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Click the link in the bio to read our conversation Click the link in the bio to read our conversation with a local vet on wether dogs can carry the #coronavirus on their fur, if humans can get the illness from their pooches and what tips they should follow when walking their canines on the street. Shown: David Weeks with his dog Milo on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
Most New Yorkers have to go shopping outside their Most New Yorkers have to go shopping outside their home for food and groceries during #coronavirus pandemic, taking the chance of contaminating themselves, their families and their apartments. The National Institute of Health says coronavirus can live on cardboard for an hour, and on plastic or metal surfaces for three days, so care needs to be taken to disinfect groceries and takeout. Some Brooklyn residents have shared with us their methods for disinfecting their groceries and food deliveries. Click the link in the bio to read what they had to say. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle
Fashion designer Helena Eisenhart (shown) is part Fashion designer Helena Eisenhart (shown) is part of a legion of Brooklyn residents who are scrounging cotton fabric from t-shirts and scraps to be cut, measured and sewn into face masks for delivery and healthcare workers as the coronavirus tears through New York. Read more at the link in the bio.
“Crossing the empty overpass truly opened my eye “Crossing the empty overpass truly opened my eyes to the severity of the situation at hand. It was eerily empty, no longer teeming with selfie-taking tourists,” writes our reporter about his experience running across a nearly vacant Brooklyn Bridge. Read the full piece at the link in the bio. #coronavirus #brooklynbridge #brooklyn Photos: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle
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