NY widens testing eligibility as social distancing hits snag
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City residents who flouted social distancing restrictions for a night on the town got the mayor’s wrath Sunday. The city’s embattled health commissioner is staying on the job, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo played the part of a model patient, getting swabbed for coronavirus on live TV as he announced that all people experiencing flu-like symptoms are now eligible for testing.
Meanwhile, two more state regions — Western New York and the Capital District — have met criteria to move into the first phase of reopening but still need to hire several hundred more people for contact tracing programs.
In the first phase, construction, agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, manufacturing and wholesale trade businesses are allowed to reopen and retail stores can provide curbside or in-store pickup or drop-off.