COVID-19: about 1000 New Yorkers are in home quarantine

In 11 New Yorkers discovered a new coronavirus. The state government recommended about a thousand residents who were in contact with infected people to remain in home quarantine. At the same time, authorities believe that there is no reason for panic. This publication reports CNN.

New COVID-19 Infections

In the largest city in America, they are trying to determine the circle of people who came in contact with five people who were diagnosed with a new coronavirus. This was announced on March 4 by State Governor Andrew Cuomo.

To date, in the state of New York, 11 cases of coronavirus infection have already been recorded. In this case, the source of infection remains unknown.

It is reported that a 50-year-old lawyer who was identified with COVID-19 was hospitalized at the Irving Medical Center, New York Presbyterian / Columbia University. The patient has a major respiratory illness that makes him more vulnerable to the virus. This was explained by Dr. Howard Zucker, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health. According to the governor of the state, the man’s condition is stable and improving.

A lawyer infected with a Chinese virus works at the Lewis and Garbuz law firm in Manhattan. To get to the office, he used the subway. His staff passed the test, but none of the tests turned out to be positive, the governor said.

The man's family lives in the suburbs of Westchester County. His 20-year-old son is attending Yeshiva University in Manhattan and his 14-year-old daughter attends SAR Academy and High School in the Bronx. “The wife, son, daughter and neighbor who took him to the hospital are all infected with the coronavirus,” Cuomo said. At the same time, only the lawyer himself was hospitalized, his family members and his neighbor are isolated at home, the governor added.

SAR High School will be closed until Tuesday, Cuomo said. Yeshiva University officials also said classes will be canceled until Tuesday. Dormitories and dining rooms will remain open. “Students who have passed quarantine or self-quarantine will receive meals and be under the supervision of our medical center, as well as under the leadership of city institutions,” the university said.

The state government has recommended about a thousand people in contact with infected people to remain in home quarantine. “Various health departments will contact these people and provide them with recommendations,” Cuomo said.

Among those who were asked to conduct self-quarantine, there are several members of the Young Israel Synagogue in Westchester County. In total, there are about 380 parishioners, the synagogue will be closed this Sunday, according to its website. Everyone who attended the synagogue on February 22, as well as everyone who attended the bar mitzvah on February 23, must go through self-quarantine, said George Latimer, Westchester County Executive Director.

Other COVID-19 Infections

Recall that in New York, the virus was first detected in a 39-year-old resident of Manhattan. She became infected while traveling in Iran with her husband. Now the couple are in isolation at home.

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Fortunately, Cuomo said that the woman was a medical professional, so she knew to stay home after feeling sick; she also did not use public transport. “She took precautions. She was mostly isolated at home, tested and tested positive, after which she was isolated again at her home and is being treated, ”Cuomo said.

The woman’s husband was also isolated in their Manhattan home. As of Wednesday, March 4, he did not have a coronavirus detected, Cuomo said.

Difficult task

In connection with five new cases of the disease, the government has a difficult task: to identify people who have come into contact with patients. The names of the lawyer, his family members and his neighbor were not publicly released. But city health officials are asking anyone with close family contact to call 311. "Now, more than ever, New Yorkers must unite to limit the spread of (disease - Ed.)," Said the City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot.

Disease detectives are on the Yeshiva University of Manhattan campus. They are trying to establish with whom the infected student had close contact, said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. According to him, two people have already been delivered to Bellevue Manhattan Hospital for testing.

No need to panic

While new cases of coronavirus may be alarming, the governor stressed that there is no need to panic. “We have a coronavirus epidemic, but we have a fear pandemic,” Cuomo said.

While the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are more prone to serious complications, about 80% of people who contract the virus recover on their own. “If you understand the facts, there is no cause for unnecessary concern,” Cuomo said.