1 Week Before In-Person Classes Resume, New York City Teachers Still Concerned About Safety
As the concerns grow, so do the number of teachers who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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As the concerns grow, so do the number of teachers who have tested positive for COVID-19.
The mayor also shared an update on the city's test and trace program, saying it has prevented up to 15,000 potential cases of the coronavirus.
The agency says it's because the funding is not an "immediate action" to protect public health and safety.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants more millenials to wear masks, and he brought in a celebrity to help spread the message.
There are signs of a potential showdown between the teachers union and New York City before in-person classes start next week.
Mental health issues have always taken a tremendous toll on society: Economic, physical and emotional. It's even greater during the pandemic and in a divided political climate.
Back in April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring all commuters and MTA employees to wear face coverings on public transit.
There were tense moments outside Gracie Mansion on Sunday night, as protesters fighting for the homeless started shaking barricades.
Four patients in August and one in July were diagnosed with relatively rare Vibrio vulnificus infections, according the state Department of Public Health.
The cases reported this summer came in adults ages 49 and 85 years old from Fairfield, Middlesex and New Haven counties.
The DOE insists this is the safest major city to reopen schools and will not open if the infection rate goes above 3%.
It could be another full year before life returns to normal. Six months into the pandemic, that's the warning from one of the nation's top doctors as cases in several states continue to surge.
Gov. Ned Lamont reported 233 new cases out of more than 21,500 tests Friday -- a 1.1% infection rate.
The sounds of excitement, drive and dedication to finding a breast cancer cure may not be heard in Central Park this weekend, but they'll certainly be heard online.
Teachers call what happened in a short time a "dress rehearsal for disaster for our school communities."
