. >> reporter: noam bramson is the mayor of new rochelle.he says tl guard's role in the containmenti area is lited. >> t guard is here in new rochelle to provide logistical and operational support, principally delivering meals to students who cannot receive them at the public schools, providing supplies, providing cleaning services to large facilities. these are things that be entirely beyond the capacity of a municipality e size of new rochelle. so we're grateful to have their support, but they're not here in a military or policing functn. and i think it's very important to draw that distinction. >> reporter: but while there are no prohibitions on coming and goa,g from the containment a it's designation has already had a significant impact on local businesses. >> i mean, this is like a ghost town. this is really slow. peoplere scared. >> reporter: daniel mottoa is the co-owner of chicken joe's. it's about a mile from the synagogue, and right on the edge of the containme area. he says his takeout spot is usually filled with customers, most of them from the nearby high school and iona

mayor noam bramson, we appreciate you giving us a status report.hat new rochelle continues to show signs of progress. thank you very much. >>> okay, a major world leader has tested positive for coronavirus. "new day" continues right now. >>> when you have a situation when the cases today compared to tomorrow is increased dramatically, there is no time for pullback. >> the u.s. passed china for the most reported coronavirus cases. >> what is happening in new york, we're going to see that in louisiana, we're going to see that in florida, we're going to see that in arizona. >> we are concerned about certain counties that look like they're having a more rapid increase. >> we have seen the numbers. we have seen the projections. this is about saving lives. >> i don't have the support that i need and even the materials that i need, physically, to take care of my patients. and it is america. >> this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> good morning, welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." it

." >> mayor noam bramson: it is primarily residential. >> pelley: mayor noam bramson told us the centerthe zone is the synagogue visited by that first patient. >> bramson: so the containment zone has a one-mile radius. to be very clear, because there's a lot of confusion about this-- it is not a quarantine zone. it's not an exclusion zone. it is an area in which large gatherings within large institutions are prohibited. which means no gatherings of more than 50 people. >> so it effects schools, both public and private. that's houses of worship. it effects the local country club. but it doesn't have an effect on residents, it doesn't have an effect on businesses. no one is prohibited from entering or leaving. it's not as though this area's on lockdown. >> pelley: maybe not the "area," but this lock is on the gate of new rochelle's high school. the nearby middle school is being sanitized. and this is a bank in westchester's containment zone. >> tamar weinberg: it's very difficult when you have young children, but, yeah. >> pelley: tamar weinberg had contact with the county's first patient

guard called in to help clean public places and deliver food, here is the mayor of new rochelle noam bramsonpreciate it, as it happens, i have family in new rochelle, my nephew lives in the zone. i know this is not a quarantined area yet. he and other people in the zone are worried it will become that, should he be worried about that? will it become a quarantine area? >> we have no reason to expect that, let's be clear about what a containment zone it, this is an area where large gathers are prohibited within large institution. but it is not a prohibition on people entering or exiting, it does not have an impact on individual residents or businesses, not a exclusion or quarantine zone, we have been given no indication from state officials that those additional measures are under come -- cont. >> -- it dramatic enough. >> all we can do is take direction from public health professionals. so measures in place in new rochelle were developed by commissioner of health, who advised governor, we have been collaborating with state and. it is our job to make sure we work with the state hand in glove.

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joining us now the mayor of new rochelle, no, noam bramson.ure you're happy to be on the mend. what would you give, what would you say got you through? what could you teach the rest of us? >> well we did implement containment measures in new rochelle a week before the rest of the state. as you pointed out in the introduction, new rochelle is now declining as a share of infections within the region and the rate of spread does seem to be moderating based on preliminary data that we have. that is tentatively at least good news because it indicates that the social distancing measures can be effective but i do want to stress we have to be cautious how we interpret the data. there are lot of uncertainties that go into the figures. we know we're in it for the long haul. we have rays of sunshine but nobody is popping champagne corks. melissa: you don't want to let down your guard? >> exactly. even if the rate is moderating we still have increased number of cases day-to-day. melissa: yeah. so now as you're sort of coming out on the other side do you ha

where joint on the phone by noam bramson, the mayor of new rochelle. mayor bramson, what does it mean to be any containment zone and what can encounter residence do right now? >> guest: it is important to understand what the containment zone is and what it's not. it's an area within which large gatherings are prohibited at large institutions, which is a sensible means to control the spread of the virus in an airy weathers been a concentration of positive tests. but is not an exclusion zone. it's not a quarantine zone. nobody is prevented from entering or leaving. first actions don't apply to individuals or to businesses. so the label alone can create a somewhat misleading impression. working hand in glove with state authorities were trying to make sure we have a response that is calibrated to the scale of the challenge that we face. >> host: how many coronavirus cases have been confirmed? >> guest: it's roughly 100 and i'm little cagey about that number because it changes frequently. the great majority of those can be traced back to a single index pati