NEW YORK SUBWAYS SHUTDOWN OVERNIGHT FOR New York City
NEW YORK SUBWAYS SHUTDOWN OVERNIGHT FOR DISINFECTING
Nyc's subway network went empty on Weds early time of the day as a result of a decision to close down the daily almost around-the-clock station sanitation operation.
The services, which had been operating on a shortened timetable since emergency order due to the corona virus, would now be halted at one in the morn. Around five a.m. Every single day.
Many stations do not even have a gate which implies that there is no way to secure them safely. So a thousand police at almost three hundred stations have guarded it at night so no citizens could enter inside.
MTA staff cleansing vehicles at the ninety-sixth Street Qstation, as they did midnight at all four hundred and seventy-two stations. They are even washing trains & sweeping the entire day.
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MAYOR OF NEW YORK IS NOT HAPPY WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP, NOT MENTIONING THE NYC IN THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL FUND
Mayor of NYC sounds against President Trump and his reluctance not to include the New York state with a federal financial rescue.
"A disgruntled New Yorker apparently loving punching his own town in the leg," the mayor said to Trump.
He also contrasted President Trump with President Herbert Hoover after the crisis stating he should be "recalled as someone who has struggled in the most important task of providing for the people he represents." Hospital admissions and Intensive care unit admissions are also down, but the number of people tested for the corona virus positive has risen.
MORE THAN FIFTEEN CHILDREN ARE ADMITTED IN HOSPITAL WITH INFLAMMATORY DISEASE IN NYC
According to a safety warning released on Mon by the Nyc Health Department, fifteen children in NYC were admitted with indications associated with a multisystem inflammation condition likely related to corona virus.
According to the warning, the patients, aged Two to fifteen, were admitted to the hospital from April Seventeen through May one.
Many strongly screened for corona virus or had confirmed results on an antibody.
Any of the children had a high fever, and symptoms close to Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome characteristics, the warning added.
Symptoms involve a 5 day or more elevated fever coupled with swelling, swollen throat glands, dry cracking lips, bruised fingertips or feet, & puffiness of both eyes.
At least 5 of the cases needed a ventilator, & many needed aid for blood pressure. No mortality has been recorded among patients in NYC so far.
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Subways services will be shut down every night to carry out of disinfection process
To ensure proper disinfection so as to prevent spread of coronavirus the New York City subways will be shut down for four hours every night to disinfect every single car on every single train in its fleet. The subway stations will be closed between 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. every day from May 6 and this may continue until the virus is no longer a threat said MTA. The agency though did not provide an exact date to end this ago it said Governor Cuomo may allow it once 24-hour services are implemented. To compensate for this cancellation of the transport system, MTA will be adding 334 buses, 1168 trips and 37 routes with the bus fare being free.
In the case of workers who cannot depend solely on bus ride alone will be offered with a free ride to home via MTA's partnership with hire care services. The wing responsible for cleaning the subways will be divided into three teams and 500
employees will be assigned to clean each subway car every day. The following are the details on division of labour force to carry out the tasks. Daytime Terminal Car Cleaning: Once a train reaches its final destination the crews will be removing trash, clean spills and biohazards, and spot clean seats, floors, and other surfaces. Also, the trains will be disinfected at terminals during specified times of the day. Overnight Yard Cleaning: Trains that will be in service during daytime and out of service during night time will be receiving a more intense cleaning which includes removal of garbage and graffiti, clean spills and biohazards, mop floors, clean seats cleaning, and disinfect surfaces. Overnight Terminal Car Cleaning: Trains that remain in service at night will receive cleaning that is identical to the yard cleaning except at terminal stations.
The MTA police force and NYPD will be working together to ensure clearance of subway stations every night "to make sure their critical work goes on uninterrupted." Though the increase in cost for overnight staffing is not announced, MTA Chairman Patrick Foye said costs to staff overnight cleaning operations would run hundreds of millions over budget. Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano said "exactly the aggressive and dramatic action we wanted to safeguard transit workers worried they could contract the virus from people camped out in the system." The MTA said apart from the time during 9/11 attacks and strikes where the services were cancelled only for a day this is the first time that services are partially or completely shut down due to a health-related situation.
Increase in burglaries and murders in New York City reported
Major crimes have decreased in New York City compared to what was reported in the month of
April 2019 to that of this year. With the stay at home orders in implementation, people are expected to stay home in isolation and away from others via physical distancing so it is obvious to expect a decline in crime rate. However, auto thefts and commercial burglaries have seen a 169 per cent increase in murders. The rate has seen a spike of 4.1 per cent, in the first four months of 2020 compared to the first four months of 2019. The data released on Monday indicated that major index crimes decreased by 28.5 per cent in the month of April in comparison to last year rates. The overall crime rate has decreased in quarters like the transit system and public housing also 9.7 per cent decrease in shootings is reported in New York City. Apparently commercial complexes are affected the most, these include bodegas, restaurants
etc and it is becoming increasingly difficult to prevent these from happening while fighting the
The virus that is keeping everyone on their feet. Though the arrest rate has decreased overall, NYPD officers have made 44 per cent more burglary arrests during the month of April compared to the same time period last year. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said "unparalleled commitment, strength and fairness that is at the core of our agency’s mission, the men and women of the NYPD are maintaining operational continuity and public safety during this ongoing COVID-19 outbreak,” Though the pandemic has put considerable strain on the department and taken 38 colleagues who we will never forget, our uniformed officers and civilian employees have demonstrated extraordinary professionalism in adopting innovative policing functions to remain on the front lines, to allay uncertainty and fear and to relentlessly serve New Yorkers for as long as this unprecedented the crisis goes on.”
Despite a decrease in the number of domestic violence cases reported the NYPD officers worry
that it could be due to under-reporting from the victims and it is not to be assumed as normal,
especially when people are ordered to stay at home strictly, this could increase in abuse several
fold times.
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67-year-old died in a car collision near North Oliver in Wichita
67-year-old Bruce Reed of Wichita, died after a car collision on the road on Monday, according to Wichita Police Department (WPD).
Around 3:15 p.m., Police got the report of an accident at the intersection of North Oliver and E. 2nd Street.
When Officers arrived at the site of the accident, they saw a silver Hyundai Tucson and a blue Chevrolet Malibu had collided into each other at the intersection.
The 66-year-old female driver of Tucson and the 65-year-old female driver of Malibu got minor injuries and were taken to the hospital by EMS.
Reed was on the backseat of the Malibu, got critical injuries, and was immediately taken to the hospital, but he died shortly after reaching the hospital.
According to an initial investigation by the Police, the driver of the Tucson was traveling south on Oliver, and Malibu was traveling west on E. 2nd Street that resulted in a collision.
Hawai’I Pacific University prepares to provide in-person classes in Fall
Hawai'i Pacific University is soon planning to restart the in-person classes starting in fall, from August 24, assuming that the State of Hawai'i and City and County of Honolulu directives will permit the reopening and in-person instruction by then.
HPU had also prepared with some special facilities to keep students and staff safe by enhanced social distancing for its classrooms and facilities, health screenings, and improved cleaning and maintain sanitization. This can lead to the smooth functioning of the campus, announce President John Gotanda on Monday.
Gotanda also added that HPU had expanded its Holomua Commitment program to all Hawai'i residents who want to get themselves transferred to HPU. HPU will also pay for each student's tuition fee that is not covered in any other financial aid, which will make the education more affordable.
HPU had successfully shifted to a completely online campus to complete this spring, said Gotanda. Even if the conditions remain the same in future university is entirely prepared to teach students online.
