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March 1 saw the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York
On March 2, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted that people should ignore the virus and "go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus".
At a news conference on March 3, New York City Commissioner of Health Oxiris Barbot said "We are encouraging New Yorkers to go about their everyday lives"
On March 8, the Governor called for private testing due to demand outpacing the ability to test.
On March 12, Governor announced restrictions on mass gatherings, directing events with more than 500 people to be cancelled or postponed and any gathering with less than 500 people in attendance to cut capacity by 50 percent.
In addition, only medically necessary visits would be allowed at nursing homes. On March 27, the United States, with a confirmed 111,980 known cases surpasses Italy and China to become the country with the most coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the world—more than 52,000 of these cases are reported in New York State alone.
On that same day, Governor Cuomo announced all schools statewide would remain further closed until at least April
Today one-fourth of total known US cases are in New York City.
On March 2, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted that people should ignore the virus and "go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus".
At a news conference on March 3, New York City Commissioner of Health Oxiris Barbot said "We are encouraging New Yorkers to go about their everyday lives"
On March 8, the Governor called for private testing due to demand outpacing the ability to test.
On March 12, Governor announced restrictions on mass gatherings, directing events with more than 500 people to be cancelled or postponed and any gathering with less than 500 people in attendance to cut capacity by 50 percent.
In addition, only medically necessary visits would be allowed at nursing homes. On March 27, the United States, with a confirmed 111,980 known cases surpasses Italy and China to become the country with the most coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the world—more than 52,000 of these cases are reported in New York State alone.
On that same day, Governor Cuomo announced all schools statewide would remain further closed until at least April
Today one-fourth of total known US cases are in New York City.