New York mayor criticises Jewish funeral gathering

Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, has criticised some Hasidic Jews in the city after hundreds gathered for the funeral of a rabbi who had died with the virus. De Blasio went to the scene to disperse the crowds. Writing on Twitter, he described such gatherings as unacceptable and warned it would only lead to more deaths. The city has been hit hard by coronavirus. More than 17,000 people have died.