‘Stay home, save lives’

NY uses highway signs to send message about coronavirus. SYRACUSE, N.Y. — On highways across New York, the state is sending a message about the coronavirus pandemic:

© Lauren Long/Lauren Long | llong@syracuse.com/syracuse.com/TNS Drivers are being reminded to \u201cstay home\u201d and slow the spread of coronavirus along I-690 in Syracuse.

“Stay home, save lives.”

The message boards are posted on highways from Albany to Buffalo and from Binghamton up to the Canadian border. In the Syracuse area, they are on the side of Interstate 81, Interstate 690 and the New York State Thruway. The signs are using three messages to implore drivers to self-isolate:

© Lauren Long/Lauren Long | llong@syracuse.com/syracuse.com/TNS A sign along I-690 east in Syracuse implores drivers to \u201cstay home\u201d and help saves lives Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Schools, bars, restaurants and many businesses have closed to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. People across Upstate NY are not currently required to stay home, but are being strongly encouraged to do so and practice social distancing.

“Stay home, stop the spread”

“Save lives, #flattenthecurve”

“Stay home, save lives”

Coronavirus cases in New York nearly doubled overnight, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday morning.

As of Wednesday morning, 2,382 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the state. Onondaga County confirmed its third case Wednesday.

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