The New York story has been proved to be fake news.
NYPD have said there'll be no shutdown of the subway.
Not sure if this is fake news. The report was from the New York Times.
https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.amp.html?amp_js_v=a3&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15841200161881&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F03%2F12%2Fnyregion%2Fcoronavirus-new-york-update.htmlAlso Follow this link and click on emergency executive order 98 link.
https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news.pageAnyway we shall see next week if the army/garda measures are bullshite or not.
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This is where I got the info'...Erm had the only copy of The Sun!
In the middle of the growing coronavirus panic in New York City, the New York City Police Department tweeted an all-caps dismissal of a viral rumor that's been spread through mass texts and on social media.
"THERE IS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA," the tweet said. "ONE TWEET IN PARTICULAR IS FALSE. CONTRARY TO WHAT IT SAYS THERE ARE NO PLANS BY THE NYPD TO SHUT DOWN ROADWAYS OR SUBWAYS."
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THERE IS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
ONE TWEET IN PARTICULAR IS FALSE. CONTRARY TO WHAT IT SAYS THERE ARE NO PLANS BY THE NYPD TO SHUT DOWN ROADWAYS OR SUBWAYS.
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The NYPD didn't link to the tweet it was referencing, but mass fake-news texts have been circulating that suggest otherwise. One of the widely shared texts alleges someone's coworker said on Slack they had lunch with Emma Bloomberg, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's daughter, and that her phone "was going off like crazy."
The text, which is false, goes on to allege that NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are "likely going to announce a quarantine of NYC" on Thursday or Friday, which could result in the subway shutting down, so text recipients are urged to buy groceries immediately.
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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.
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Freddie, can you disprove the “Emma Bloomberg” one? I keep getting texted this:
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Another widely circulated fake-news text message says someone's friend of a friend who works in emergency management at the NYPD said the subway would be limited, with parts shutting down entirely, and that only emergency vehicles would be allowed on the road. That text recommends recipients stock up on food, water, and cash "because groceries and atm machines will have limited ability to be refilled."
https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-subway-will-not-shut-down-coronavirus-nypd-confirms-2020-3?r=US&IR=T