'New York State Paused': Cuomo Announces Quarantine Extension

The Governor of New York extended the quarantine until at least mid-May. What will happen after that is unknown. The publication shared the details CNN.

Quarantine Extension

New Yorkers must stay at home until at least May 15th. This was stated by State Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday, April 16. He explained that any change in human behavior could resume the spread of coronavirus.

The Pause plan, introduced in New York earlier, will be extended by agreement with other states. Recall that New York together with the northeastern states came together to develop a plan to ease restrictions in the coming months while minimizing infections and mortality.

What will happen next

The tight restrictions on non-core activities could be extended beyond May 15, Cuomo said. “What will happen after that, I do not know. We will see depending on what the data shows, ”he said.

ICU admission rates and intubation rates have dropped, Cuomo said. The total number of people hospitalized has also decreased, suggesting that New York may have overcome the peak of the epidemic. “The good news is that we can control the virus ... we can control the spread,” he said earlier.

However, on April 15, more than 600 people died in the state. As a result, the total number of deaths from coronavirus in New York exceeded 12 thousand. Cuomo warned that the spread of the virus could increase again if people did not adhere to a "stay at home" policy. According to this policy, the entire vitally not very important business has suspended its activities.

The estimated infection rate in New York, technically known as R-Zero, is about 0,9, Cuomo emphasized. A number greater than 1 means that the virus will spread among more and more people, while any number less than 1 means that the spread of the virus is decreasing.

The governor explained: the figure of 0,9 means that New York only slightly reduces the spread, and any change in public behavior can lead to the fact that the level of infection will increase again.

Need more tests.

Increasing the number of people tested is a key part of the regional plan to reopen states. In this regard, Cuomo again appealed to the White House to help increase the number of tests in New York.

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To date, the state has run 500 tests in 30 days - more than California, Florida and Michigan combined. “But the simple reality is that states need federal assistance,” said the governor. "If we work together, we can do better than either of us alone."

On April 15, Cuomo, among other things, emphasized that New Yorkers should wear masks when they are in public places and cannot socially distance themselves, for example, in the subway or in a crowded grocery store.