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New York City is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States and its residents have felt the biggest impact from the fallout. With the city on lockdown outside of essential workers, many are losing jobs and wondering how they will be able to make ends meet.
Mario Salerno, a Brooklyn landlord who owns 80 apartments, informed his tenants that they will not have to pay rent for April due to the outbreak.
“I want everybody to be healthy,” he told NBC New York, via the New York Post. “That’s the whole thing.
“I told them just to look out for your neighbor and make sure that everyone has food on their table.”
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The coronavirus outbreak has led to the cancellation or postponing of many large events including The Masters, the 2020 Summer Olympics, NCAA Tournament, Coachella, SXSW, the Winter X Games, Stagecoach, Ultra Music Festival in Miami, and more. The NBA, NHL, and MLS have temporarily suspended their seasons.
The coronavirus mainly comes from animals and a majority of those who were infected early either worked at or frequently visited the Huanan seafood wholesale market in Wuhan, according to The Guardian. The virus is similar to Severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (Mers).
The Wuhan coronavirus is transmitted from person to person through “droplet transmission.” That means an infected person can pass the virus by sneezing or coughing on another person as well as by direct contact.
While a majority of the cases have been detected in the United States and China — with more than 3,000 deaths in the United States which surpasses the death toll of the September 11 terrorist in New York City — it has now reached many countries around the world. It has also been confirmed in Italy, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and many other eastern countries.
