“Containment area” closes in NY suburbs where infection spreads 6:40 on March 11
With the spread of the new coronavirus, New York State, the United States, is impacting everyday life by closing schools and meeting rooms on the outskirts of New York City, where many people are infected.
To date, 173 people have been infected with the new coronavirus in the state of New York in the United States, of which 108 have been identified in Westchester County, where many Japanese people live.
To prevent the spread of the infection, the state will set up a "containment zone" with a radius of about 1.6 km in the county, where schools and gathering venues will be set up for two weeks from the 12th of this month. , Announced that it will be closed.
Students at the schools that will be closed are required to take classes online using a computer, etc., and dispatch a National Guard to clean the facilities, but they do not restrict the traffic.
In addition, at the United Nations Headquarters in central New York City, it has been decided that the tour for the general public will be suspended for the time being from November 11 to prevent infection of staff and representatives of each country.