict curfew on March 22nd. Almost all shops had to close, and only employees in systemically important professions have been allowed to go to work since then. In three regions of the state, the situation has improved so significantly that certain companies are likely to resume operations from Friday, Cuomo said. The criteria for the easing include declining death rates and increased test capacities.
Certain leisure activities allowed again
“We’re starting a new chapter today,” said the governor. According to him, the easing applies to the construction and manufacturing industry as well as to street vendors. Certain leisure activities such as tennis or visiting drive-in cinemas are also allowed again from Friday.
Meanwhile, New York Mayor De Blasio emphasized that developments in New York City are “going in the right direction”. However, the death rate and the number of hospital admissions will need to decrease further before employees can go back to work. It must be ensured that the situation has improved sustainably. As things stand, the economic standstill in the metropolis must be maintained until June.
Study: 25,000 fatalities in New York City
A new investigation by the New York health authority now suspects more than 5,000 additional corona deaths in the metropolis. The study published on Monday then indicates a total of around 25,000 deaths in the city on the US east coast. New York City, with a population of 8.5 million, was by far the hardest hit by the pandemic in North America. A poll by the state indicated that one in five New Yorkers could have been infected with the virus.
In the United States, the number of coronavirus-related deaths has risen to over 80,000. This is a calculation by the Reuters news agency. On average, 2,000 people have died every day since mid-April. More than 1.3 million people have contracted the virus.
(Those: Apa / Ag.)
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