New York is preparing to deploy thousands of state workers and others to trace the movements of those who have come into close contact with individuals with Covid-19
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The governor noted that even with thousands of tracers, it will remain challenging to trace, contact and isolate all individuals who may have been exposed to the virus over the two-week period, particularly those who were in public settings. Bloomberg Philanthropies will work with Johns Hopkins University and the state Department of Health to immediately begin recruiting, interviewing and training tracers, who will be sent out across the tri-state region. Cuomo said the state will tap DOH employees and other government workers for the effort, in addition to hiring new tracers.
Bloomberg said a “comprehensive playbook” for the tracing strategy — which utilizes new smartphone reporting and data collecting applications — will be made available to all local, state and international leaders looking to track the spread of Covid-19.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who also spoke briefly at Cuomo’s news conference, noted that the city is hiring 1,000 contract tracers with health care backgrounds “to supercharge this effort.
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