US passes 250,000 dead, New York closes schools – Night Shift

The United States reached the figure of 250,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday since the start of the pandemic, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

The North American giant, where the number of infected has increased considerably in recent weeks, is the most affected in the world by the virus, ahead of Brazil and India.

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In New York City, schools were closed again after the city recorded a positivity rate above 3% for seven consecutive days, the data that was to define the measure.

“New York has hit the threshold of an average of 3% positive tests over seven days. Unfortunately, this means that public school buildings will be closed from tomorrow, Thursday November 19, as a precaution, ”said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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From tomorrow, November 19 @NYCSchools buildings will close for in-person learning due to a 3% COVID-19 positivity rate in New York City. @NYCMayor provided an update: pic.twitter.com/lIOg5O8bhf

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Daniel Saint Martin, an Argentinian who has lived in New York for 35 years, said Channel 3 that the number of infections has increased sharply in recent days.

“Yesterday there were almost 5,200 cases. Schools opened two months ago but closed again. There are 1,800, over a million students,” he said.

Saint Martin said that commercial activity is quite normal in the city and that tourism is almost “zero”, due to the tests and the three-day quarantine they request.

“There are no theaters, cinemas, a number of things are closed. Businesses are open. But there are very few people, It looks like a ghost town, I have lived here for 35 years and have seen it like this in my life.

In turn, he added that restaurants “operate at 25%” and that in supermarkets the number of customers is limited. For not wearing a mask at airports or train stations, the fines “are $ 50”.

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