New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to warn New Yorkers about the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. During his daily briefing, Cuomo announced that he would be raising the fine for those who ignore social distancing during the fight against COVID-19.
Those who do not keep a safe distance from others in public will now face a fine that has been doubled to $1,000.
“Frankly, there has been a laxness on social-distancing, especially over this past weekend,” said Cuomo, via the New York Post. “That is just wholly unacceptable. If you get infected [or] you infect someone else [or] you go to an emergency room, you put a burden on all sorts of other people who you don’t know and who, frankly, you don’t have the right to burden with your irresponsibility.
“It’s not really about the fine. Nobody wants the money. We want the compliance. We are serious. It’s not about your life; you don’t have the right to risk someone else’s life.”
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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 9,600 deaths in the United States which surpasses and nearly triples 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.