Low COVID-19 infection rate to effect health regulation change in NYC district

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The infection rate in central Queens has improved substantially and there could be action to change the district's health regulations in the next few days, The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday quoted Mayor Bill de Blasio as saying.

Except central Queens, it is too early to specify when schools and nonessential businesses will be allowed to reopen for other "Red Zones" which have seen the highest COVID-19 test positivity rates, said de Blasio, estimating that it may take another couple of weeks.