New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday proposed reinstating the lockdown for nine neighbourhoods in Brooklyn and Queens in which there had been a surge in coronavirus infection rates.
The proposed partial reversal in New York came as the number of cases in the US continued to rise. The number of new positive daily tests has jumped from 36,947 on September 29 to 51,203 on October 3, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The country had reported 201,351 coronavirus deaths as of Saturday.
The plan for New York, which still needs approval from governor Andrew Cuomo, would require schools and non-essential businesses to close in the affected areas beginning on Wednesday.
New York City, which has recorded more coronavirus cases than any other US city, had been easing its restrictions as its infection rates improved. But with positive test rates soaring in some…