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Here's How New Jersey's COVID-19 Contact Tracing System Will Work Here's How New Jersey's COVID-19 Contact Tracing System Will Work
Here's How New Jersey's Covid-19 Contact Tracing System Will Work The roles of contact tracers are taking on a new urgency as New Jersey gears up to enter Stage 2 of its economic restart and recovery next week. "It's not a question of whether or not the virus comes back," Murphy said, "but what are we going to do for it? And contact tracing is a huge element in our preparedness." There are already 900 contact tracers working across New Jersey -- and 1600 more will soon be joining them, Gov. Phil Murphy said at Wednesday's briefing. Contact tracing, along with hand-washing, mask-wearing, testing and social distancing, "are our only protections" from COVID…

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by Cecilia Levine