Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday declared a state of emergency over the spread of the deadly coronavirus and predicted that New York City would have 1,000 confirmed cases by next week.
“It’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better,” he warned during a City Hall news conference.
The city currently counts 95 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, de Blasio said, up from 42 just since Wednesday. De Blasio warned that he expects the crisis to last at least six months, with more time needed to recover.
“This will not be over soon. It’s going to be a long, tough battle,” he said.
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