New York Guv De Blasio: NYC social distancing 'impressive'

New York City's mayor says he's impressed by social distancing efforts by New Yorkers as y battle COVID-19 pandemic. "People deserve high marks," Bill de Blasio said.

comments come after video over weekend captured an encounter between a New York City police officer who was caught on video Saturday pointing a stun gun at a man and violently taking him to ground over an alleged social distancing violation.

officer has been stripped of his gun and badge and placed on desk duty pending an internal investigation. De Blasio said he was "troubled" by incident but insisted it was a "rarity."

mayor also anunced that city has eugh personal protective gear  it anticipates needing for a week in order to fulfill its crisis standard and will begin distributing 7.5 million face coverings in city.

De Blasio said testing efforts are continuing with nearly 13,000 individual tests taking place each day.