#New York state updates rules on social distancing for schools

#New York state updates rules on social distancing for schools

“#New York state updates rules on social distancing for schools” State health officials released new social-distancing guidelines for schools, saying students can sit closer than 6 feet apart in most circumstances. The state Department of Health Friday put out the new rules, which mesh with recommendations made last month by the US Centers for Disease…

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#De Blasio must order NYC teachers back to school

#De Blasio must order NYC teachers back to school

“#De Blasio must order NYC teachers back to school” It’s past time for Mayor Bill de Blasio to reopen all public schools, full time, shut down hybrid learning and end remote instruction. Period.   Instead, all he’s done is give parents one last chance to opt-in to in-person classes —because that’s the most United Federation…

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#NY ethics panel looks into Cuomo memoir, testing scandals

#NY ethics panel looks into Cuomo memoir, testing scandals

“#NY ethics panel looks into Cuomo memoir, testing scandals” The ultra-secretive New York state ethics panel said Friday it is looking into formal complaints that Gov. Andrew Cuomo used government staffers to help write his COVID memoir and administered preferential swab tests to relatives during the early days of the pandemic. Following a two-and-hour private…

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#COVID variants now account for 80% of new cases in NYC

#COVID variants now account for 80% of new cases in NYC

“#COVID variants now account for 80% of new cases in NYC” Coronavirus variants now account for nearly 80 percent of the COVID-19 cases in the Big Apple, city health officials reported Thursday. The home-grown New York City variant — which health officials suspect is more contagious than the original strain — accounted for 45 percent…

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#More than a third of NYers have received COVID-19 vaccine

#More than a third of NYers have received COVID-19 vaccine

“#More than a third of NYers have received COVID-19 vaccine” Just over one-third of New Yorkers — and almost 40 percent of New York City residents — have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest state data shows. Since inoculation efforts began in mid-December more than 6.8 million Empire State residents or 34.4 percent of…

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