Red Signs Mark Entry Restrictions to New Rochelle Courthouses
Both the city court and family court locations are located outside of the "containment area." Officials say Westchester County, a suburban county north of New York City, is home to a cluster of coronavirus cases.
March 11, 2020 at 04:09 PM
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These placards have been placed at all entrances to both New Rochelle City and Family Courts with appropriate phone numbers.
Bright red signs were hung on the doors of New Rochelle's city and family courthouses Wednesday, barring entry to anyone with flu-like symptoms or potential coronavirus exposure.
"If you have a scheduled appearance or were otherwise directed to attend court today, you will not be penalized for your absence provided you call this number," the signs said, adding that anyone affected by the new entry rules can phone in for help. New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore signed an administrative order Wednesday with the same message.
National Guard troops have been deployed to New Rochelle and a circular "containment area" has been designated within the city. Schools, houses of worship and large gathering facilities inside the zone are set to close for two weeks starting Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week in a move intended to hamper the virus' spread.
Both the city court and family court locations are located outside of the "containment area." Officials say Westchester County, a suburban county north of New York City, is home to a cluster of coronavirus cases.
Some matrimonial and family courtrooms in White Plains and Yonkers were briefly closed for cleaning Tuesday and Wednesday, after a lawyer reported that she had tested positive for coronavirus and had visited the courthouses several times in the previous week.
After the lawyer's diagnosis Tuesday, the state court system informed the Westchester County Department of Health, courts spokesman Lucian Chalfen said. Attorneys, court security officers and other personnel who may have had contact with the lawyer were told to self-isolate and talk to their doctors, Chalfen said.
The state government on Wednesday reported 212 positive cases of coronavirus in New York, with 39 of those cases being new. Westchester remains at the center of the state's positive cases with 121.
Forty-eight of the positive cases are tied to New York City and Nassau County has 28 cases, according to the governor's office.
Of the positive cases, 32 people are hospitalized, Cuomo said.
"These numbers will continue to go up dramatically. The more tests we do, the more these numbers will increase," Cuomo said Wednesday at a press conference in Albany.
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