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Coronavirus – All the news: New York State is not currently facing a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, but alarming signs are increasing: the most recent was a birthday party on Long Island that infected at least 37 people with covid -19, according to local authorities.
It was on September 25 that a huge 16th birthday party was thrown at a popular Long Island nightclub.
Suffolk County authorities sounded the alarm Wednesday: Of the 81 invited to the party, whose organizers violated the 50-person limit in New York state, 29 tested positive for the coronavirus, while another eight. relatives of the participants – were also infected.
Authorities identified around 334 patient contacts, quarantined 270 people, and eight schools reported COVID-19 cases among their students after the party. The nightclub, which is temporarily closed, was fined $ 12,000.
“So far, we have not had another over-transmission incident in Suffolk County,” wrote Still Bellon, the county leader, on Twitter. “People must be responsible, otherwise the economy will suffer again,” he warned.
Within weeks, New York state, which had managed to contain the epidemic after setting a record death toll (33,000) primarily in the spring, saw the outbreaks multiply, especially in neighborhoods where ultra-Orthodox Jews live. like Brooklyn, but also Rockland and Orange County.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has imposed severe restrictions on neighborhoods where there are many cases, including closing unnecessary stores and reducing the number of people gathered in places of worship to 10, which greatly affects synagogues, especially during this festive season. the Jews.
Although he stressed that the measures he adopted were not intended to discriminate against certain religious groups, Cuomo accused Orthodox Jews of transmitting the coronavirus, commenting yesterday: “Since March, they have never complied with the restrictive measures.”
Apart from ultra-Orthodox Jews, Catholics also reacted to the New York governor’s decision. Both religious groups sued Cuomo yesterday for the attack, calling it an attack on religious freedom. The court is expected to issue its decision today.
Citing the example of Europe, where restrictive measures increase as the epidemic has returned, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio yesterday defended the new temporary measures.
“I think the courts will understand that our health officials are talking about an immediate and clear danger,” he stressed yesterday. “If we attack it resolutely, (the restrictions) will only be for a few weeks and then we can relax them.”
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