New York Gov. Cuomo orders some NYC schools closed amid coronavirus flare-up.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordered schools in certain New York City neighborhoods closed within a day in an attempt to halt flare-ups of the coronavirus.
Cuomo, a Democrat, said schools in those areas hadn't been testing students for the virus to identify possible outbreaks and he could no longer guarantee they were safe. Cuomo said he hadn't made a decision yet on whether to also close certain businesses. Most of the neighborhoods targeted by the restrictions are home to part of the city's large Orthodox Jewish community, where many religious schools resumed in-person instruction in early September, and where large religious gatherings have continued to occur, despite rules limiting attendance at such events.
New York City, overall, continues to see the virus spread at relatively low levels compared to much of the rest of the country, but a handful of areas in Brooklyn and Queens have seen infection rates rising. Cuomo said he wanted more information before ruling on that request. And he also said that targeting hotspots by ZIP code was clumsy, given that the borders often didn't align with where the problems were occurring.
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