Cuomo announces New York 'containment area' for coronavirus, closes schools, brings in National Guard

To prevent the spread of a new coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced places within a containment area where large groups of people gather, including schools, would close for two weeks and the National Guard would be brought in to assist.

On Tuesday, Cuomo announced that all schools within a"containment area" in New Rochelle will be closed from Thursday until March 25. A specific list of schools wasn't provided, but Dr. Howard Zucker, commissioner of health for New York state, said the"containment area" is defined as a one-mile radius around the area of the Young Israel of New Rochelle Temple. The temple was locked down after Lawrence Garbuz, a congregant, tested positive for the virus.

"You can go in and out but those facilities that would bring a large number of people together can't do it for two weeks," Cuomo said. "In a situation like this whether you're president, mayor or governor, let the experts decide and let the science drive the decision," Cuomo said."When you politically interfere in science that's when you tend to make a mistake."

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