Coronavirus: Hugh Jackman decides to temporarily shut NY cafe

By Ramin Setoodeh

New York City has faced tragedies and celebrations in equal measure over the decades. Now, the Big Apple is facing it’s toughest challenge yet.

NEW YORK — Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like “Home” and “Pickup Man,” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 61.

NEW YORK -- Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like “Home” and “Pickup Man,” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 61.

Executors managing the late Michael Jackson’s estate are donating $300,000 to coronavirus response efforts.

Executors managing the late Michael Jackson’s estate are donating $300,000 (£252,000) to coronavirus response efforts.

The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards have been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued a stay-at-home orderto more aggressively combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The "New York state on pause" directive — outlined as "Policies Assure Uniform Safety for Everyone" — requires 100 percent of the state's non-essential workforce to stay home.

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By Erik Pedersen

The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman announced that he is shutting his cafe in New York due to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The actor reportedly also said that shutting the cafe was the right thing to do.

NEW YORK -- The Rolling Stones are postponing its 15-city North American tour because of the growing coronavirus outbreak.

Since Wednesday when Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency declaration banning large events with 250 people or more due to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, a wave of other states including California, Ohio and New York have followed suit. Over the weekend, those states, as well as Illinois and Maryland, have called for the closing of all concert venues, w

Somehow, this is becoming almost normal to report. Today, here in New York, it’s the last day that bars, gyms, restaurants, and of course, movie theaters, will be open.