New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday night that all restaurants, bars, and cafes will be limited to food take-out and delivery only, and that all nightclubs and movie theater must close on Tuesday morning.
In a statement on Sunday, de Blasio said he will sign an executive order to limit public gatherings in order to curb the spread of coronavirus.
As of Sunday evening, the US has reported over 3,700 cases of coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19. The disease has also killed 69 people in the US and has spread to over 100 countries.
"Our lives are all changing in ways that were unimaginable just a week ago," de Blasio said. "The virus has spread rapidly through the close interactions New Yorkers have in restaurants, bars, and places where we sit together. We have to break the cycle."
As part of the executive order, all restaurants, bars, and cafes will be limited to food take-out and delivery. In addition, all nightclubs, movie theaters, small theater houses, and concert venues will be forced to close.
The order will go into effect on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
New York announced earlier on Sunday that it would be closing all public schools.
Several states have already called for bars and restaurants to close.
The order follows new guidelines set out by The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending that all gatherings and events of 50 people and more be postponed until May.
"Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus to new communities," the CDC said.
빌 드 블라지오 뉴욕시장이 일요일 저녁 발표에서 모든 레스토랑과 바, 카페는 음식 테이크 아웃과 배달만 가능하게 제한하며 모든 나이트클럽과 영화관은 화요일 아침부터 닫는다고 밝혔다.
일요일 성명문에서 드블라지오 시장은 코로나바이러스 확산을 막기위해서 대중모임을 제한 하는 행정명령에 사인할 것이라고 발언했습니다.
일요일 저녁기준으로 미국은 3700명 이상의 코로나 확진자가 발생했다.
뉴욕시는 일요일 모든 공립학교를 닫을 것이라고 발표한 바 있다.
CDC는 5월까지 50명 이상이 모이는 모임은 연기할 것을 권고하였다.
50명 이상의 대규모 이벤트나 모임은 미국내 코로나19 확산에 영향을 미치고 있으며 여행자들을 통해서 다른 커뮤니티로 바이러스를 전파하고 있다고 CDC는 발표했습니다.