Danny Devito and Roberto De Niro have joined forces to urge New Yorkers to stay home to slow the spread of the killer coronavirus. 

The two acting legends shared video messages during Gov. Andrew Cuomo's press conference Monday morning, pleading with the public to practice social distancing to protect themselves and the rest of society. 

'Hello, this is Robert De Niro. We all need to stay home,' the 76-year-old New Yorker said in the surprise PSA.

'We need to stop the spread of this virus, and we can only do it together. Not just to protect ourselves but to protect others and all the older people you love,' he said filming the clip from his own home. 

'Please - I'm watching you,' he cheekily added, reprising his line from his 2000 comedy Meet the Parents. 


















Danny Devito and Roberto Di Niro have joined forces to urge New Yorkers to stay home to slow the spread of the killer coronavirus. 'We need to stop the spread of this virus, and we can only do it together...I'm watching you,' De Niro said, echoing his line from the movie Meet the Parents







The 76-year-old actor and New York native urged his fellow Big Apple residents to stay indoors to slow the spread of the virus. Pictured at the February Oscar Awards


DeVito, from Neptune Township, New Jersey, also shared a video message pleading with New Yorkers to remain in their homes. 

'Hi everybody, it's Danny DeVito and I'm asking you from the bottom of my heart all over the state of New York - stay home. I mean everybody. We got this virus, 육아 this pandemic, and you know young people who get it, they can transmit it to old people and next thing you know, I'm outta there!' he said 

'Stay home and don't spread the virus... Watch a little TV why don't ya,' the 75-year-old added with a smile. 

Other celebrities including Ben Stiller, LaLa Anthony and Alec Baldwin have also shared video PSAs in collaboration with Governor Cuomo. 

'I've got a message for all you young people who think it's business as usual. It's not. We really have to all stay at home. That's the only way we're going to stop the spread of this virus and it's only going to work if we all do it together,' Stiller said in his PSA. 

In Monday's press conference Cuomo announced that the number of New York coronavirus cases has climbed to 20,875 statewide. New York's cases account for an astonishing five percent of cases worldwide. 






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'We got this virus, this pandemic, and you know young people who get it, they can transmit it to old people and next thing you know, I'm outta there!' actor Danny DeVito said in his PSA







DeVito is from Neptune County, New Jersey. His home state has reported nearly 3,000 cases of coronavirus and the death toll has hit 27

















Other celebrities including Ben Stiller, LaLa Anthony and Alec Baldwin have also shared video PSAs in collaboration with Governor Cuomo







'I've got a message for all you young people who think it's business as usual. It's not. We really have to all stay at home. That's the only way we're going to stop the spread of this virus and it's only going to work if we all do it together,' Actor Ben Stiller said in his PSA


The number of cases have jumped by 5,707 since Sunday.

There are at least 12,305 cases in New York City's five boroughs and 157 people have died so far.

An increase in overall testing is the reason behind the surge in New York's numbers. 

Washington state and California follow behind New York as states with the second and third worst outbreaks in the US.

In the US, there are now more than 39,000 cases of the virus and more than 400 people have died 

Tomorrow, New York's state doctors will start trialing anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. 

The drug has not yet been proven as effective in battling the virus, but President Trump drummed up excitement over it when he called it a 'game changer' last week.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House coronavirus expert, said more work was needed before it could be heralded as a solution.


















In Monday's press conference Cuomo announced that the number of New York coronavirus cases has climbed to 20,875 statewide. New York's cases account for an astonishing five percent of cases worldwide.







This chart shows how the number of coronavirus cases has dramatically climbed over the past month







Medical workers pictured speaking with patients at a COVID-19 testing station at the Brooklyn Hospital Center on Monday







Long lines pictured outside the testing center in Elmhurst Queens on Sunday







A drive-thru COVID-19 testing center pictured Saturday in Jericho, New York 


Cuomo said on Monday that New York is also launching a trial later this week to inject seriously ill people with coronavirus anti-bodies in the hope that it will boost their immune systems.

'The FDA gave the New York state department of health approval to use on a compassionate care basis a drug we think has real possibility.

'On the drug therapy, Tuesday we are going to start the hydroxychloroquine with the zithromax the drug combination that president Donald Trump has been talking about. The FDA approved the New York state department of health to proceed with an experiment of the drug again on a compassionate care basis.' 

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