New York City Mayor: ‘We Have to Go to a Shelter in Place’

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a news briefing about COVID-19 at City Hall in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, on March 14, 2020. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said the COVID-19 pandemic should prompt a “shelter in place” order, using the word “when” in describing the potential action.

“We have to go to a shelter in place,” de Blasio said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”