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COVID-19: High-Risk HS School Sports Given Green Light On Long Island COVID-19: High-Risk HS School Sports Given Green Light On Long Island
Covid-19: High-Risk HS School Sports Given Green Light On Long Island Play ball! Student-athletes in both Suffolk and Nassau County have been given the green light to begin playing “high-risk” winter high school sports under the guidance provided by the state Department of Health. Practices are set to begin on Monday, Feb. 1, with some student-athletes required to get COVID-19 tests when they hit the field next week. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the season would be going forward late last week, while Nassau County Executive Laura Curran made it official on Wednesday, Jan. 27. New York State has agreed to provide the tests. Other measure…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: New Spike In Cases Linked To Small Household Gatherings, CDC Director Says COVID-19: New Spike In Cases Linked To Small Household Gatherings, CDC Director Says
Covid-19: New Spike In Cases Linked To Small Household Gatherings, CDC Director Says Small gatherings have been attributed to a recent rise in COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations for the virus continue to spike across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that recent small gatherings have become a growing source of COVID-19 spread, as some have grown restless and anxious following months of relative quarantine and social distance from friends and family. There has been an average of approximately 52,000 new COVID-19 cases reported daily over the past seven days according to officials, with more than half the states in the country showing a po…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
COVID-19: SUNY Oneonta To Temporarily Close After Outbreak; SUNY Plattsburgh Suspends 43 COVID-19: SUNY Oneonta To Temporarily Close After Outbreak; SUNY Plattsburgh Suspends 43
Covid-19: SUNY Oneonta To Temporarily Close After Outbreak; SUNY Plattsburgh Suspends 43 With more than 100 COVID-19 cases reported on campus, SUNY Oneonta will close for two weeks.  The move comes just days after 43 students at SUNY Plattsburgh were suspended for violating COVID guidelines. Newly named SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras said several large several large parties were held last week at SUNY Oneonta. "Unfortunately because of those larger gatherings, there were several students who were symptomatic of COVID and upon testing we found that 20 were positive for the COVID virus," Malatras said in a conference call with the news media on Sunday, Aug.. 30.&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Guidelines Issued For Phase 2 Barbershop/Hair Salon Reopenings COVID-19: Guidelines Issued For Phase 2 Barbershop/Hair Salon Reopenings
Covid-19: Guidelines Issued For Phase 2 Barbershop/Hair Salon Reopenings “Do it yourself haircuts,” which have become in vogue during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will soon be a thing of the past as hair salons and barbershops get ready to open back up in New York with certain restrictions in place. With seven regions in New York entering Phase 2 of their reopening plans, which includes hair salons and barbershops, the state has set forth certain parameters to permit for a safe return to business. The Capital Region, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Southern Tier, and Western New York are all in Phase 2. The mid-Hudson …

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by Zak Failla