New York State extends the lockdown by two weeks until April 29. The maximum fines for violations of the measures promulgated to stem the spread of the coronavirus will be doubled.
According to Governor Andrew Cuomo, it will be up to to $ 1,000.
The schools are closed, and everyone has to stay at home. Residents may only go outside for very urgent matters.
In the state, more than 4,000 corona patients have succumbed to the virus. New York is therefore considered to be the epicentre of the Chinese-origin condition in the United States.
Approximately 340,000 infections have been registered in the US, and around 9,600 corona patients have died from the effects of the virus.