GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, Friday, 4/17 On Testing, Cuomo Beefs Up Public-Private Collaboration ALBANY – Seeing testing as the route to the “un-PAUSING NY” and the “new normal,” Governor Cuomo today announce announced he will direct all public and private labs in New York to coordinate with the state Department of Health to prioritize coronavirus diagnostic testing. Executive Order will help ensure the 301 laboratories and hospitals in the state that are licensed to perform virology operate in a coordinated fashion to…
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GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, TUESDAY, 4/7 State Develops COVID-19 Test ALBANY – Governor Cuomo today announced the state Department of Health has developed a test to detect antibodies to the COVID-19 infection in an individual’s blood. This test is an important step towards determining whether New Yorkers are developing immunity and when they could potentially return to work or school. At today’s briefing, he also the state will invest in private companies to bring rapid COVID-19 testing to scale and accelerate…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, MONDAY, 4/6 Governor Extending PAUSE 2 More Weeks ALBANY – Earlier today, Governor Cuomo announced all “NYS on Pause” functions will be extended for an additional two weeks. He also directed schools and nonessential businesses to stay closed for an additional two weeks, through April 29. The state will re-evaluate after this additional two-week period. The governor also announced: • The state is increasing the maximum fine for violations of the state’s social-distancing protocol from $500 to $1,000…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING, TUESDAY 3/31 Statewide Public-Private Hospital Plan Aims At Sharing Staff, Patients ALBANY – Here are the highlights of today’s briefing by Governor Cuomo of New York State’s battle against coronarivus: • Central Coordinating Team Will Help Implement Statewide Public-Private Hospital Plan to Share Information, Supplies, Staff and Patients Among Hospitals Across the State…