New York City will remain largely shut down at least into June, but it could begin to ease some restrictions next month if progress in combating the coronavirus pandemic continues, Mayor Bill de Blasio said
through the end of June. Under a state order — which could begin to ease at the end of this week for less-affected upstate regions — gatherings of any size are banned, nonessential businesses are closed and people must stay six feet apart from each other.
“We’re going to always go by the data. It’s been pretty good, and pretty consistent. It’s not quite been what we need it to be,” de Blasio said. “We’ve got to guard against a boomerang, and at any point if the data started to change, that then delays the moment when you could do any kind of loosening of restrictions.”with an inflammatory syndrome that appears linked to Covid-19, which has sickened 38 kids in the city so far.
With pressure easing on hospitals, the city plans to send masks, gloves, and medical staff to 1,000 local clinics in neighborhoods hard-hit by the pandemic, de Blasio announced Monday. Hundreds of doctors and nurses from the city’s medical reserve corps will be deployed to the clinics, which are spread across 26 neighborhoods in the five boroughs. It’s part of an effort to tackle racial disparities in the spread of the virus, which“They’re the place people turn for health care who don’t have other options,” de Blasio said.
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