As many of you might have known by now, COVID-19/coronavirus has cause disruptions around the world. New York City is an exception to this.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has imposed a one-mile (0.6 km) exclusion zone in the Westchester County town of New Rochelle after the lawyer there was tested positive with the virus.
In addition, the Governor has ordered a ban on all gathering of over 500 people across the state. This means many Broadway show has canceled performances, the NBA, NHL, and all other sporting events have either been canceled or postponed to a later date.
The New York City Half-Marathon, which was set to take place on Sunday, is canceled as a result of the ban. Also canceled is the St. Patrick's Day Parade for the first time ever. The parade was scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
Movie theaters are implementing seat separation and social distancing in order to slow the virus.
The Archdioceses of New York and Brooklyn have canceled Sunday Mass until further notice.
Public transit is the still operating, however, ridership is the down between 15 to 30-percent according to news reports. Amtrak has made changes to its rail service nationwide, include its Acela high-speed rail service on the Northeast Corridor Line.
Airlines have either suspended or cutback flights between the US and the European Union and Asia.
Back here in the city, public schools are in operation, however, parents have taken matters into their own hands by keeping their children home.
Charter schools and religious schools are closed and classes have been moved online.
The State University and the City University of New York, as well as many private colleges, have moved their classes online until further notice.
I, myself, is okay for now. I will try to keep you updated on this fluid situation as much as possible via this blog and on Twitter.
