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N.Y. Confirms About 25 More Coronavirus Cases: Live Updates N.Y. Confirms About 25 More Coronavirus Cases: Live Updates
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New York State continues to see a surge of coronavirus cases as testing becomes more widespread. On Monday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that 142 cases had been confirmed statewide, including the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Rick Cotton. Ninety-eight of the cases were in Westchester County, the governor said.New York State continues to see a surge of coronavirus cases as testing becomes more widespread. On Monday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that 142 cases had been confirmed statewide, including the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Rick Cotton. Ninety-eight of the cases were in Westchester County, the governor said.
On Tuesday morning, Mr. Cuomo said that the state had about two dozen new cases confirmed. Separately, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the confirmed number in New York City had grown to 25, with five new cases confirmed in the city since Monday afternoon.On Tuesday morning, Mr. Cuomo said that the state had about two dozen new cases confirmed. Separately, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the confirmed number in New York City had grown to 25, with five new cases confirmed in the city since Monday afternoon.
On Monday, Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey declared a state of emergency and a public health emergency, effective immediately. New Jersey officials also announced five new cases of the virus, bringing that state’s total to 11. In three of the new cases, the patients are hospitalized. On Monday, Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey declared a state of emergency and a public health emergency, effective immediately. New Jersey officials also announced five new cases of the virus, bringing that state’s total to 11.
The move, which allows state agencies to move more quickly to prepare for a broader spread of the virus, follows a similar action by Mr. Cuomo over the weekend.The move, which allows state agencies to move more quickly to prepare for a broader spread of the virus, follows a similar action by Mr. Cuomo over the weekend.
So far, more than 114,000 cases of infection have been reported globally, and more than 4,000 people have died. On Tuesday, officials confirmed that every country in the European Union had reported cases of the virus. So far, more than 114,000 cases of infection have been reported globally, and more than 4,000 people have died. In Italy, where the virus is spreading quickly, the country’s prime minister imposed strict travel limits across the whole country.
In Italy, where the virus is spreading quickly, the country’s prime minister imposed strict travel limits across the whole country.
In the United States, more than 700 people in 36 states and Washington, D.C., have tested positive for the virus so far, and at least 26 people have died.In the United States, more than 700 people in 36 states and Washington, D.C., have tested positive for the virus so far, and at least 26 people have died.
Medical researchers have been warning that the nation’s homeless are particularly vulnerable to the virus, because of cramped quarters in shelters, the sharing of utensils and a lack of hand-washing stations on the streets. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday morning that his administration would unveil a specific plan to target the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, a small city just north of New York City in Westchester County, which has emerged as the epicenter of the state’s outbreak.
New York City, which has the largest homeless population in the country, issued an 11-page document telling shelters to screen people for symptoms and to identify and isolate people who have contracted the virus in a separate room “as much as possible.” “We’re going to lay out a plan this afternoon for a specific plan for New Rochelle,” Mr. Cuomo said.
[The New York Times is keeping an updated list of the school closings in the New York area here.] The cluster in Westchester County first came to the authorities’ attention last week, when a lawyer who lives in New Rochelle and works in Manhattan, Lawrence Garbuz, became the second person in New York to be diagnosed with coronavirus last week.
Thousands more students who attend some of New York City’s private schools and universities were told that schools were closed or in-person classes were canceled on Tuesday, as the list of school closures around the region continues to grow.
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“New Rochelle is probably the most significant cluster in the country,” Mr. Cuomo said in a radio interview on WAMC, comparing the number of cases there to those in Washington State, where 179 have fallen ill and 22 have died.
The governor did not define what the new protocols for New Rochelle might be. Earlier this week, he asked nursing homes, senior care centers and similar facilities to suspend outside visitors.
“Look, all you need is one 8-year-old Johnny to go into a nursing home to see his grandma and hug and kiss his grandmother because he loves her,” he said. “Now you’re off to the races.”
On Monday, he also suggested that the state was weighing closing schools in and around the city.
[The New York Times is keeping an updated list of the school closings in the New York area here.]
Thousands more students who attend some of New York City’s private schools and universities were told that schools were closed or in-person classes were canceled on Tuesday, as the list of school closures around the region continues to grow.
In New York City, Columbia University, Fordham University, St. John’s University, Yeshiva University and New York University announced that classes would be canceled or offered online.In New York City, Columbia University, Fordham University, St. John’s University, Yeshiva University and New York University announced that classes would be canceled or offered online.
Public schools in Scarsdale, a wealthy suburb in Westchester County, will be closed through March 18. Many of New York City’s best-known private schools — some with no clear connection to confirmed cases — said they could close until after spring break, meaning many students will not return to school until March 30 at the earliest. Public schools in Scarsdale, a wealthy suburb in Westchester County, will be closed through March 18. Many of New York City’s best-known private schools — including the all-girls school Brearley in Manhattan and the Quaker school Brooklyn Friends— said they could close until after spring break, meaning many students will not return to school until March 30 at the earliest.
Officials for schools including the all-girls school Brearley in Manhattan and the Quaker school Brooklyn Friends said they would use the next few days to prepare online learning options in case schools have to be closed for extended periods.
Officials at private schools and universities said they would take advantage of closures to create remote learning systems in case the schools have to close for extended periods. While the city Department of Education is making preliminary plans for distance learning, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that it was not the city’s “preference” — in part because many of the city’s students do not have Internet at home or live in homeless shelters.Officials at private schools and universities said they would take advantage of closures to create remote learning systems in case the schools have to close for extended periods. While the city Department of Education is making preliminary plans for distance learning, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that it was not the city’s “preference” — in part because many of the city’s students do not have Internet at home or live in homeless shelters.
“At least at the beginning, the learning curve will be really steep” on remote learning if schools are closed for extended periods, said Ioana Literat, a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College.“At least at the beginning, the learning curve will be really steep” on remote learning if schools are closed for extended periods, said Ioana Literat, a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College.
No city public schools have closed yet, and officials have said they view mass closures of the system as a “last resort.”No city public schools have closed yet, and officials have said they view mass closures of the system as a “last resort.”
Mr. de Blasio doubled down on that position in an interview on MSNBC on Tuesday morning, saying that individual schools might close for a temporary period if particular students or teachers were exposed but that the city was unlikely to halt school altogether.Mr. de Blasio doubled down on that position in an interview on MSNBC on Tuesday morning, saying that individual schools might close for a temporary period if particular students or teachers were exposed but that the city was unlikely to halt school altogether.
“I would advise against these mass closures when we’re keeping this situation relatively contained,” he said. But, he added, “ask me in a week, ask me in a month — it might change.”“I would advise against these mass closures when we’re keeping this situation relatively contained,” he said. But, he added, “ask me in a week, ask me in a month — it might change.”
A week after the virus first appeared in New York, the state residents under quarantine have largely been left to fend for themselves.A week after the virus first appeared in New York, the state residents under quarantine have largely been left to fend for themselves.
Local health departments in New York State are supposed to check in daily even with people under precautionary quarantine, the lowest category of risk for contracting the virus. But in many cases, they have not started doing so yet.Local health departments in New York State are supposed to check in daily even with people under precautionary quarantine, the lowest category of risk for contracting the virus. But in many cases, they have not started doing so yet.
And when the authorities do issue guidance or directives, they can seem contradictory or illogical.And when the authorities do issue guidance or directives, they can seem contradictory or illogical.
“We’ve been told everything from it was OK to go out, to we had to sign a release that we’re housebound now,” said one of the women who received an isolation order and who spoke on the condition that her name not be published.“We’ve been told everything from it was OK to go out, to we had to sign a release that we’re housebound now,” said one of the women who received an isolation order and who spoke on the condition that her name not be published.
[“It’s been very crazy,” said one of the thousands of New Yorkers under quarantine.][“It’s been very crazy,” said one of the thousands of New Yorkers under quarantine.]
Even with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the city and state rising, New York City has no plans to cancel next week’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Mr. de Blasio said on Monday.Even with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the city and state rising, New York City has no plans to cancel next week’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Mr. de Blasio said on Monday.
But he and Mr. Cuomo both said that officials were weighing the possibility.But he and Mr. Cuomo both said that officials were weighing the possibility.
“That’s one of the things we’re looking at,” Mr. Cuomo said in an interview on CNN on Tuesday morning.“That’s one of the things we’re looking at,” Mr. Cuomo said in an interview on CNN on Tuesday morning.
More than a hundred thousand people take part in the annual procession down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, with hundreds of thousands more typically lining the streets to watch.More than a hundred thousand people take part in the annual procession down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, with hundreds of thousands more typically lining the streets to watch.
Ireland’s government canceled all St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country, including Dublin’s, and similar events in other places have also been canceled.Ireland’s government canceled all St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country, including Dublin’s, and similar events in other places have also been canceled.
The mayor of Boston, a city which, like New York, has a sizable and influential Irish-American community, also canceled that city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade as a precautionary measure. Massachusetts has 28 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.The mayor of Boston, a city which, like New York, has a sizable and influential Irish-American community, also canceled that city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade as a precautionary measure. Massachusetts has 28 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
Mr. de Blasio said on Monday that officials would continue to monitor the spread of the coronavirus and that any final decision on the parade would be a “day-to-day thing.”Mr. de Blasio said on Monday that officials would continue to monitor the spread of the coronavirus and that any final decision on the parade would be a “day-to-day thing.”
On Tuesday, he seemed to suggest that the outbreak had not yet reached the threshold for such a large cancellation.On Tuesday, he seemed to suggest that the outbreak had not yet reached the threshold for such a large cancellation.
“We’re better off not closing larger events,” Mr. de Blasio said on MSNBC.“We’re better off not closing larger events,” Mr. de Blasio said on MSNBC.
On Tuesday, the chief judge for the Eastern District of New York issued an order preventing a number of people who might have been exposed to the virus from entering any of the district’s courthouses in Brooklyn and Long Island.On Tuesday, the chief judge for the Eastern District of New York issued an order preventing a number of people who might have been exposed to the virus from entering any of the district’s courthouses in Brooklyn and Long Island.
The order matched one issued Monday by the chief judge for the Southern District of New York, which includes Manhattan and Westchester County. The districts are two of the country’s biggest and busiest.The order matched one issued Monday by the chief judge for the Southern District of New York, which includes Manhattan and Westchester County. The districts are two of the country’s biggest and busiest.
Among those barred from entering the courthouses are: those who have traveled to China, South Korea, Japan, Italy or Iran in the last two weeks; anyone who has been asked to self-quarantine; and people who have tested positive for the coronavirus or been in contact with those who have.Among those barred from entering the courthouses are: those who have traveled to China, South Korea, Japan, Italy or Iran in the last two weeks; anyone who has been asked to self-quarantine; and people who have tested positive for the coronavirus or been in contact with those who have.
This week, a federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District, Judge James Orenstein, initially postponed for six weeks all hearings in civil cases assigned to him. He then vacated that order, asking lawyers instead to request scheduling changes on a case-by-case basis.This week, a federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District, Judge James Orenstein, initially postponed for six weeks all hearings in civil cases assigned to him. He then vacated that order, asking lawyers instead to request scheduling changes on a case-by-case basis.
The United Nations also closed its headquarters to the public and suspended all tours until further notice.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to provide New Yorkers with state-made hand sanitizer was criticized by several criminal justice groups after it became known that the sanitizer would be made by the state’s prison-based product company, Corcraft.Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to provide New Yorkers with state-made hand sanitizer was criticized by several criminal justice groups after it became known that the sanitizer would be made by the state’s prison-based product company, Corcraft.
“We are disgusted at Governor Cuomo’s decision to exploit prison labor to push back the imminent public health crisis presented by Covid-19 while doing absolutely nothing for incarcerated people across the state,” said one angry statement signed by five groups, including Citizen Action and VOCAL-NY, which also praised “the sacrifices made by people in prison” to fight the outbreak.“We are disgusted at Governor Cuomo’s decision to exploit prison labor to push back the imminent public health crisis presented by Covid-19 while doing absolutely nothing for incarcerated people across the state,” said one angry statement signed by five groups, including Citizen Action and VOCAL-NY, which also praised “the sacrifices made by people in prison” to fight the outbreak.
The Cuomo administration gently dismissed the complaints. “A central part of prison rehabilitation is job training and skill development, and this is part of that existing program that’s been in place for years,” said Rich Azzopardi, senior adviser to the governor.The Cuomo administration gently dismissed the complaints. “A central part of prison rehabilitation is job training and skill development, and this is part of that existing program that’s been in place for years,” said Rich Azzopardi, senior adviser to the governor.
[Governor Cuomo’s fix for hand sanitizer shortages: 100,000 gallons made by prisoners.][Governor Cuomo’s fix for hand sanitizer shortages: 100,000 gallons made by prisoners.]
Reporting contributed by Alan Feuer, Thomas Fuller, Michael Gold, Nicole Hong, Eliza Shapiro, Jesse McKinley and Luis Ferré-Sadurní. Medical researchers have been warning that the nation’s homeless are particularly vulnerable to the virus, because of cramped quarters in shelters, the sharing of utensils and a lack of hand-washing stations on the streets.
New York City, which has the largest homeless population in the country, issued an 11-page document telling shelters to screen people for symptoms and to identify and isolate people who have contracted the virus in a separate room “as much as possible.”
Reporting contributed by Alan Feuer, Thomas Fuller, Michael Gold, Nicole Hong, Eliza Shapiro, Jesse McKinley, Sarah Maslin Nir and Luis Ferré-Sadurní.