Corona in the USA: Infection numbers are increasing - New York neighborhoods are threatened with another lockdown

In the USA, the number of new corona infections is again increasing sharply.

Nine neighborhoods in New York are threatened with another lockdown.

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• The

  US

  is the country

  most affected

  by the

  coronavirus pandemic *

  worldwide.

• In

  New York

  , the number of

  new corona infections * is

  again

  increasing

  sharply.

• Mayor

  de Blasio

  announced a possible

  lockdown

  for the

  affected districts

  .

Update from October 5, 9:30 p.m.:

After another

, schools in nine districts of the metropolis have to close again.

In these districts, around 5.5 percent of coronavirus tests would come back positive, Governor

said

on Monday.

All schools in these districts would therefore have to close on Tuesday.

Unlike Mayor

previously

requested, restaurants, bars and shops may initially remain open - with mask compulsory, hygiene rules and limited capacity.

Just last week, after several postponements, the schools in New York began again to temporarily teach students on site.

With more than a million students, New York's school district is the largest in the

Corona in the USA: Infection numbers are increasing - New York neighborhoods are threatened with another lockdown

First report from October 5th, 11.35 a.m .:

Munich / New York -

With more than

and over

the

is the

country

most severely affected by the

date

.

Most recently, even President

fell ill

with

and was taken to a

.

In

, the number of

is now increasing

again sharply.

Mayor

has announced a possible

for affected neighborhoods.

In the video: US President Donald Trump sends further signs of life after corona infection

Corona in the USA: Nine New York neighborhoods are threatened with another lockdown

The

said on Sunday (local time): "Unfortunately, today is not a day to celebrate." Due to the sharp rise in the number of

,

the reintroduction of

in

.

He will petition New York State Governor

to

all non-essential

and

in the

.

In the

this year,

one of the

cities hardest hit

by the

in the world.

For several weeks there were strict

in the "city that never sleeps".

So far, around

in the east coast metropolis have died as a result of their

with the

virus

.

We've seen consistently high COVID-19 numbers in 9 zip codes across South Brooklyn, Far Rockaway and Central Queens.

We're providing these areas with additional resources, but when presented with new information, we must act.

We won't risk the progress we've made.

- Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) October 4, 2020

Corona: New York Mayor de Blasio speaks of worrying developments

The

where the

are now rising again strongly, are all in

or

.

There are large

in several of the affected neighborhoods

.

The explosive rise in

coincided with the high Jewish holidays around

.

More than

all

positive

in the

in the past seven days

.

said there were also

in 11 other postcode areas

.

Only a few days ago the children and adolescents returned to their

after months of distance learning

.

In addition,

were also allowed to

reopen

their interior areas to

under strict conditions

.