New Rochelle is the largest cluster of confirmed cases in the US, with over 190 suspected cases and 61 confirmed cases.
All public gatherings have been ordered to be canceled, including school and church gatherings.
Governor Cuomo said this is NOT a Quarantine, individuals are not prohibited from entering or leaving the area. National Guard troops will be used to help deliver food to residents, provide traffic control for medical personnel and emergencies, and to assist in cleaning/disinfecting public places.
New Rochelle Superintended of Schools announced that for the two weeks students may miss, Summer School classes would be utilized to make up any missed instruction.
"We would like the country to realize that as a nation, we can't be doing the kinds of things we were doing a few months ago. It doesn't matter if you're in a state that has no cases or one case," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the biggest interventions should be reserved for areas with clusters of cases, such as Santa Clara County in California.
But he echoed federal health officials' advice for people at higher risk:
"I would encourage any individual who is elderly or is medically fragile to think long and hard about going into any large gathering that would involve close quarters and potential spread," Azar said.
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