Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a weeklong shutdown of all live poultry markets in New York City, Westchester County and on Long Island in an effort to thwart transmission of bird flu.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday ordered the temporary shutdown of live bird markets in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island following the detection of Avian Flu at seven locations in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices.