In an 'unprecedented step,' New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that every car in the city's subway system will get a thorough cleaning — and urged residents to keep up their social distancing.
"The MTA is going to literally disinfect every train," he told reporters."It's smart. It's labor intensive. People have to wear hazmat suits. They have a number of chemicals that disinfect, but literally, you have to go through the whole train with a misting device, with a spray disinfectant literally on every surface."
New York, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States, has lately seen glimmers of hope — with the number of new infections each day tapering and signs of progress in the number of hospitalizations statewide. The death toll remains"obnoxiously and terrifyingly high," Cuomo said, explaining that at least 299 people across the state died in the past day — a slight uptick over the death toll of 289 reported one day prior.
A mounted New York City police officer sits outside a hospital in Manhattan last month. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was encouraging officers to strictly enforce a state rule mandating face coverings in public.A mounted New York City police officer sits outside a hospital in Manhattan last month. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was encouraging officers to strictly enforce a state rule mandating face coverings in public.instituted by New York has helped sink subway ridership on the order of 90%.
"Mental health services, substance abuse [therapy], job training, etc. — we should provide that," Cuomo said, casting the operation as an opportunity to connect those in need with the city's services."The notion of, 'Well, you should let everyone sleep on the train and just stay on the train, the homeless, because that's good for them' — it's not good for them. We owe them more and we owe them better.
The governor also pushed back against critics of New York's coronavirus lockdown, some of whom have flouted the state's ban on large gatherings by organizing demonstrations to urge lifting"I understand the First Amendment: You have an argument, you want to make your argument, God bless America.
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