The situation with coronavirus in New York: the number of cases, the work of transport and institutions

The number of patients with coronavirus in New York rose to 216 people. Many schools have switched to online learning. Authorities urge business owners to pay quarantine for employees, and transfer the rest of the staff to online mode. Read more about what is happening in the state in connection with the epidemic COVID-19, told the publication Newsday.

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What's going on

In NYC over the past two days, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection has risen sharply. Today, 52 cases of COVID-19 have been identified here, according to the State Department of Health.

Mayor Bill de Blasio in an interview with Channel 11 said: “We must admit that the more tests we do, the more cases we will find. Thank God we got to the truth. ” He urged people to avoid crowded subway cars, if possible to work from home and go to work after hours.

From Tuesday, March 10, the number of confirmed positive coronavirus test results all over new york state increased by 43 cases, to 216. This was stated by State Governor Andrew Cuomo. According to him, the staff plans to use 28 laboratories for testing.

В nassau county 28 cases of COVID-19 have already been confirmed.

В Suffolk County the number of cases rose to six people.

Training

In connection with the epidemic of coronavirus, SUNY and CUNY students will continue to study remotely, via the Internet, or using other mechanisms, the report said. According to State Governor Andrew Cuomo, some classes and activities, such as laboratory work, can still be conducted on campuses.

Melissa DeRosa, Secretary of the Governor, said talks with SUNY and CUNY on how to deal with the final exams are ongoing. However, according to her, most likely, the exams will be individual.

Work

Regarding the work, the governor said he would ask the state legislature to pass a bill requiring employers to pay quarantined employees to prevent the spread of the virus.

Cuomo also added that he spoke with hundreds of business leaders and asked them to voluntarily allow workers to work from home or in different shifts in order to keep them away from each other and avoid becoming infected with a dangerous virus.

The test is

The United States, according to the governor, lags behind in the pace of testing the population. The country now conducts 5000 tests per day, compared with South Korea (15000 tests) and China (up to 200 tests per day). “Our testing capacity is nowhere near where it needs to be,” Cuomo said.

At the same time, he added that 28 laboratories will begin testing for the virus. These are the laboratories the health department has worked with, and they have experience in virology, the governor said.

Some of them are still awaiting the approval of testing protocols from the US Food and Drug Administration, he added.

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In addition, the health department is developing a test for antibodies that fight the new coronavirus, Cuomo said. This will allow the state to find people who once carried the virus in order to better track the spread of the disease, he said.

Number of cases COVID-19

In Hempstead in nassau county 20 cases have been detected, three in the town of Oyster Bay and two in North Hempstead. Acting County Executive Laura Curran made the announcement March 11 before Cuomo announced three additional cases.

In Nassau, 153 people are in mandatory quarantine and 79 are in “precautionary quarantine,” Curran said.

The last two cases in Suffolk County are men who live in the city of Brookhaven, said County Executive Steve Bellone. Both are in isolation at Stony Brook University Hospital. Another 20-year-old man with coronavirus is also in this hospital. He lives in Brookhaven, Bellone said.

In addition, in Suffolk, eight people are under compulsory quarantine, Bellone said. An 80-year-old man who has been diagnosed with a coronavirus is in St. Catherine’s Hospital in Smithtown.

All of these people were infected with the virus while in their cities, and not while traveling abroad, Bellone noted.

Already in the district there are 72 people under observation who have recently returned home from abroad. They are in preventive quarantine; these people have no signs of coronavirus yet, he said.

Suffolk authorities reported that the centers for the elderly in the cities of East Hampton, Southold and Riverhead are closed, but the administration worried that the food was delivered to patients home. Elderly people are believed to be particularly vulnerable to coronavirus, as are patients with weak immunity and other diseases.

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