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New York mayor Bill de Blasio says he may issue a ‘shelter in place’ order in the next 48 hours New York City

New York mayor Bill de Blasio says he may issue a ‘shelter in place’ order in the next 48 hours

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that he may issue a "shelter in place" order for the city within the next two days in order to combat the new coronavirus. But shortly after the announcement, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo dismissed the possibility of an imminent order,…
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March 17, 2020
Regal theaters close, AMC limits showings to 50 people amid coronavirus pandemic New York City

Regal theaters close, AMC limits showings to 50 people amid coronavirus pandemic

Bryan Alexander USA TODAYPublished 5:53 PM EDT Mar 17, 2020Cinemark movie theaters announced Tuesday it would be shuttering its 345 theaters across the country.The closures, effective March 18, mark the third major theater chain to halt amid the coronavirus pandemic, following AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas.Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi referred to "absolutely unprecedented…
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March 16, 2020
States, Cities Put Bans On Restaurants And Bars To Stem Coronavirus Spread New York City

States, Cities Put Bans On Restaurants And Bars To Stem Coronavirus Spread

Several U.S. states and major cities have taken the step of shuttering restaurants and bars, as well as nightclubs, movie theaters and other entertainment venues, in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.  The governors of Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington said Sunday that all restaurants and bars…
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March 16, 2020
Coronavirus: New York City shuts down schools, restaurants and theatres New York City

Coronavirus: New York City shuts down schools, restaurants and theatres

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption New York City has about 27,000 restaurants New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered sweeping restrictions on public life to take effect in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants, theatres and casinos will close at 20:00 ET (24:00 GMT) Monday and non-essential shops…
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March 16, 2020
New York City Public School System, the Largest in the Nation, Will Close to Fight Spread of COVID-19 New York City

New York City Public School System, the Largest in the Nation, Will Close to Fight Spread of COVID-19

(NEW YORK) — New York City will close the nation’s largest public school system on Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the decision to close schools through at least April 20 and possibly for the school…
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March 15, 2020
Americans are hitting bars and bragging about not social distancing New York City

Americans are hitting bars and bragging about not social distancing

By Mark Kaufman2020-03-15 17:49:08 UTC The nation's top infectious disease researchers have repeatedly warned, if not begged, Americans to practice social distancing as the contagious coronavirus spreads through the population.  That's because, due to a woeful lack of testing in the nation, no one knows how many Americans are infected…
bubmag
March 15, 2020
New York City’s contingency plan for ‘biological outbreaks’ includes mobile refrigerator units for dead bodies and mass graves dug by inmates New York City

New York City’s contingency plan for ‘biological outbreaks’ includes mobile refrigerator units for dead bodies and mass graves dug by inmates

If the coronavirus outbreak were to get out of control in New York City, government officials have a plan for how to deal with all the dead bodies.The plan, developed by the chief medical examiner in 2008, would see refrigerated units placed outside hospitals to store the dead temporarily, and…
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March 10, 2020
How Wikipedia’s volunteers became the web’s best weapon against misinformation New York City

How Wikipedia’s volunteers became the web’s best weapon against misinformation

For a few minutes near the end of his first presidential debate, Mike Bloomberg was dead. At 9:38 p.m. Eastern time, a Wikipedia user named DQUACK02 added some text to the Wikipedia page for the former Democratic presidential candidate and New York City mayor:“death_date   = {{Death date and age|2020|02|19|1942|02|14}};…
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March 7, 2020