New Yorkers are now facing up to the hard realities of this pandemic - and discovering its unlikely heroes Jane Mulkerrins is a New York-based writer who contributes often to the Telegraph As 8.6 million New Yorkers begin our third week of mandated lockdown, the wider state has become a ‘hot zone’, with 59,513 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 965 deaths – almost 50% of all US cases – more than half of those in New York City.
Which is hardly surprisingly, of course, in one of the world’s most densely populated cities, and a transient population further swollen by 65 million annual visitors.
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo formally extended the strict stay-at-home order to all but key workers until April 15.