BREAKING: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces New York City public schools will be closed as of Monday. 'We will make a first attempt to restart our schools on Monday, April 20th.'
5:52 p.m. New York City closes public schools
De Blasio said the Department of Education is working to roll out an ambitious remote learning program that is slated to begin next week. Seehoder said that one of the most important measures is to"cut off the source of infection," by limiting social events and travel.Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that all bars and restaurants in the state will be closed from Monday to March 30."This is not a joke. No on one is immune to this," Pritzker said during a news conference Sunday.All restaurants and bars in Ohio are ordered to close beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday, said Gov. Mike DeWine.
The employee -- who is quarantined at home and"doing well" -- did not have symptoms while at work"which is believed to lower the risk of transmission," the NIH said. A Police patrol of the Ostia Commissariat checks two citizens, who will later be reported for violating the quarantine, at the Ostia harbor, March 15, 2020, in Rome, Italy.Two days before St. Patrick's Day, one of Chicago's most celebrated days of the year, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said businesses selling liquor must reduce their capacity, with no more than 100 people inside.Meanwhile, in South Boston, bars and restaurants are closing Sunday, according to a tweet from State Sen.
Empty street is seen in Manhattan borough following the outbreak of coronavirus disease in New York, Mar 15, 2020."States cannot build more hospitals, acquire ventilators or modify facilities quickly enough. At this point, our best hope is to utilize the Army Corps of Engineers to leverage its expertise, equipment and people power to retrofit and equip existing facilities — like military bases or college dormitories — to serve as temporary medical centers," Cuomo said.
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