(Bloomberg) -- New York City is closing all non-essential businesses from Sunday to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies, Internet providers, mass transit, banks and other financial institutions will still be permitted to operate, the mayor said in a statement. The new restrictions will take effect Sunday 8 p.m. local time.
Businesses that remain open must implement rules that facilitate social distancing, according to the statement.
As of 6 p.m. Friday, there 5,683 positive cases of the virus and 43 fatalities, he said. The city had roughly a third of all confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the U.S, the mayor said earlier.
