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Cuomo Imposes New COVID Restrictions As Cases Continue To Rise In NY

With coronavirus data continuing to head in the wrong direction, Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting in restrictions for New York State.

The governor points to several problematic areas. So starting Friday, he’s mandating all indoor dining stop at 10 pm, licensed bars and gyms must close indoors at 10 p.m. and private home gatherings are limited to 10 people.

“If these measures are not sufficient to slow the spread, we will turn the valve more. And part of that would be reducing the number of people in indoor dining.”

He also says parts of Staten Island where the infection rate is way up, is labeled as a yellow zone, which means other restrictions and more testing in schools.