(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) New York City will strengthen the implementation of "social distance"
China News Service, New York, May 8 (New York Mayor Bai Sihao said at a press conference on the 8th that in order to prevent and control the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, New York City will further increase its efforts to implement "social distance" in public places.
After the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic in New York, officials required residents to maintain a "social distance" of six feet (about 1.8 meters) with others when they went out to reduce the risk of virus transmission. But recently, citizens have gathered in many public places such as Central Park in New York City.
Governor Andrew Como said in a press conference in Poughkeepsie, New York on the 8th that the total number of hospitalizations in New York State fell to 8196 on the 7th; the number of new patients with new coronary pneumonia hospitalized in 604 was lower than that for the fourth consecutive day. 700 people. Bai Sihao said that in New York City, 102 new patients with new coronary pneumonia were hospitalized on the 6th, an increase of 23 from the 5th; the number of intensive care patients was 568, an increase of 1 from the 5th; the positive rate of virus detection was 14%, a decrease of 2 from the 5th Percentage points.
Bai Sihao said that although the epidemic is mitigating, the "social distance" must be implemented. From March 16 to May 5, 374 people in New York City were called for violations of "social distance." The New York Police will next implement traffic restrictions at Hudson Park Piers 45 and 46 on the west side of Manhattan, while increasing Brooklyn ’s Domino Park police force to monitor the flow of people and the implementation of “social distance”.
New York local media PIX11 cited the city ’s public welfare defender, Jumaane Williams, and pointed out that in the recent arrests of New York City police against violations of “social distance”, 68% of the arrests were black, 24% were Hispanic, and white only 7%. He questioned the injustice in police law enforcement.
Bai Sihao said that in order to protect the safety of citizens, the use of police force to enforce "social distance" itself is a "sad" thing. The city government and police will take measures to ensure that all communities are treated fairly in the law enforcement process.
Bai Sihao said that New York City will also strengthen the investigation and isolation of infected persons. In May, 1,000 inspectors will be deployed to track the contact history of infected persons. By June, the number of investigators has increased to 2,500, and 1,200 hotel rooms equipped with monitoring equipment will be ready for quarantine.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of noon on the 8th, about 327,500 people were diagnosed with New Coronavirus infection in New York State, with more than 26,000 deaths and more than 55,000 recoveries. (Finish)