New York City will impose fines on people who refuse to wear a face covering as the rate of positive tests for the novel coronavirus climbed above 3% for the first time in months, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.
Officials will first offer free masks to those caught not wearing one. If the person refuses, they will face an unspecified fine, de Blasio told reporters.
“Our goal, of course, is to give everyone a free face mask,” de Blasio said. “We don’t want to fine people, but if we have to we will.”
The new rule extends across the city a similar policy imposed earlier this month by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, controlled by New York state governor Andrew Cuomo, in which commuters who refuse to wear a mask on public transit face a $50 fine.
The citywide daily positive test rate was 3.25%, which the mayor attributed in part to nine zip codes that city health officials say has seen a worrying uptick in cases, including several tight-knit Hasidic Jewish communities. The seven-day rolling COVID-19 positivity average was 1.38%.
(AP)
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Isn’t this OLD news??
About time:- Now all these Frumies shall even have to wear face masks on שבת when out in the street, and stop infecting our street & Shuls השם ירחם
I will never wear a mask survival rate for covid is 99% and 94% for people over 70 with normal imminent dangers we have to do hishtadlus the covid %’s are so way in our favor this is not a pandemic if some people die its in the realm of normal hashgacha. its like people stopped believing in hashem Covid became the new religion
The NYPD said a long time ago that they would refuse to enforce such orders. Have they changed their minds? I doubt it.
So people who find it difficult to breath with a mask on cannot even walk outside. That is as unconstitutional as you can get.
It’s time for Us healthy people to take back our right’s in spite of these elected tyrants in Blue States & Cities forcing unconstitutional “mandates” on all of us, it’s all about control of the masses with their N.W.O.!
This Plandemic could take many years to play out and it may not end at all unless WE, in large numbers, reject it.
With our children in these immunosuppressive deleterious Masks, often MOST of the day; please don’t be surprised if our children start “showing up” as seriously injured by “COVID-19”. They need the Next Wave and optimally this “wave” to have the ability to SHOCK and induce more FEAR.
Just another part of the PLAN folks, Do not listen to these Tyrants.
NO Masks
NO Testing
NO Tracking
NO Injection
NO Cashless Society
NO Contact with the “health care establishment contact tracers” Period! Yes we understand sometimes you must go to the Doctor for legitimate reasons.
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Are u sane??? Frumies don’t infect anyone. This virus comes and goes by the Will of Hashem, masks or no masks, and btw is here to teach us a lesson of Who is in charge. Some dimwits who just don’t GET IT need a double portion.