NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday asked people to stop gathering even in small numbers and initiated emergency measures for hospitals in preparation for a fierce surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the state's test positivity rates and coronavirus hospitalizations rose to new highs.
"Hospitalizations are climbing -- statewide. What can you do? Cut out the small gatherings. Now. 65 percent of all cases are traced to small gatherings. Gov't can't enforce who's in your living room. But you can," tweeted the governor.
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