(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The Mayor of New York: New York City may become the "orange zone" of the epidemic in one to two weeks
China News Service, New York, November 19th. New York Mayor Bai Sihao said on the 19th that according to the current growth rate of new crown cases, New York City may reach the "orange zone" standard set by New York State within one to two weeks. Stricter epidemic prevention measures.
On the same day, the public school system in New York City closed again less than two months after school started.
On November 9, local time, citizens lined up for testing at a new crown pneumonia testing station in Queens, New York City, United States.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
At the press conference held on the same day, Bai Sihao stated that if New York City is designated by the state government as the "Orange District", measures will be implemented, including restrictions on the number of religious sites, closure of high-risk commercial venues such as gyms and beauty salons, and suspension of indoor dining in restaurants. Epidemic prevention measures.
Bai Sihao said that the 7-day average of the positive rate of virus testing in New York City has risen to the 3% threshold previously set by the city government on the 18th. As a result, the city's public school system was closed again on the 19th and may continue until after Thanksgiving.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo notified the New York State epidemic data through a conference call that day.
On the 18th, the positive rate of New Coronavirus in New York State was 2.72%, a slight decrease from the previous day; 2,276 were hospitalized with new coronary pneumonia, 437 were in intensive care, and 200 were intubated patients. These three data are compared with the previous day. Has increased.
There were 31 newly diagnosed patients who died of new coronary pneumonia.
Cuomo said that according to New York State statistics, the current 7-day average of the virus test positive rate in New York City is 2.5%, which has not yet reached the 3% "Orange Zone" standard.
He explained that the setting of the "Orange Zone" is the responsibility of the state government, so the state's statistics shall prevail; the decision to close schools rests with the local government, which can be based on its own statistics.
Due to factors such as the scope of statistics and calculation methods, it is normal for the state statistics to differ from the New York City data. The state government has been in close communication with New York City.
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in the United States has recently worsened. The number of people diagnosed with new crown pneumonia in the United States has exceeded 250,000.
The New York Times reported that in view of the possible increase in the risk of infection during the Thanksgiving holiday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines that day, strongly urging Americans to avoid traveling during Thanksgiving.
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