New York tightens quarantine in COVID-19 hot spots: not everyone is happy

New York has restricted or suspended schools and businesses in COVID-19 hot spots. The decision came into force on October 8 and has already caused discontent among the townspeople. The edition writes about it CBSNewYork.

Due to the high rate of spread of coronavirus in the Brooklyn and Queens areas, the New York authorities decided to restrict the work of schools and some businesses there. The decision came into force on Thursday 8 October.

Now all non-essential businesses, restaurants and temples can receive only a limited number of visitors, and some are completely closed.

When asked how the zones were defined, Mayor Bill de Blasio replied: “They are data driven. They are determined by facts. They are determined by testing results. "

However, many townspeople disagree with this decision of the authorities and have already expressed dissatisfaction with this.

Just as things were starting to get better, Sylvester Salas's café was in the red zone. This means that Salas cannot receive guests even on the terrace. All he has to do is prepare food for delivery. “We have to survive in the conditions we have,” he said.

Jose Cordova's restaurant in Kensington, Cinco de Mayor, is located in the "orange" zone, which is currently prohibited from dining indoors and outdoors only for up to four people. “It's empty. Two weeks ago, things went awry, ”said Cordova.

About a kilometer away is the Angelica Café, which is located in the "red" zone. The establishment is now closed to visitors, but continues to prepare takeaway food. “If it gets worse, we think that the institution will close. We have to pay rent. We have to pay for insurance. We have to pay taxes. So what remains for us? Nothing, ”said the owner of the establishment.

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Tuesday night, October 6, members of New York's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community went to protest - they disagreed with the restrictions imposed in areas with a significant increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19. In protest, more than a hundred of the protesters burned protective masks. “We're going to open every store,” said public figure Heshy Tischler, who attended the rally.

On Thursday October 8th, students, parents and community leaders gathered to protest outside Windsor Terrace's Parkside Community Complex. On Wednesday night, October 7, the city closed the facility despite the infection rate being well below 3%. “These decisions are made on the basis of fear, not facts,” said one parent.

“Online school, of course, allows us to see our teachers on the Internet, but this is not as effective as actually going to school,” added one of the students.

“This is a manifestation of disrespect, especially towards children,” says Alisa Minyukova, the mother of one of the students.

As a reminder, New York has launched a COVID-19 distribution map. The electronic map helps citizens to determine if they are in the "hot" zones of the spread of coronavirus. Read how it works here.

As previously written ForumDaily New York:

• New York has a new surge of COVID-19. We wrote about what the authorities are ready to go to to stop the virus here.
• New York has launched a COVID-19 tracking app. You can find out how it works in this publication.
• New York will begin to fine for refusing to wear face masks. Read about who exactly will be fined for refusing to wear a protective mask. in this material.