BREAKING: Lights out on Broadway: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a ban of public gatherings in NYC to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
by the World Health Organization on Wednesday and has killed more than 4,000 people worldwide.CNN“I want to see if we can strike some kind of balance,” he said. “What we’re trying to figure out: Is there a way to reduce the capacity, reduce the number of people? If we cannot strike that balance, of course, we can go to closure.”tested positive for coronavirus and is now quarantined.
Despite this, Vincent Racaniello, a professor of microbiology at Columbia University, told BuzzFeed that the measures were not sufficient enough to keep people healthy. “There is no question that Broadway shows should be closed,” Racaniello said. “Any large gatherings of people, especially here in NYC where we know the virus is circulating, need to stop.”
Joining Broadway, other New York City institutions that have closed because of the pandemic include the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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