NEW YORK - The New York City mayor warned that there are dark days ahead as a new outbreak of the coronavirus affects the city."We have a couple of tough weeks ahead," Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference Wednesday morning. "We have to all work together."He made the assessment as he announced closures of non-essential businesses for "at least 14 days" in areas of the city starting on Thursday.
The rules affect hundreds of thousands of residents.The closures and new rules will be in designated 'red zones" in Brooklyn and Queens.
He has also set up "orange zones" with other rules in communities that surround the red zones.De Blasio also announced increased fines for non-compliance of COVID-19 rules.Fines for mass gatherings in.