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New York City schools halt classes as Covid-19 cases soar
COVID-19 neared a world record of a quarter-million lives lost, and as state and local officials nationwide moved to further restrict social gatherings and commercial activity to stem surging cases and hospitalizations heading into winter.The move doubtless came as a relief to some teachers, many of whom have expressed fear of being placed at increased risk of exposure to the highly contagious respiratory virus.But it will cause hardship for working parents forced to make new childcare arrangements once more."I could lose my job... I am stuck between bills and my son, and it's a hard choice.