Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, has announced plans to shut down nine neighbourhoods, as COVID-19 cases in the city see a spike.
Announcing the shutdown, de Blasio said that all nonessential businesses and schools will be shut in all nine neighbourhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.
“Today, unfortunately, is not a day for celebration,” he said.
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Although, the plan to shut down the nine neighbourhoods will still need to be ratified by the state Governor Andrew Cuomo, making it the first significant reversal since the city experienced a surge in March.
The state has recorded a total of almost 24,000 coronavirus cases.
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