Mayor: 'Huge Outreach Effort Underway' To Fight COVID Surge On Staten Island
Staten Island welcomed 10 new testing sites Thursday, including a rapid-testing site at the St. George Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry.
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Staten Island welcomed 10 new testing sites Thursday, including a rapid-testing site at the St. George Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry.
Competition will be suspended effective Saturday "through at minimum" Dec. 31, the governors said.
The governor said as of Friday bars and restaurants must close at 10 p.m., but can do takeout after that. Gyms must also close at 10 p.m., and house parties are limited to 10 people.
The state reported more than 1,700 new cases Wednesday.
Parts of Newark are under a mandatory curfew in order to battle back from a spike in coronavirus cases.
Millions of Americans are struggling to pay their bills because of the coronavirus pandemic, and hackers are preying on that hardship with new texting scams.
Steps are being taken in New Jersey, where coronavirus cases are spiking.
New Jersey saw yet another surge in coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The state recorded its highest number since late April.
Experts say small enclosed spaces that lack outside air put people more in danger of contracting COVID.
According to the latest numbers, there are nearly 83,000 reported cases statewide, up more than 1,500 since Monday.
Drug company Eli Lilly has received emergency use authorization for its antibody drug, which is similar to the antibody drug President Donald Trump received after testing positive for COVID-19.
The mayor's office and the FDNY say police will be called in as part of the new team if a weapon is involved or there's any threat of harm. They say the health professional will coordinate the effort.
A three-hour line formed outside the City MD on West 88th Street on the Upper West Side.
Teacher Jia Lee says on a rainy day two weeks ago, the temperature in her classroom at the Earth School dipped into the low 50s. Without an HVAC system or HEPA purifier, she says opening windows is her only option.
Monday's positivity rate was 2.88% and the seven day average 2.31%. That's why they're urging people to double up on precautions to prevent a second wave: Social distancing, wearing masks indoors, stay home - don't travel for Thanksgiving.
