KINGSTON, NY – With guidance from the Ulster County Department of Health, County Executive Pat Ryan’s Office, and in cooperation with the organizers, the City of Kingston has made the pre-emptive decision to postpone the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Shamrock Run events scheduled for Sunday, March 15, 2020.
“Under the guidance of public health officials, gatherings of 100 people of more can put members of our community at risk and therefore should not take place at this time,” said Mayor Noble. “Public health is of utmost importance and we are relying on public health professionals to help us navigate these difficult decisions. At this time, our seniors and others with lowered immune responses should limit social interactions. For the rest of us, please thoroughly wash your hands often and follow personal hygiene suggestions for keeping hands off commonly used surfaces and keeping your distance for anyone with an illness. Most importantly, stay at home if you are feeling poorly.”
The annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration at City Hall on Tuesday, March 17 has also been cancelled.
The Kingston Parks and Recreation’s Biddy Banquet at the Andy Murphy Center has been cancelled for Friday, March 13.
For anyone in our community experiencing symptoms, please contact the Ulster County Health Department (845- 340-3150) or your health care professional by phone before visiting a hospital or doctor’s office.
3 comments:
Absolutely ridiculous. This is going way to far. The media is making people crazy. If you don't wsnt to go to parade don't go. Why ruin it ..
Absolutely agree
Because, it's contagious. People who go can subsequently spread it to others...and so on.
People in Italy initially thought as you did. Now they wish they hadn't.
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