Cuomo Orders 100% of Nonessential N.Y. Workforce to Stay Home

N.Y. reports 2,950 new coronavirus cases; total is 7,102
Seniors are told to stay indoors, screen all visitors

Pedestrians walk through Grand Central Terminal in New York on March 19.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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By Keshia Clukey and Henry Goldman

March 20, 2020 at 3:20 PM UTC

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March 20, 2020 at 4:34 PM UTC

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Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered New Yorkers to stay at home for the foreseeable future, after days of conflict with Mayor Bill de Blasio over whether such an extreme measure needed to be taken to arrest the spread of coronavirus.