China News Agency, New York, July 20 (Reporter Madlin) With the high temperature that lasted for many days, New York City entered a four-stage restart on the 20th.

  According to the official restart rules, during the 4-stage restart period, citizens can engage in low-risk outdoor art and entertainment activities. Zoos, outdoor stadiums and other facilities can be opened under the premise of restricting the flow of people; professional sports competitions can be held, but no on-site spectators can be held; Higher education, pre-school education, primary and secondary schools can be restarted; filming of film and television dramas can be carried out, and so on. Similar to the third-stage restart, the New York State and City governments have made some adjustments to the 4-stage restart plan in order to prevent the risk of the epidemic, mainly restricting high-risk indoor activities. Large shopping centers remain closed. Restaurants, bars, and other places are still not allowed to eat in, and the city government will expand the scope of outdoor operation of restaurants.

  According to official data, only 5 newly diagnosed new coronavirus infections were confirmed in New York City on the 19th, and the number of new hospitalizations and the number of new deaths were zero; New York State had 519 confirmed infections on the 19th, with 58 new hospitalizations. Increased the death toll by 8 people. The positive rate of virus testing in New York State is about 1.05%, and about 1.3% in New York City.

  The highest temperature reached 36 degrees Celsius on the 20th. In a stadium in Flushing, Queens, teenagers played basketball against the scorching sun; in the spray area not far away, a few children splashed in the water with their parents. Affected by the epidemic, most bank outlets were closed, and people wearing masks lined up outside a few business outlets. Passengers in the subway station are in a hurry. Almost all of them wear masks; the electronic screen on the top of the bus front shows the words "mask must be worn." Near noon, several restaurants occupied the dining area set up on the motorway and began to be visited by guests.

  New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo led members of the New York State New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Working Group to Savannah, Georgia, to share experience with the local government and medical departments and assist them in formulating an epidemic prevention plan. Previously, New York State had sent a medical team to Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, to assist in the detection and tracking of the virus.

  Como held a press conference at JFK Airport before leaving. He said that New York State is currently relatively successful in preventing and controlling the epidemic, but the recent gathering of people in many places in the state is one of the main threats to the epidemic prevention work. Since the beginning of summer, a large number of people have gathered in bars and restaurants in Manhattan and Queens, and most of them are young people. Many people do not wear masks and do not maintain social distancing.

  Cuomo bluntly criticized this behavior as "stupid" and must stop. He emphasized that this is not only a moral issue, but also a violation of anti-epidemic laws and regulations. Local governments must strengthen law enforcement. If the crowd cannot be stopped, the state government will consider withdrawing the restart plan and all restaurants and bars will be closed.

  Recently, the number of confirmed infections in the United States has "soared." According to data from Johns Hopkins University, on the 19th, nearly 62,000 people were newly diagnosed in the United States; on July 16 and 17, the number of newly infected people in a single day reached 77,300 and 71,600, respectively. At present, the total number of confirmed infections in the United States is nearly 3.8 million, more than 140,000 deaths, and more than 1.13 million recovered. (Finish)