Governor: New York City can enter the second phase of restart as early as Monday

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Governor: New York City can enter the second phase of restart as early as Monday

　　China News Agency, New York, June 17: New York State Governor Andrew Como said on the 17th that if the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic in New York City is not repeated, it is expected to enter the second phase of restart as early as June 22 (next Monday).

On June 8, local time, the shops on New York's Jewelry Street opened. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe

　　According to New York State regulations, during the second phase of the restart, certain businesses and some office buildings, including barber shops, can be reopened and outdoor dining areas can be set up on the premise of ensuring that the flow of people and social distance meet the requirements of epidemic prevention. However, facilities such as large shopping centers, gyms, theaters, playgrounds and zoos remain closed. At present, seven districts in Upstate New York have entered a three-phase restart, with Central Hudson and Long Island in the second phase.

　　During a press conference in Albany, the state capital, Como informed that on the 16th, New York State hospitalized 1,479 new coronary pneumonia patients, the lowest since March 20; 17 patients diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia died, the lowest since the outbreak; the virus The test positive rate dropped to 0.96%. He said that the positive rate of 0.96% is the lowest in the United States, and New York State has changed from the region with the worst epidemic in the United States to the region with the best prevention and control.

　　In New York City, there were 90 newly diagnosed new coronavirus infections, 21 hospitalizations and 4 deaths on June 15th, all of which were close to or lower than the level in mid-March. New York local media PIX11 reported that as the epidemic clearly eased, there were voices in the New York City Council and the State Assembly calling for New York City to speed up the restart, and members of Congress sent letters to Como and New York Mayor Bai Sihao, saying that immediate action must be taken to rescue A large number of small businesses in New York.

　　But Bai Sihao insisted that it should continue to implement social distance and other prevention and control measures, and at the same time increase monitoring efforts, especially for the detection of crowds in recent large-scale demonstrations, based on the detection results to determine the speed of restart. Como also expressed the same view that day. He pointed out that some places in the United States have been in a hurry to resume work recently, which has led to a rebound in the rate of viral infections and hospitalization, which is not conducive to economic recovery. "If you don't stay wise, it (the epidemic) will counterattack." Como said, New York State will insist on a phased restart based on data.

　　The New York Times reported that Florida, Texas and Arizona reported the highest number of new cases in a single day so far. There were 2783 new cases in Florida, 2622 cases in Texas, and 2392 cases in Arizona. The report said that although Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claimed that the increase in new data was due to the rapidly expanding number of tests, some infectious disease experts believe that the number of hospitalizations in these three states has increased along with the number of diagnoses. It is a red flag, indicating that the spread of the epidemic may be accelerating.

　　According to data from Johns Hopkins University, there are currently nearly 2.15 million people diagnosed with New Coronavirus infection in the United States, with more than 117,000 deaths and more than 580,000 recoveries. (Finish)