COVID-19: New York governor extends shutdown to April 29

Schools and non-essential businesses to stay shut during this period

Last updated: April 06, 2020 | 20:47

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares for a news conference at the Javits Center in New York, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, where the Army Corps of Engineers is turning the convention center into a 1,000-bed emergency hospital.

New York Times

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.