{"id":183946,"date":"2021-02-19T23:56:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T20:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cuomo-announces-11-rapid-covid-19-test-sites-opening-in-nyc\/"},"modified":"2021-02-19T23:56:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T20:56:52","slug":"cuomo-announces-11-rapid-covid-19-test-sites-opening-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cuomo-announces-11-rapid-covid-19-test-sites-opening-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cuomo announces 11 rapid COVID-19 test sites opening in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Cuomo announces 11 rapid COVID-19 test sites opening in NYC<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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New York state is opening up 11 rapid coronavirus testing sites in the Big App<\/a>le as a way to ramp up the reopening of the economy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe reopening is going to be accelerated by testing and we\u2019ve been moving down that path,\u201d Cuomo said during a virtual Albany press briefing. \u201cIf a person is tested and is negative then you can reopen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Testing, Cuomo explained, \u201cis the key to accelerating the reopening of the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuomo said that \u201cas we speak\u201d the state was opening those 11 rapid testing sites in the city.<\/p>\n

Eight of those sites are based in Manhattan, while the three other sites are based at CVS pharmacies each in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.<\/p>\n

The FDA-approved COVID-19 antigen tests administered at those sites will cost no more than $30 for results in 30 minutes or less, Cuomo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives you peace of mind,\u201d Cuomo said of the tests. \u201cAnd we can use it as a way to reopen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The governor explained, \u201cWere going to be reopening more of these [rapid testing sites], but I think this is going to be a big advantage for the state of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A healthcare worker arrives at the COVID-19 testing and vaccine site at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Brooklyn on Jan. 11, 2021. <\/figcaption>
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Cuomo went on to say, \u201cTesting is also an opportunity to reopen colleges.\u201d<\/p>\n

He announced that colleges and universities across the state testing at least 25 percent of total on-campus students, faculty and staff weekly will not be required to go \u201con pause\u201d unless their coronavirus positivity rate exceeds 5 percent during a rolling 14-day period.<\/p>\n

Colleges that are not testing at least 25 percent of their population weekly must go on pause if they have 100 individuals test positive during a rolling 14-day period, according to Cuomo.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the joint FEMA-state COVID-19 mass vaccination sites at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn and York College in Queens are slated to open Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Locals can start making appointments at those mega-sites on Saturday, said Cuomo.<\/p>\n

Appointments to get jabbed for the first week will be for residents of communities with low vaccination rates, the governor said. \u00a0<\/p>\n

After one week, appointments at those sites will be opened up to all residents of those boroughs.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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