Coronavirus: N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Says '100% Of Workforce Must Stay Home'
A butcher shop in the Brooklyn borough of New York shows a"Closed" sign, limiting customers to three at a time. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ordering all non-essential businesses to close, in an escalation of the state's attempts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.A butcher shop in the Brooklyn borough of New York shows a"Closed" sign, limiting customers to three at a time. Gov.
In addition to the workforce order, all non-essential gatherings of individuals in New York state are now canceled —"of ANY size for ANY reason,"New York has confirmed more than 5,700 cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, making it by far the largest single source of the 14,250 cases now reported in the U.S. As of Friday, 38 people in the state had died from the respiratory disease. Nationwide, the coronavirus is blamed for killing at least 205 people.
New York is working to boost its number of hospital beds, which currently stands at around 50,000. To help ease the burden on the health system, the governor said,"We're planning to cancel all non-critical elective surgeries" — adding that the policy will likely be enacted next week.
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