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Sacrifi ce is the key to overcoming COVID-19
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People walk at Central Park maintaining social distancing norms on May 2, 2020.
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REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Story: ‘There is no work, no money to pay rent’: Tenants
in 17 buildings across western Queens go on rent strike
Summary: Seventeen buildings in Woodside went on a
rent strike on May 1 to protest the fact that rents have
not been frozen or canceled during the pandemic, which
has created a high level of unemployment throughout
the country.
Reach: 8,796 (as of 5/4/20)
Every American wants this pandemic
to end yesterday, and desires
a return to normal life even sooner
than that. Th e reality is, that’s not
going to happen overnight.
We New Yorkers have been
toughing out the coronavirus crisis
for two months now. It has not
been easy, but we’ve done a damn
good job of fl attening the curve.
Still, there’s a long way to go; scores
are still dying of COVID-19 daily.
Th e weekend brought some of
the best weather New York has
seen in weeks. Th e sun shined
through the warm, yet comfortable
air. Th ousands took to city parks
to enjoy it all, albeit while practicing
social distancing and wearing
masks.
But the pandemic is growing
across the country, including in
states like Florida and Georgia
which have relaxed social distancing
rules. Beaches and streets are
crowded there; most people aren’t
social distancing or wearing masks.
We cringe over these images.
Th en there are protesters converging
on state capitals with
demands to reopen immediately
in spite of all evidence, reason and
understanding about coronavirus.
Many of them think this is all a big
sham — as if the states just decided
one day to close themselves up
and tank their economies without a
valid reason.
Here in New York, we’ve seen the
horrifying body count. We’ve heard
the terrible tales of suff ering and
death coming from inside our hospitals.
Th e rest of the country can
take our word for it: Coronavirus is
a killer, and we’ve got to do what we
must to protect ourselves and our
families from contracting it.
Th at means a lot of sacrifi ce.
We’ve already sacrifi ced plenty; we
will need to sacrifi ce more, until an
eff ective cure or vaccine is fi nally
available.
Does that mean we’ll have to be
shut-ins for the rest of the year? No.
We’re confident that within
weeks, when the coronavirus case
numbers are low, we’ll see the city
reopen in pieces. But we can rule
out large gatherings for a while.
And when we go out, we’ll need
to wear masks to protect ourselves,
and others.
We want to get back to normal
someday, and we will. But someday
will come much sooner if we continue
to do what we’ve done the last
eight weeks — change our behavior
to protect ourselves, and each other.
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