Too little, too late? Shock as NY subway cleaned overnight for FIRST time in 115 years amid Covid-19 crisis
Too little, too late? Shock as NY subway cleaned overnight for FIRST time in 115 years amid Covid-19 crisis
New York City's iconic 24-hour subway has begun shutting down overnight for deep cleaning, the first deliberate closure in the system's history – a move triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and a growing homeless presence on trains.
Wednesday morning at 1am marked the first time the city's entire system was deliberately shut down for deep cleaning in its history. The system will close down nightly for four-hour disinfection of trains, stations, and equipment as long as coronavirus remains a “threat” to New York, which is still the epicenter of the pandemic. Nearly 14,000 people in the city have died with the virus as of Wednesday.
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