New Yorkers urged not to travel out of state for the holidays

The authorities say that there is now a real threat of a second wave of coronavirus in New York. In this regard, the mayor of the city urged New Yorkers to refrain from traveling out of state during the holidays. The edition writes about it CNBC.

Those who do decide to travel, the mayor of New York urged to get tested and adhere to the state's travel guidelines. As a reminder, these rules require travelers arriving in New York from most US states to be quarantined for 14 days. “I hate to say this, but I have to urge all New Yorkers not to travel out of state on vacation,” de Blasio said during a press briefing.

Recall that currently travelers from 41 states and two US territories upon arrival in New York are required to comply with a two-week quarantine.

He noted that this recommendation is based on advice he received from the city's health authorities. “Understand that by doing this, unfortunately, you can endanger yourself and your family, as well as the risk of bringing the disease back here,” the mayor said.

Passengers arriving at New York airports will be asked to be tested for COVID-19 immediately, de Blasio said, adding that physical test sites will operate at La Guardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. “We want to make it clear that everyone who gets off the plane must get tested immediately,” de Blasio said.

The mayor also pushed the federal government to mandate travelers across the country to test even passengers who test negative for coronavirus before boarding both international and domestic flights. “It's not about the airline industry, it's about your health, the health of your family, the health and safety of the city. The country is what we have to think about, ”he said.

In recent weeks, new outbreaks of COVID-19 have been recorded throughout the United States. This has led to an increase in hospital admissions. Currently, about 70 thousand cases of the disease are registered in the country every day. The record high number of new cases calls into question whether Halloween and Thanksgiving will be celebrated this fall.

On the subject: New York loses control of the pandemic: the daily increase in infections exceeded 550

New York trying to stop the pandemic divided the city into zones and tightened quarantine... Now in the Big Apple there are "yellow", "orange" and "red" zones of distribution of COVID-19. Depending on the zone in which a particular area fell, its inhabitants must adhere to certain directives.

Monday October 26th in New York City сообщалось about 551 new cases of coronavirus. Thus, the city exceeded the limits set by it in order to control the level of infection.

In the second half of the summer, the number of cases per day was within 300, but now this number is steadily growing against the background of outbreaks in some parts of Brooklyn and Queens.

The city's seven-day positive test rate is currently around 1,6%, which is "fairly stable." The weekly average for daily COVID-19 cases is 528, just slightly below the 550 threshold. “We have a real threat of a second wave here in New York so we can't take it lightly,” de Blasio said.