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COVID-19: CT Will Join NY, NJ To Build 'Tracing Army' Of Thousands COVID-19: CT Will Join NY, NJ To Build 'Tracing Army' Of Thousands
Covid-19: CT Will Join NY, NJ To Build 'Tracing Army' Of Thousands An “army” is coming to the tristate area to help combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Billionaire businessman and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has “volunteered to help develop” a program that will build a “tracing army” in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut that will be tasked with tracing interactions by patients who test positive for COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. During his daily COVID-19 news briefing in Albany on Wednesday, April 22, Cuomo said that the three states will be teaming up to develop a group that will trace back the contacts of those infect…

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COVID-19: New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade Could Be Canceled For First Time In 258 Years COVID-19: New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade Could Be Canceled For First Time In 258 Years
Covid-19: New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade Could Be Canceled For First Time In 258 Years This story has been updated. COVID-19 may claim its latest victim: the tradition-rich New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Officials have said it's likely the parade, which was scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, will be canceled due to concerns of coronavirus, which has rapidly been spreading throughout New York. The parade has been held every year since 1762. The New York Post says the decision to cancel the parade has already been made, but not formally announced. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had said on Wednesday, March 11 that he would leave the decision to parade organizers and local…

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