New York Officials Order 1,000 Quarantined Fearing Possible Contact With Coronavirus Patients
By The Blaze. Roughly 1,000 people in New York City have been ordered quarantined by health officials, most over fears that they many may have come in contact with any of five individuals in one community who have tested positive for the coronavirus known as COVID-19. . .
The Washington Post reported that the outbreak began as such: “First, a lawyer who commutes between the suburbs and his midtown Manhattan office was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Then, his wife and children tested positive, along with a neighbor who drove him to the hospital.”
The lawyer was admitted to a hospital and his wife and the two children were quarantined in their home. One of the kids, a boy, is a student who lived on campus at Yeshiva University, according to the New York Post. The outlet noted that “his 14-year-old sister attends the private Jewish SAR Academy in Riverdale that closed Tuesday for ‘precautionary measures.'”
Now, anyone who came into contact with the family or the neighbor either through the kids’ schools, the parents’ law firm, their medical treatment, the family’s synagogue, or in any other capacity have been ordered by health officials to self-quarantine. . .
In addition to the folks who may have come in contact with the family or the neighbor, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters that another 300 study-abroad students at state-run universities are being recalled back from countries with high numbers of coronavirus cases, namely China, Italy, Japan, Iran, and South Korea. Those students will be quarantined for 14 days. (Read more from “New York Officials Order 1,000 Quarantined Fearing Possible Contact With Coronavirus Patients” HERE)
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Five More New York Coronavirus Cases Confirmed, Bringing State Total to 11
By New York Post. New York’s tally of coronavirus cases rose to 11 on Wednesday, as officials revealed that nine people linked to an infected Westchester attorney tested positive — and some 1,000 people were asked to self-isolate.
“This is the most complex case we’ve had in terms of the number of interactions,” Gov. Cuomo said at an afternoon press briefing in Albany announcing the most recent batch of confirmed cases.
Since the lawyer — identified by sources as Lawrence Garbuz, 50, of New Rochelle — on Tuesday became the second Empire State resident to test positive for the contagion, those around him have fallen like dominoes. (Read more from “Five More New York Coronavirus Cases Confirmed, Bringing State Total to 11” HERE)
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