Only essential businesses can have workers commuting.
March 20, 2020, 7:10 PM
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In New York, where there are over 7,000 diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus, 100% of the state's workforce will be ordered to stay home except for essential services.
"Only essential businesses can have workers commuting to the job or on the job," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday, stressing that this rule "will be enforced."
People stand in line outside a food pantry in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during the coronavirus pandemic, March 19, 2020.
People stand in line outside a food pantry in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during the coronavirus pandemic, March 19, 2020.Erin Patrice O'Brien/Redux
Everyone else must “remain indoors to the greatest extent” possible, he said.
Here are some of the services that can stay open when this rule goes into effect Sunday evening:
Essential retail:
A shuttered Walgreens pharmacy store is seen during the coronavirus outbreak in Times Square in Manhattan in New York, March 20, 2020.
A shuttered Walgreens pharmacy store is seen during the coronavirus outbreak in Times Square in Manhattan in New York, March 20, 2020.Mike Segar/ReutersGrocery stores including all food and beverage (including liquor stores)PharmaciesConvenience storesFarmers' marketsGas stationsRestaurants/bars (for take-out/delivery only)Hardware and building material stores
Essential manufacturing:
Food processing, including all foods and beverages Chemicals Medical equipment/instruments Pharmaceuticals Safety and sanitary products Telecommunications Microelectronics/semi-conductor Agriculture/farms Paper products
