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Cuomo orders end to late-night service at bars, restaurants

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NEW YORK (AP)  Restaurants, bars and gyms will have to close at 10 p.m. across New York state in the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.

The governor said people will also be barred from hosting private gatherings with more than 10 people.

Cuomo said the new restrictions, which go into effect Friday, are necessary because new coronavirus infections have been traced to those types of activities. Businesses can reopen each morning.

``Bars, restaurants, gyms, house parties, that's where it's coming from, primarily,`` Cuomo said.

Cuomo spoke as rates of coronavirus infection continued to rise in New York and elsewhere. He said 1,628 people were hospitalized across the state for COVID-19 on Tuesday and 21 people died.

``What we're seeing is what they predicted for months,'' Cuomo said. ``New York is a shop on the COVID tide.''

The new closing time applies to all establishments that are licensed by the State Liquor Authority, Cuomo said. Only carry-out service will be allowed after that, he said.

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