Coronavirus in New York City: Pressure mounts for bigger shutdown

NEW YORK - New York officials faced mounting pressure on Sunday to impose a broader shutdown on nonessential parts of the city, including bars and restaurants, as other leaders across the nation were being similarly challenged to suppress the spread of the coronavirus.

About half of the known coronavirus cases in the nation have been in Washington state, California and New York, where the number of confirmed positive results rose to 729. But while many government and health officials urged people to observe social distancing, some Americans have ignored those pleas, with revelers still flooding restaurants and some officials, including Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, sending out contradictory messaging.

"I am alarmed at the cavalier attitude of most New Yorkers who still don't seem to understand what's about to hit us and what we need to slow it," Councilman Mark Levine, who is chairman of the Council Health Committee, said on Sunday morning. "We must be bold, but we must also be prepared," Mr Johnson said in a statement."We need to make sure impacted businesses like bars are able to survive and employees are taken care of until we're back to normal."

In Maine, the governor submitted emergency legislation on Sunday to expand eligibility for unemployment insurance, while the seven-day waiting period for unemployment insurance was recently waived in New York. Earlier this week, Mr Cuomo banned events of more than 500 people while curtailing the capacity of business establishments that hold fewer than 500 people, like restaurants and bars, to less than 50 per cent.

Asked about the shutdown calls in New York City, Mr de Blasio did not rule out enacting more aggressive actions to restrict social interactions.

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