COVID-19: New York governor extends shutdown to April 29
Schools and non-essential businesses to stay shut during this period
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New York: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday extended a shutdown in the epicenter of America's deadly coronavirus pandemic until near the end of the month.
Cuomo said the COVID-19 death rate in New York was "effectively flat" for the past two days but announced that schools and non-essential businesses must stay shut until April 29.
"Now is not the time to be lax," he told reporters.