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New York City residents who fail to follow social distancing orders could face hefty fines, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday.

Rhode Island police and members of the Rhode Island National Guard went door to door over the weekend to inform New Yorkers who fled the state to escape the outbreak that they must self-quarantine for 14 days as the state, and nation as a whole, continues in its efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

A U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) employee has tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus, it was confirmed Sunday.

Eight sex offenders, three of which were convicted for raping children, were released in the state of New York as a statewide initiative led by Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to empty prisons in fear that inmates will contract the Chinese coronavirus. 

States that introduced “green” regulations that taxed single-use plastic grocery bags in an effort to eventually annihilate them are now welcoming them back as health officials caution of possible contamination with reusable bags.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, New York state is mobilizing to build eight temporary hospitals to care for the surge of patients, including a 1,000-bed makeshift hospital at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan built with the help of the New York National Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

“Yes, they’re in a stockpile because that’s where they are supposed to be, because we don’t need them yet,” Cuomo said. “We need them for the apex, the apex isn’t here, so we’re gathering them in a stockpile.”

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) is bragging about the number of inmates he is releasing from prison in the midst of the Chinese coronavirus crisis while car theft skyrockets in the city.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) repeatedly criticized President Trump’s response to the coronavirus and the White House’s broader political strategy in the months prior to praising the president’s approach to the outbreak.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that quarantining everyone together in New York City is probably not the best pubic health strategy in the fight against the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.

New York City will close several streets in an effort to combat the spread of the Chinese coronavirus as the number of cases in the city continue to lead the country. 

Left-wing director Rob Reiner emphatically declared on Tuesday that President Trump is “causing people in NY to DIE” as the coronavirus pandemic rages on in the United States.

Vice reports that New York state inmates working to make hand sanitizer during the coronavirus outbreak are actually tasked with repackaging an unknown company’s product as Governor Andrew Cuomo’s vaunted “NYS Clean” hand sanitizer.

Cuomo noted that New York had 15 times the coronavirus cases of California and other states and because of their welcoming spirit.

“No basketball, for example. You cannot do it,” Cuomo said.

While L.A. moves thousands of homeless people to recreation centers, 30 people in homeless shelters in New York have tested positive for coronavirus.

The White House said Tuesday that New York City was the most critical area affected by the coronavirus outbreak and that people leaving the area should self-quarantine.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shared similar views as President Donald Trump on Tuesday, agreeing it would be possible to restart the economy by loosening coronavirus isolation restrictions on Americans.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering travelers flocking to the Sunshine State from coronavirus hotspots — particularly the New York Tri-State Area — to self-quarantine, he announced on Monday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) revealed Tuesday that the state is experimenting with having two coronavirus-stricken patients share a single medical ventilator to make up for a shortage of machines.

Officials in the hardest-hit states in the U.S., like New York, are prepared to impose legal penalties on individuals who flout restrictions implemented to stem the spread of the widening novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Monday that Chinese coronavirus cases in the state have soared 38 percent overnight to 20,875, thanks in part to more widespread testing.

The Army Corps of Engineers is helping New York turn existing facilities into hospital space to help with an expected surge of patients.

Fashion designer Christian Siriano has offered to do his part during the coronavirus pandemic by manufacturing protective masks for medical workers fighting the outbreak and in need of supplies.

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced on Friday that his Humanity Forward nonprofit, through its Coronavirus Relief Fund, will distribute at least $1 million in cash aid to working families in New York and across the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Friday directed non-essential businesses to keep all of their employees at home as the number of Chinese coronavirus cases continues to swell in the state.

A 95-year-old in self-isolation received a surprise birthday visit from her family during the global coronavirus pandemic.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) confirmed a 90-day waiver for all mortgage payments on Thursday due to the “tremendous economic pressure” of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) addressed his feeling that the people of New York are at what he described as “near-panic levels.”

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo praised President Trump’s response efforts to the coronavirus pandemic in New York, saying his team was “on it” and that he was doing the “right thing.”

President Donald Trump hit New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Twitter Tuesday for criticizing his handling of the coronavirus crisis.

“I often tell you when I am unhappy with the federal response to this state. The fairness dictates that kudos where kudos are due, and here the president and the vice president responded very quickly,” Cuomo said.

President Donald Trump says New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has to “do more” for his state in the fight against coronavirus.

Appearing Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) warned that a “major crisis” at hospitals in his state could be weeks away as healthcare workers scramble to treat patients with coronavirus. 

A teacher was charged over $10,000 after visiting an emergency room in Brooklyn, New York, on March 2 to be tested for the Chinese coronavirus.

New York Mayor Andrew Cuomo (D) on Thursday announced a ban on gatherings larger than 500 people as officials in New York State continue to implement measures to prepare for and combat the outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus.