A doctor wears a mask as he walks outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan during the outbreak of the CCP virus in New York City, New York on April 1, 2020. Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered employers to provide essential workers with masks free of charge.
Cuomo said Sunday he is signing an executive order directing companies to give cloth or surgical masks to all workers for use when they directly interact with the public.