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COVID-19: Teachers From Westchester Express Concerns About Schools Reopening COVID-19: Teachers From Westchester Express Concerns About Schools Reopening
Covid-19: Teachers From Westchester Express Concerns About Schools Reopening With schools in New York set to physically reopen in September, some teachers in the Hudson Valley have shown trepidation about returning to the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state health officials announced that due to low COVID-19 infection rates statewide, all schools would be permitted to resume in-person learning, albeit with certain restrictions in place. All 749 New York school districts were instructed to provide the state with guidance on how they planned to reopen and handle potential remote learning, testing, and contac…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Westchester County Working Group Will Assist Schools In Fall Reopening Westchester County Working Group Will Assist Schools In Fall Reopening
Westchester County Working Group Will Assist Schools In Fall Reopening Perhaps the biggest decision Westchester County school districts have faced in recent weeks is how to safely reopen. A government task force is in place to help schools develop their plans providing support around the areas of public health, emergency preparedness and response. This working group will assist in the purchase of personal protective equipment, suggest vendors for Plexiglas dividers and signage, assist with contact tracing and develop a standardized frequently-asked-questions document for districts. “No one knows what we will be up against when our school districts start to re…

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
COVID-19: Working Group Will Help Westchester School Districts With Reopening COVID-19: Working Group Will Help Westchester School Districts With Reopening
Covid-19: Working Group Will Help Westchester School Districts With Reopening Westchester County is establishing a working group that will help dictate what schools will look like in the fall when they reopen amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. County Executive George Latimer said that the working group will been designed to “further provide information and support around the areas of public health, emergency preparedness and response.” Latimer said the goal of the task force is to create a more efficient way to provide feedback for common issues that may arise as schools reopen in September. Among the issues being discussed is the purchase of Personal Pr…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Healthcare Workers Not Showing Higher Rate Of Infection Than Public, Data Shows COVID-19: Healthcare Workers Not Showing Higher Rate Of Infection Than Public, Data Shows
Covid-19: Healthcare Workers Not Showing Higher Rate Of Infection Than Public, Data Shows Frontline healthcare workers in downstate New York are not being infected by novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a higher rate than the general public, according to new data. State officials tested more than 27,000 healthcare workers in 25 downstate hospitals to see how many workers had the antibodies indicating that they had tested positive for COVID-19 and then compared those numbers to the data from the general public. The survey found that 6.8 percent of Westchester healthcare workers tested positive for the antibodies, compared to 13.8 percent of the general population. On Long Island, 11.…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Virus May Linger In Closed, Crowded Spaces Longer Than Thought, New Study Finds COVID-19: Virus May Linger In Closed, Crowded Spaces Longer Than Thought, New Study Finds
Covid-19: Virus May Linger In Closed, Crowded Spaces Longer Than Thought, New Study Finds A new study found that the genetic material from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) may linger in the air longer than initially thought in some settings, reigniting fears of the spread of the virus as states slowly begin the process of reopening. In a study from researchers in Wuhan, China, that was published this week in the journal Nature Research, they found that the virus may survive longer in the air or in rooms that lack ventilation and may attract crowds. The team detected elevated levels of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) in locations such as a small bathroom used by patients, and staff cha…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Cuomo Calls On New York Businesses To Manufacture Masks, Gowns, Other PPE COVID-19: Cuomo Calls On New York Businesses To Manufacture Masks, Gowns, Other PPE
Covid-19: Cuomo Calls On New York Businesses To Manufacture Masks, Gowns, Other PPE All hands are on deck as New York prepares for the “Battle of the Mountaintop” against novel coronavirus (COVID-19). New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on businesses capable of doing so to shift gears and begin manufacturing masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment to aid healthcare workers. “The cruelest irony is that this nation and so many others are reliant on China for so many of these products,” Cuomo said. “Many of these products in the normal marketplace were made in China, and now you have everyone shopping for PPE and ventilators.” Earlier story: COVID-19: 8…

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by Zak Failla