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New York state will no longer do contact tracing when someone tests positive for COVID-19, Governor Kathy Hochul said this week. The change comes as the state launches a new website to provide guidance on when someone should take a test, and what to do if their result is positive.
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New York is aiming to require healthcare workers get COVID-19 booster shots within two weeks of when they become eligible. Gov. Kathy Hochul also says nursing home visitors will need to test negative for COVID within 24 hours before entering the facilities.
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New York Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett has tested positive for COVID-19. Governor Kathy Hochul made the announcement in a Monday briefing that also documented the worsening situation in the state as the omicron variant spreads.
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Questions emerged Monday over whether new COVID-19 mask and vaccination requirements imposed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul will be carried out by the businesses who must comply with them and the local governments who are being asked to enforce them.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday evening that five cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the state.
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As the holiday season begins, COVID-19 rates are spiking in many parts of upstate New York. Now some county leaders are looking to the state, and Governor Kathy Hochul, for more help.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul, saying she is very concerned with the higher rate of COVID-19 transmission in western New York and other upstate regions, is expanding eligibility for booster shots to any adult in a high transmission area who feels that they need one.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul says the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for hospital workers has not caused any major crises in the first three days of the requirement, but says staffing shortages and ongoing court action are creating uncertainty.
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