News Desk: Mayor Bill de Blasio said indoor dining and gyms will likely close in the next two weeks as part of new restrictions coming down from the governor’s office amidst rising coronavirus infection cases in the city.On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the city could soon entirely be deemed an ‘orange zone’ if the rolling coronavirus infection rate in the city, as measured by the state, hits 3%. The state’s seven-day rate was 2.5% on Wednesday, while the city’s measure was 3.0%.
“The orange zone rules are clear and New York City will before long be in that ‘orange zone’ status,” the mayor said at his daily press briefing on Thursday. “And that means those restrictions are coming.
Those restrictions are likely going to be implemented in the next week or two and “a lot of tough choices” are going to be made across the board, which will impact various parts of the city, according to the mayor.
- Courtes NY1
