On March 20, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that New York was the place most severely affected by the epidemic in the US. In the photo, Times Square (New York, USA) is deserted and quiet.
Accordingly, New York currently has more cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus than some countries strongly affected by the epidemic, including South Korea, Iran, Spain... Data from Johns Hopkins University shows that the number of COVID-19 cases as of 1:55 p.m. on March 23 in the US was 35,224, Spain was 28,768, Iran was 21,638, in South Korea was 8,961 cases. In the picture, the western expressway axis towards central New York was quiet over the weekend.
New Yorkers' lives have been turned upside down by the rapid spread of the epidemic. A city that was never sleep but now deserted and desolate. In the picture, two rare passengers on the subway wear masks, gloves and sit far apart to protect their own health.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the closure would disrupt people's lives but was necessary to limit the spread of the epidemic and protect public health. In the photo, a masked pedestrian passes by the New York Stock Exchange (USA), which was once bustling, but has now become quiet, deserted.
Minskoff Theater near Times Square (New York, USA) is closed under order of the state government until mid-April.
A series of measures to limit the rapid increase in infections in New York are applied. In the picture, the worm is taking a man for a walk in a quiet neighborhood.
Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered all non-significant businesses in the state to close and unnecessarily workers to stay home. All crowded events across the state were canceled. If going out, people have to keep a 2-meter distance. In the photo, a single passenger in the middle of the New York train station (USA) in the early morning of the weekend, when there were many passengers.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked the federal government to localize the purchase of medical equipment and approve a number of locations to build about four field hospitals, each with 250 beds, to treat COVID-19 patients.
The advertising billboard on Avenue 7 of Times Square in New York (USA) on March 20 was still brightly lit but no longer as bustling and crowded as before.
Ines Tshiyomba took the opportunity to pose for her boyfriend to take photos on the deserted Brooklyn Bridge, a location that often attracts a lot of tourists in New York (USA).
According to data from the Center for Science and Technology systems at Johns Hopkins University (USA), as of 1:55 p.m. on March 23, the number of COVID-19-19 infections in the US was 35,224 cases, including 417 deaths. The data adds that New York state is the region with the highest number of COVID-19 cases with 16,916 cases, followed by Washington state with 1,914 cases.
