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Remain cautious as city enters Phase 3
As New York City moved into
phase three of it COVID-19
reopening, the number of
coronavirus cases were rising in
most other states around the country.
Governor Andrew Cuomo marveled
at what we have accomplished in the
last seven weeks while warning New
Yorkers to proceed with caution.
“New Yorkers did the impossible.
We went from the worst infection
rate in the United States to the best
infection rate in the United States,”
Cuomo said.
But as Queens residents return to
nail and tanning salons, tattoo parlors,
dog runs, basketball and tennis
courts and even Spa Castle in College
Point, they have to go without indoor
dining, which was scrapped until
further notice.
“The last thing we need is to see
this virus spike again. It’s not getting
better and there are two threats in
that area,” Cuomo said. “One, New
Yorkers getting complacent. We get
complacent, we get cocky, we get a
little arrogant. The second threat is
you now have 38 states in this country
with an increasing virus rate of
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Cuomo urges New Yorkers to “put a mask on it” or risk a spike in COVID-19. Courtesy of Cuomo’s offi ce
infection. It’s only getting worse.”
To that end, Cuomo announced
that travelers from nearly 20 states
must now self-quarantine for 14 days,
although it is unclear how that policy
could be enforced. What is clear is
the governor’s displeasure at what
he saw over the July 4 holiday weekend
of upstate gatherings that were
not socially distant and not wearing
masks, something seen in Manhattan
and on Fire Island, as well.
“I understand that it is not politically
pleasant to enforce the
mask law or the gathering law or
the socially distanced law. I get it,”
Cuomo said. “I get that politically, it’s
difficult for the local governments
to do it, but it is the law. And if we
don’t do it, there’s going to be a serious
problem.”
He implored New Yorkers to stick
to the safety protocols or risk rolling
back the reopening.
“The numbers show we are right
where we want to be, but what’s happening
around the country is a cold
reminder that we need to continue
being cautious and smart and disciplined,”
Cuomo said. “No one wants
to go back to the hell that we went
through.”
Cuomo should have borrowed
the famous quote from retired
Army General Russel Honoré, the
hero of the federal response to the
Hurricane Katrina disaster in New
Orleans.
“Don’t get stuck on stupid,” he
said.
Be smart New Yorkers and mask
up. Don’t get stuck on stupid and
don’t allow another spike of COVID-
19.
We’ve had enough trauma.
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