About 100 public and 200 private schools in New York City’s “hotspot” neighborhoods, where high COVID-19 test positivity rates have been reported, will close starting Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
The measures come after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed to shut down nine zip codes—all in Brooklyn and Queens—closing not only schools but also businesses deemed non-essential, including restaurants and gyms. De Blasio said over the weekend that the temporary shutdown would be lifted after two weeks if those zip codes could keep positivity rates under 3 percent for seven consecutive days. If not, the shutdown would last for at least four weeks.
