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By Nicholas Esposito
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that in coordination with several other states, New York’s social distancing rules will remain in place until at least May 15.
This means non-essential employees must continue to work from home and schools will remain closed.
Cuomo’s stay-at-home order, New York State on PAUSE, began March 22 to limit the spread of the coronavirus. It was later extended to April 15. The governor has said that he will continually re-evaluate the status of the pause every two weeks.
In his daily COVID-19 briefing, the governor noted that the virus had killed 606 people in the last 24 hours, a 20% drop from 752 deaths a day earlier. It is the second day in the last nine that the daily death total in New York state dipped below 700.
“These are some of the most life changing policies government has ever issued,” Cuomo said. “This is government saying, stay in your house. Don’t touch another person. Wear a mask.
“[These] policies, which are difficult, which are life changing, they are being implemented by people because people are choosing to do the right thing. It is that simple,” he added.
Earlier this week, Cuomo made teamed with the six other governors in the Northeast for an economic restart plan. Part of that plan, which kicks in Friday at 8 p.m., is that essential workers and public transit users must wear masks or face coverings in public situations where social distancing is not possible.
Cuomo said the re-opening plan will consist of four parts. See his Tweet below:
As of April 16, there were 213,779 statewide confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 11,586 deaths. Suffolk County is the state’s third-highest area for positive cases with 23,278. The Greater Sayville area has at least 518 confirmed cases.
Check back at Greater Long Island‘s news sites for continued updates on the re-opening of New York.
