COVID-19: New York became the epicenter of the epidemic in the United States, schools and universities closed

As of March 9, New York is the epicenter of the incidence of new coronavirus in America. The number of cases in this state has grown to 142. This publication writes lohud.

State of emergency in new york city

As writes edition TASS, on Saturday, March 7, in the state of New York due to the threat of coronavirus, an emergency regime was introduced. This decision was made to contain the spread of the virus. Governor of the state, Enru Cuomo, wrote about this on his Twitter page. “I am declaring a state of emergency in New York due to the outbreak of the coronavirus,” it said. "We will continue to alert New Yorkers to developments in the situation."

The state of emergency was preceded by the first deaths due to COVID-19 on the US East Coast. As the Associated Press reported, two elderly people in Florida who recently returned from overseas trips became victims of the virus.

On Friday, March 6, The New York Times reported that there were more than 250 people infected with coronavirus in the United States. There were at least 15 deaths: 14 people died in Washington state, one in California.

The situation in the USA

As of March 8, as reported by the publication Business Insider, officials have reported more than 400 cases of coronavirus and 19 deaths throughout the United States.

Situation in new york state

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Nursing homes in the city are closed to visitors. “New Rochelle is a hot spot,” Cuomo said at a March 9 briefing. "The number of cases in New York is now the largest in the country."

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In Westchester County, New York State, the number of positive cases increased by 16 to 98, compared with 19 in New York and 17 in Nassau County.

In Rockland County, state of New York, two more cases were recorded, now their total number is four.

Cuomo said government health officials will discuss with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention how to limit the spread of the virus in New Rochelle. “On March 9, a decision will be made on whether to close public schools in the city,” said State Commissioner for Health Howard Zucker.

The situation in other countries

Meanwhile, in Italy, the government blocked most of the northern part of the country, which is its economic center. 16 million people live there. Thus, the movement of approximately 25% of the Italian population was limited.

These measures were taken to contain the rapid spread of the virus. “We are faced with a state of emergency in the country,” said Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, announcing the decision.

The spread of the virus in Italy is the most active in all of Europe, the situation there is the worst among all countries outside of China, where the new coronavirus was first recorded.

According to Italian officials and the World Health Organization, the number of confirmed cases in the country this week more than doubled from about 2500 cases on March 4 to more than 5800 cases on March 7. The number of deaths increased from 36 to 233.

Closed Schools in New York State

According to the latest publication abc7NY, as of March 9, classes were suspended in Scarsdale in Westchester County, New York. Columbia University and Hofstra University are among the institutions where classes have been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. "All schools in the Scarsdale area will be closed from March 9-18 after the teacher passed a positive test," - said in a statement.

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Columbia University is also suspending classes on March 9 and 10. “The decision to suspend classes does not mean that the university is closed. All non-class activities will continue in line with the new travel and activity restrictions announced recently, ”it said.

At the same time, the University of Hofstra reported that, starting Monday, face-to-face classes will be canceled for a week, March 9. “A new schedule will be announced soon. In the meantime, all students outside the dormitory must stay at home. All normal services will be provided to students living in dormitories. Students at the Zucker School of Medicine should await further guidance from the dean's office on possible alternatives to their studies, ”the university said in a statement.

Meanwhile, New York schools continue to take “precautions” by bringing in additional staff. “We're going to add 85 nurses throughout the week to ensure that there is a nurse on duty in every school building during the school day,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Schools and universities closed due to virus outbreak in the USA

New York

• Barnard University (classes canceled on March 9 and 10);
• Brearley School;
• Columbia University (classes canceled on March 9 and 10);
• East Ramapo Central School District School (will be closed on March 9 and 10);
• Hofstra University (full-time classes canceled for a week starting March 9);
• Keio Academy of New York (closed until the end of the school year);
• Scarsdale School District (closed from March 9 to March 18);
• Somers Central School District (closed March 9);
• Westchester Day School (closed until March 17)
• Yeshiva University, New York City (Beren and Wilf campus classes canceled for a week starting March 9)
• Shoreham-Wading River School District (closed March 9).

New Jersey

• Cranford School District (will be closed on Monday, March 16);
• Mount Olive School District (closed Monday)
• Princeton University (start of virtual classes March 23)
• South Brunswick School District (Monday dismissal).

Connecticut

• New Canaan School District (2 hour delay on Monday).