Brazilian who lives on Fifth Avenue reports on the new reality of New York in the pandemic: “silent and calm” | World

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Without traffic, even ambulances are quieter, as they no longer need to overtake cars to get to hospitals.

“The number of ambulances is still large, it is still scary, but they don’t make much noise,” says Antônio.

Ipameri, from Goiás, said that he had really assimilated what was happening when traffic restrictions prevented him from going to work. “When you start having a lightning bolt, a perimeter, to be able to leave your house, do physical activity, do your shopping and you can only leave in a justified way, that’s when the plug falls out.”

Since then, in late March, Antônio, who used to exercise in Central Park, where a field hospital was installed, and enjoy the outdoors in the city, has seen the city transform. “Seeing New York like this, which is a 24-hour city, where artistic expression is very tangible, everything is very fast, diversity is very expressive, seeing it this way, shy, silent, almost monochromatic, is a unique experience.”

Another noise that the Brazilian still hears is the clapping of the windows. “Every day at seven o’clock at night, all of New York greets, clapping at the windows for all the professionals on the front line.”

Now the architect, who shares an apartment with a friend, goes out to buy food, always wearing a mask. “I’m quarantining correctly, I’m just going to go to the supermarket. I didn’t even go to the park and I don’t take public transportation.”

Coronavirus in the United States

After China and Europe, the United States became the epicenter of the coronavirus in the world, the most affected place. In the country, which has more than one million infected, more than 65,000 people died from Covid-19.

The situation is more critical precisely in New York. All US states USA They report deaths from the new coronavirus. Although the contagion curve has slowed in some states, including New York, where the governor said “the worst is over,” the restriction measures continue in the coming days.