As reported last January 28:

… indication of the concern over news reports about the Novel Coronavirus was seen today at the Roosevelt Island Duane Reade pharmacy counter – Face masks are sold out


and the staff does not know when they will be resupplied.

Today, the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse observed that our local Duane Reade hand sanitizer section was empty NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio updates New Yorkers today on the first reported case of the Corona virus in NYC: Today, I asked Roosevelt Island Operating Corp ( RIOC ) President Susan Rosenthal:

With the recent health concerns about the Coronal Virus and keeping your hands free of germs, is it possible for RIOC to install outdoor hand sanitizers on the street, possibly at Tram and subway station, bus stops and other public areas?

Attached is photo from Cornell Tech Cafe hand sanitizer.

RIOC Public Information Officer Terrence McCauley replied:

We are exploring several sanitation options throughout the island.

The NY Times reports on what we know about how Corona virus is transmitted. Mayor de Blasio adds: Video of update from Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio and Mayor de Blasio describing a table top Corona Virus spread exercise with NYC Emergency Management Department.

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