New Yorkers should go about our lives, continue doing what we do normally.
What is clear is the only way you get it is with substantial contact with someone who already has it.
You don't get it from a surface, you don't get it from glancing or very temporary contact
- Mayor De Blasio
Catching the flu right now is much greater risk than anything to do with the coronavirus.
- Governor Cuomo
Almost half the COVID-19 deaths in the United States are in NY.