Monday 3/16/2020 Coronavirus Lakewood

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10:00 pm
-Effective immediately, all Lakewood Township Municipal Offices and Buildings are closed to the
public until further notice. Offices will remain open and staff members are available by phone and
email. Planning board meeting cancelled

-Rabbi Yaakov Bender message to parents that will stay home with children cherish the opportunity, bond with them show them how to clean a yiddishe house for Pesach get them involved

-Chase Bank are  waiving late fees for those who have missed credit card payments due to the financial strains

9:00 pm
Bergen county invokes blue laws for 7 days 5 big shopping malls are closed, as is the county buildings closed

7:30 pm

-Voluntary encouraged Curfew will go into effect for the tri state area at 8:00 pm restaurants will only be open for take out or delivery. Supermarkets are open.

-Yeshiva asks everyone to say  אבינו מלכנו furind davening because if the gezrira closing down the mekomos haTorah.

6:15 pm
-Lakewood schools will be open for tomorrow and close on Wednesday. Rebbeim will have call in conferencing. The yeshivos will not use the zoom online portal.

-Dr. Roberts shul KNA will close shortly
-Bais Mordechai restrictions only members can enter building no coffee or tea from 8:15-11:30 am
- Kol Aryeh will have parallel minyanim in the basement to keep crowds under 50


4:30 pm
Area Supermarkets placing limits on items. Stop n Shop cuts hours first hour in the morning will open only for seniors 60 and okder.
Staples offering free shipping no minimum


4:00 pm

-Day care centers can remain open in NJ
-Weddings in Lakewood tonight starting at 5:00 pm
-BMG Bochurim will spread out across Lakewood in groups of 50 learning in botei Medrash
- Tehillim for R Mutty Katz today 4:15 pm at 613 Madison avenue Lakewood situation took a turn for the worst.

2:30 pm

Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva write painful letter informing talmidim that Bais Medrash Govoha will have to close the botei medrashim and call on everyone to continue with limud HaTorah and Refills.

2:00 pm
- Canada closes border to non citizens. US citizens are allowed but will have to self isolate.

-NJ positive cases surges to 176

Lakewood health officials expecting a spike in positive cases once test results come back over 100 tested at local clinic takes 3-5 days for results.

1:00 pm
-Weddings getting pushed up some will relocate to smaller venues or outdoor backyards!

12:00 pm

-Colleges and universities included in closure. BMG will have to close.Youngeleit will learn at home or outdoors.

-Murphy on Twitter: All schools will be closed starting this Wednesday March 18.
Gathering of 50 or more will be banned.
Chasunas will be limited to 50
Businesses have to limit capacity to 50.

-All Branches of Ocean county library closed for 2 weeks

11:00 am
Torah Umesorah updates policy "It would be best to close our yeshivos and day schools during the coronavirus outbreak.

-Chestnut shul in Lakewood all minyanim will be held outdoors.

-Pesach programs in turmoil after limitations on gathering of 50 or more. Also people don't want to spend pesach together with a few hundred people.


10:30 am

-AT&T T- mobile Sprint Mint offering unlimited data for users. You can now use your phone as a hotspot

-Gov Murphy NJ,NY,CT anounces statewide curfew at 8:00 pm to 5am. Not mandatory or travel restrictions only strongly discouraged
- Restaurants Bars Gyms casinos must shut down tonight by 8 until further notice restaurants will only be able to offer takeout or delivery service. supermarkets will remain open.
- will follow CDC guidelines and limit gathering of 50 or more. This will limit chasunas and learning or davening.

9:45 am
NY, NJ, CT governors will make joint statement at 10 am
-Tehillim frum man in France critical with Coronavirus משה בן רוזט
- IRS to extend tax filing deadline
- US sticks halted as markets plunge

7:00 am

-Gov Murphy will close all schools in NJ today k-12 including yeshivos & Mesivtas.

-Lakewood Braces to deal with closed schools as Parents will be home with the children through Pesach bein hazmanim.
Businesses set up working from home, yeshivos settling up phone lines for each Rebbe to call in. Boys & Girls school coordinating to stagger phone conference times. Playgroups will close, kids will have to learn about prsach and  Ma Nishtana at home.

- In NYC private schools can remain open despite public schools closings. Some boys yeshivos are staying open such as Yeshiva of Brooklyn, The Cheder, Bobov open with social distancing of 6 feet, Bobov 45 boys & girls open, Novominsk closed until after pesach.

-Ruling: Do not kiss stones at the Kosel because of the virus
-Orange county NY closes schools including yeshivas in Monroe