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Those rumors that NYC was planning a shutdown are only rumors. Mayor says no such plans.
New York City Officials Say There Is No Shut Down Planned This Weekend Because Of The CoronavirusA series of text messages attributed to sources in high places are being forwarded across group chats and causing panic for New Yorkers facing the coronavirus pandemic.
The text messages falsely claim that New York City is going to be shut down over the weekend because of the coronavirus. Some attributed this to former mayor Michael Bloomberg, others to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and others still are claiming they heard it from the NYPD. All are false.
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NO, there is NO TRUTH to rumors about Manhattan being quarantined. Whoever is spreading this misinformation, PLEASE STOP NOW!
Mayor Bill de Blasio
@NYCMayor
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/new-york-city-shut-down-false-texts
NO, there is NO TRUTH to rumors about Manhattan being quarantined. Whoever is spreading this misinformation, PLEASE STOP NOW!
10:20 PM - 12 Mar 2020
The text messages falsely claim that New York City is going to be shut down over the weekend because of the coronavirus. Some attributed this to former mayor Michael Bloomberg, others to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and others still are claiming they heard it from the NYPD. All are false.
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"Lots of new information flying around at a rapid race. It’s important we all do the best we can to limit the flow of inaccurate info. For anyone who has received this message, it is NOT true," tweeted Freddi Goldstein, the press secretary for Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The mayor himself weighed in with a tweet
The mayor himself weighed in with a tweet
NO, there is NO TRUTH to rumors about Manhattan being quarantined. Whoever is spreading this misinformation, PLEASE STOP NOW!
Mayor Bill de Blasio
@NYCMayor
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/new-york-city-shut-down-false-texts
NO, there is NO TRUTH to rumors about Manhattan being quarantined. Whoever is spreading this misinformation, PLEASE STOP NOW!
10:20 PM - 12 Mar 2020
We're entering the silly season. Let's be careful out there!