High school students hang out on a Brooklyn street corner, Friday, March 20, 2020 in New York. The city's public schools are closed due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 10:14 p.m.
New York bans gatherings, nonessential workers to stay home
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict gatherings of any size for the state's more than 19 million residents and will require workers in nonessential businesses to stay home.