Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday, Dec. 11, new metrics by which micro-cluster focus zones will be determined to help control COVID-19 spread and protect hospital capacity. Additionally, Cuomo announced new directives to further grow hospital capacity, as well as updated calibrations to business guidelines based on recent Centers for […]
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Restrictions loosened for gyms, salons in COVID zones
Gyms and personal care services such as salons are no longer considered one of the major transmitters of COVID-19, according to the state’s latest public health data. As a result of that, such businesses operating within a COVID-19 micro-cluster Orange Zone can now continue to operate under new restrictions. Gyms […]
Cuomo gives schools green light to reopen
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]olstered by a continuously low transmission rate of COVID-19 across New York state, students statewide will be allowed to return to the classroom this fall. After huddling with members of the state Department of Health, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced on Aug. 7 that every region in the state […]
State: Schools to reopen if less than 5% infection rate
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]chools throughout New York state will be able to reopen classrooms come September if certain virus-control metrics are met, but whether it’s enough to quell concerns of parents remains a variable. On July 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced that any school in a region in Phase Four of […]
Cuomo adds enforcement to quarantine advisory
A small outbreak of the novel coronavirus in an upstate New York county last week has led Gov. Andrew Cuomo to beef up previously implemented restrictions on out-of-state travel. Cuomo, a Democrat, directed the state Department of Health on Monday to issue an emergency health order mandating travelers from states […]