Forget about visiting New York if you are British. Sheriff’s deputies will visit the home or hotel of “every traveler” in the UK to ensure they are quarantined, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, effective immediately.
Citing the threat of a “New strain” of the virus was reportedly recorded in London and southern England, de Blasio announced the measure on Wednesday, during a press conference urging residents of the Big Apple not to travel or congregate for the upcoming holidays.
We cannot take any chances with anyone traveling, especially those coming from the UK.
Anyone entering the city must already self-quarantine for 14 days. De Blasio said all Britons would receive a notice to this effect from the New York Department of Health, via “Certified mail. “
DE BLASIO: “We will ask the Sheriff’s deputies to come to the house or hotel of every traveler coming from the UK.”
“Then there will be a direct home visit or a hotel visit from the deputy sheriff to confirm that they are on quarantine,” he added. “Or if they don’t, they will be penalized” up to $ 1,000 per day.
Sheriff Joseph Fucito said MPs would brief travelers on quarantine protocols as well as the availability of city services, including assistance with food and shelter. “Or anything that will help them get through their 40s.” “
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New York City has accounted for a disproportionate number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the United States. Although no longer in the top spot – this dubious distinction now belongs to Los Angeles – three of the city’s boroughs are still in the top ten U.S. counties in terms of the number of deaths attributed to the virus.
This is despite the strict lockdown measures imposed by de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo, including the cancellation of vacations, the closure of schools and the recent ban on indoor meals. De Blasio urged New Yorkers to tackle this “One last sacrifice” before things get better from February.
While the reasoning he cited is the expected increase in vaccinations, it is implicitly expected that things will improve immediately once fellow Democrat Joe Biden is appointed president at the end of January.
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