Schools in 9 Zip Codes of NYC closed out of caution against COVID-19

A pedestrian walks past a public school in Kew Gardens, one of the COVID-19 hotspot areas in New York City, the United States, Oct. 6, 2020. Public and non-public schools in nine Zip Codes of New York City (NYC) were closed Tuesday morning out of an abundance of caution against the COVID-19 pandemic, said NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio at his press conference. The nine Zip Codes have seen about 3 percent positivity of coronavirus tests for seven consecutive days, said de Blasio. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)