The New York City health department has issued an advisory on Monday urging people to again wear face mask in indoor settings as the region is approaching a Covid alert level of "high", representing high community spread and increasing pressure on the health care system.
This is on the basis of three CDC Covid-19 community level indicators: new cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, new admissions with Covid-19 per 100,000 people in the last seven days and percent of inpatient beds occupied by Covid positive patients.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.