Kota New York yang Akhirnya Tidur karena Corona

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 22: Times Square stands mostly empty as as much of the city is void of cars and pedestrians over fears of spreading the coronavirus on March 22, 2020 in New York City. Across the country schools, businesses and places of work have either been shut down or are restricting hours of operation as health officials try to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Seorang pria menyeberang jalan di Times Square yang terlihat lengang. Padahal lokasi ini sebelumnya selalu menjadi pusat keramaian kota New York (Getty Images/Spencer Platt)

Times Square setiap tahunnya kedatangan 50 juta turis dari seluruh dunia. Namun di sepanjang pekan ini suasana di lokasi tersebut berubah drastis. Hanya ada segelintir orang yang berada di sana sebagai akibat pandemi corona (Getty Images/Spencer Platt)

A sparsely occupied Fifth Avenue, usually bustling with traffic, appears at midday on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Fifth Avenue yang biasanya padat dengan lalulintas, sepekan ini nyaris tanpa kehidupan (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Evan Agostini)

Menurut Walikota Kota New York, Andre Cuomo, pada Minggu (22/3) tercatat 2.000 warganya dirawat di rumah sakit, dan 114 lainnya meninggal dunia karena corona. (Getty Images/Spencer Platt)

A man crosses the street in a nearly empty Times Square, which is usually very crowded on a weekday morning, Monday, March 23, 2020 in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered most New Yorkers to stay home from work to slow the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Di seluruh Amerika Serikat, ada 15.000 orang lebih sudah dinyatakan positif corona, 9.000 di antaranya ada di New York. Kondisi itu membuat Walikota Andre Cuomo melarang orang untuk pergi ke luar tanpa alasan jelas (AP/Mark Lennihan)

New York menjadi salah satu pusat penyebaran virus corona di Amerika Serikat. Itu membuat pemerintah setempat mengambil langkah-langkah drastis untuk mencegah penularan. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Evan Agostini)

Times Square, which is usually very crowded on a weekday morning, is mostly empty Monday, March 23, 2020 in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered most New Yorkers to stay home from work to slow the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Times Square yang terlihat begitu kosong sebagai imbas pandemi corona (AP/Mark Lennihan)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 22: Grand Central Terminal stands mostly empty as much of the city is void of cars and pedestrians over fears of spreading the coronavirus on March 22, 2020 in New York City. Across the country schools, businesses and places of work have either been shut down or are restricting hours of operation as health officials try to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Grand Central Terminal juga mengalami penurunan jumlah pengguna yang luar biasa besar (Getty Images/Spencer Platt)

Mengikuti California, negara bagian New York di Amerika Serikat (AS) juga di-lockdown dalam upaya mengatasi pandemi virus Corona yang merajalela.

New York pekan ini dinyatakan lockdown untuk menekan peneyabaran virus corona. Kota lain yang juga 'ditutup' adalah California (Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 22: A view of sticker on a street lamp post reading 'Who will survive in America?' as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 22, 2020 in New York City. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Sampai tanggal 25, tercatat ada 65.652 kasus positif corona di Amerika Serikat dan jumlah kematian berjumlah 931. Poster bertulis "Siapa akan selamat di Amerika Serikat' ini tertempel di salah satu sudut Kota New York (Getty Images/Cindy Ord)