China News Service, April 18. According to US media reports on the 17th local time, New York City Surgeon General Ashwin Vasan (Ashwin Vasan) warned that in the next few days, New York City's new crown risk level may change from " "Low" rose to "Medium," which would be the first change since January.
Data map: New York, the United States, people line up for testing at a new coronavirus testing point in Times Square.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Fan
According to the report, the number of people infected with the new crown in New York City has steadily increased in the past 45 days, and as of the 16th local time, there were more than 2,000 new cases.
Vassan advised New Yorkers to wear masks indoors again.
Previously, New York City launched a new alert system to track the current new crown threat, and the alert level is divided into four levels: red (very high), orange (high), yellow (medium) and green (low).
Once the orange or red level is reached, it means that urban health care services will be under extreme pressure.
If the alert level is to be raised, officials will consider reinstating mask orders in high-risk settings and places where social distancing is not possible, as well as reinstating vaccine requirements for most indoor locations, the New York health department said.
In addition, according to a report on the US Forbes website on the 17th, due to the spread of the mutated strain of the new coronavirus, the number of new cases in 32 US states has risen again in the past two weeks.