NYC Residents May Soon Need to<br />'Shelter in Place' Over the Coronavirus According to Mayor Bill de Blasio, a <br />decision will be made in the next two days. Bill de Blasio, <br />via press conference de Blasio added that the city now has <br />over 814 cases of the global disease. The global pandemic has so far claimed <br />seven lives in America's biggest city. The decision would follow one in the San Francisco Bay area, <br />which issued a "shelter in place" order on Monday. Banks, groceries and pharmacies stay open under <br />the decree, but all non-essential establishments are closed. Residents must stay at least<br />half a dozen feet away from<br />people they don't live with. Taking a walk or a run around <br />outside is also allowed. de Blasio has not yet stated <br />what a "shelter in place" <br />order for N.Y.C. would entail.
