Shutting down the city that never sleeps: An unimaginable week in New York City as it became a new epicenter

Stephanie McCrummen take us to New York City, which was becoming the new epicenter of the novel coronavirus spreading across the country — the 923 documented cases at the beginning of the week would soar beyond 5,000 by the end, including at least 26 deaths, figures climbing by the hour. The mayor would call the numbers “staggering” as the colossal city struggled to slow down further. Already, Broadway had gone dark. Museums were shut. Schools were closed. Office buildings were emptying and traffic was thinning, but now the imperative was growing for an even more complete shutdown of life in a city of 8.4 million people waiting to know what exactly that meant. wapo.st/virusnyc

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Shutting down the city that never sleeps

An unimaginable week in New York City as it became a new epicenter of A