With coronavirus worries sweeping New York City, it was only a matter of time before those worries came to the Bronx. In the last 24 hours, a slew of events and meetings have been cancelled.

They include:

All CUNY & SUNY Schools Working Remotely: The decision by Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered CUNY and SUNY in-class sessions to be cancelled and taken online. This includes Lehman College and Bronx Community College. SUNY Maritime in Throggs Neck remains open. This is already on top of other institutions, including Fordham University’s Bronx campus, shut down. Mercy College announced classes cancelled until March 15. Manhattan College in Riverdale has moved their classes online until March 29. Ditto for Monroe College through March 28.

All Community Board 7 meetings: The civic body had about * more committee meetings on the agenda, which included a discussion on bail reform slated for March 21.

State of the District: Councilman Andy King’s State of the District event. The Councilman was slated to honor twelve women from around the district. No rain date has been announced.

Greek American Heritage Month Celebration: The Parish of Zoodohos Peghe was supposed to play host to today’s Greek American Heritage sponsored by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. but it’s been cancelled with no rain date.

U.S. Census Kickoff Event: Montefiore Health System had scheduled a number of kickoff events for the U.S. Census launch on March 12, but they’ve been cancelled.

And with the coronavirus bug causing Bronxites to heed the advice of elected officials, there are worries that not enough bodies out there will cause many lawmakers or would-be legislators not to get the requisite signatures needed to get on the ballot for upcoming primaries. Councilman Fernando Cabrera is now calling on the State Board of Elections to consider reducing the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot.

“In this extraordinary situation, as our primary election looms in the near future, I’m calling on the Governor and the State legislature to reduce the number of signatures candidates need to get on the ballot,” said Cabrera.  “This was done on a temporary basis in 2019. The situation we are now in is an even greater reason to take this step immediately so that democracy is not impaired.  The fear of infection is keeping people indoors and making the task of collecting signatures even more difficult, especially for new candidates.”

Meantime, Councilman Andrew Cohen and Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, are calling on the city to suspend alternate side parking within Community Board 8 because of coronavirus. “I believe a temporary suspension of alternate side parking rules in Community Board 8 district is necessary to allow impacted residents to comply with public health guidelines requiring quarantine while limiting undue hardship caused by these regulations,” said Cohen.