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(CNN) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said a containment area will be established in the city of New Rochelle while Westchester County works to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Schools and facilities will be closed for two weeks, and the National Guard will be deployed in this area to help support the community.
The health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, said the area is a circle with a radius of approximately one mile (1.6 km).
Starting Thursday, the facilities and schools within the area will remain closed for two weeks. The National Guard will help deliver food to homes and clean up public spaces in the containment area, Cuomo said, describing the plan as a "drastic action."
This will continue until March 25.
"We will enter, clean the schools and evaluate the situation," said Cuomo. "This will be a period of interruption for the community."
Cuomo described it as a "matter of life or death."
New York is also establishing a satellite testing center, in association with Northwell Health, in New Rochelle, which is located in Westchester County.
New Rochelle is "a particular problem," said Cuomo, adding that "the numbers have been going up, the numbers keep going up, the numbers go up endlessly."
Cuomo stressed that the closure facilities in the area are a "drastic action" that applies to "large congregated facilities for meetings," including schools and temples, but not "everything."
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