To the editor: Governor Cuomo recently announced that 21 percent of New York City residents who were randomly tested were infected with coronavirus. This is scary. It means when we go to supermarkets or pharmacies and stand next to someone or an employee, the odds are better that we can […]
Month: May 2020
Many hospitals are cleared to perform elective surgeries again
Hospitals in 35 counties across the state will soon be cleared to perform elective surgeries in areas where the coronavirus outbreak has leveled out, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week. Hospitals in Dutchess, Essex, Oswego and Saratoga counties are among the counties that are eligible for elective surgeries. However, individual […]
State is recruiting and training an “army” of tracers to control the virus spread
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing program will begin this month, aimed at understanding and controlling the spread of the virus in the months and years ahead. The program will operate through the next flu season, and it will be implemented in coordination with tri-state […]