100 days after the first case of coronavirus on New York, the city that became the red light of the pandemic begins with its Phase 1 of deconfiguration gradual this Monday.
The Big Apple accumulates more than 207 thousand cases of Covid-19 and more than 16 thousand 870 deaths, but in recent days it has registered a decrease in the number of deaths and new positives to the virus. However, the protests in recent weeks increased the concern of massive infections.
All regions of the state of New York they started Phase 1 before the city of the same name. Therefore, the town it will be the last to completely lose its definition.
Monday we begin our restart with Phase 1! That means more New Yorkers will be going back to work. Health and safety is our number one priority. Have questions or concerns?
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— City of New York (@nycgov) June 6, 2020
The activities allowed to resume operations must do so progressively and with strict sanitary measures to avoid a new wave of coronavirus.
This includes the first phase of reopening the New York City:
- The construction and manufacturing industries will resume operations.
- Retail establishments can reopen but can only sell take-out items such as clothing, flowers, books, appliances, jewelry, furniture, and sporting goods.
- Supply chain businesses can go back to wholesaling.
- Economic activities related to fishing, agriculture and hunting are allowed to return.
Public transport
The Metro of the New York Cityk resumes its activities for all workers who return to their work centers this Monday, although the suspension is maintained from 1 to 5 in the morning.
In addition, the government granted more than one million face masks and more than 25 thousand gallons of disinfectant for MTA users.
Restrictions for Phase 1 in New York
- Have an occupation of less than 50 percent in the work centers.
- Only one person can ride an elevator.
- Workers must undergo temperature and health tests daily.
- All people must maintain a distance of more than 1.8 meters, hand washing and all hygiene measures adopted in the confinement.
Wear a face covering when you go outside — they protect others and keep us all healthy. We’ll fight back COVID-19 one day at a time. pic.twitter.com/EsuVmqhwbS
— City of New York (@nycgov) June 6, 2020
The Mid-Hudson Valley and Long Island regions will enter the second phase of reopening the state of New York on June 9 and 10, respectively. It is at this stage that religious services will be able to resume at 25 percent of their capacity, offices, beauty salons and the number of places that had already opened will be increased.
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