New York will on Saturday begin conducting antibody tests for workers at four hospitals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and will allow local pharmacies to begin collecting samples for diagnostic tests, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks in front of stacks of medical protective supplies during a news conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center which will be partially converted into a temporary hospital during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in New York City, New York, U.S., March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
“Twenty one days of hell, and now we are back to where we were 21 days ago,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said. “Testing is what we are compulsively or obsessively focused on now.” Cuomo said it was important to test these “public-facing” groups of workers for both their own safety and also to protect the public as New York, in coordination with neighboring states, begins to look at when and how to reopen its economy.
While hospitalizations continued their downward trend, the number of deaths increased by 437 on Friday, up from 422 a day earlier and the first tick higher in four days, Cuomo said.
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