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Time Square lights don’t illuminate anyone. Not a soul is seen in the usually crowded Grand Central train station. Only a handful of people take photos of the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the great tourist attractions of the city that does not sleep.

Efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus have practically paralyzed the city, which has become one of the epicenters of the virus.

Nearly 2,000 people have been hospitalized in the state for the virus and there have already been 114 deaths, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. More than 15,000 tested positive, including 9,000 in the Big Apple.

The streets were already deserted before the mandatory confinement began on Sunday at eight o’clock in the evening, which requires all non-essential employees to remain at home. Any meeting of people that is not essential is also suspended.

The impact of these measures is evident in Manhattan.

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No more play dates, no more picnics in the park with friends, no more pickup games of basketball. No more commuting or using public transport — unless absolutely essential. New York implemented dramatic restrictions Sunday to slow a pandemic that has killed more than 14,000 people worldwide and was threatening to make the state one of the biggest hot spots.⁠ ⁠ Video journalist Robert Bumsted @bumsted took this clip through the middle of New York’s Times Square on Sunday. ⁠ #APVideo ⁠

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Nobody photographs the Bull of the Stock Market, another of the great tourist monuments of the city and the crowded subways transport only a handful of passengers, almost all with masks.

The Broadway theater lights stay on despite the fact that the functions were suspended until mid-April. Sign that the show will continue. (I)

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