City could face a $1 million a day coronavirus bill
New York City could be faced with expenses of roughly a million dollars a day should it be hit with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Sen. Chuck Schumer said late Sunday.
That’s how much it could cost the city to pay for the Department of Health’s prevention and surveillance activities, doctors, nurses, security and overtime, along with diagnostic and lab testing, equipment, supplies and gear.
Money would also be needed to pay for additional security assistance from the NYPD, Schumer said in a release.