The leaders of New York’s hassidic communities are being urged to limit gatherings to under 10 people to help prevent to spread of coronavirus after 100 people tested positive in Brooklyn and as over 1,000 tests await results.
On Tuesday, the FDNY was called to Ateres Avrohom in South Williamsburg where a wedding with more than 200…
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Whenever you get a crisis like this you get the abusers on both sides of the spectrum. My religion will tell me what to do, or everything is commie plot to subvert us to the other side, the “medical expert zealots” who claim they know how to cure it and you must follow them.
Yes, basically listen to the medical experts but there is a lot they don’t even know about the virus. There are conflicting opinions on how bad it will get, whether to wear a mask, should seniors be given special hrs at stores etc. etc.
Basically listen to the experts who don’t have an ax to grind but in the end it is up to common sense and judgement re what you should do.