JUST IN: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo orders non-essential businesses to keep 100% of their workforce at home to try to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak across the state.
, worried it will cause people to panic, thinking officials were going to shut down the bridges and tunnels.
"I spent half my day knocking down rumors that we're going to imprison people in their homes," he said earlier Thursday. De Blasio said he wants to model the city's restrictions after ones adopted by Northern California officials earlier this week. San Francisco Bay area officialson Monday, prohibiting people from leaving their homes, except under "limited circumstances," according to the order.
People who venture out are expected to remain six feet apart, wash their hands, cover their coughs or sneezes and abide by a number of other restrictions. Non-essential businesses across the state, including wineries and bars, will be closed. But essential services such as grocery stores, banks, pharmacies and cannabis shops will remain open.
Residents are allowed to walk their dogs or go for a run, so long as they maintain a distance of at least six feet from anyone they don't currently live with, San Francisco health officer Dr. Grant Colfax said at a press conference Monday.
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