NEW YORK (April 22, 2020) COVID-19 antibody tests are now available at five MedRite Urgent Care New York locations. Individuals interested in being tested are asked to pre-register online at www.medriteurgentcare.com or just walk-in to one of the locations below. Each location has capacity to administer several hundred tests each day. The five testing locations are: […]
Counties With Fewer Cases & Deaths Could Get More Than Rockland New City, NY (April 21, 2020) – Rockland County Legislator Lon Hofstein is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to disperse COVID-19 relief funding based on the needs – not the population – of the counties that have been impacted by the virus, including Rockland County. […]
Frontline heroes can enjoy free meals at participating U.S. McDonald’s restaurants CHICAGO, IL: April 21, 2020 — In appreciation for the healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics who are committed to our health and safety, McDonald’s will offer free Thank You Meals*, between Wednesday, April 22 and Tuesday, May 5, as a token of appreciation […]
New City, NY – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce an updated ‘Commissioner’s Standing Isolation Order’ (isolation order) ea mandatory isolation related to COVID-19 to separate sick people from healthy people to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This isolation order has been updated to include persons who have been notified of positive laboratory test results by their […]
(Albany, NY) – Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) has introduced legislation to fast-track the Governor’s vision for a COVID-19 Heroes Compensation Fund into law. Carlucci said similar to the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund, the legislation will provide compensation to frontline workers and their families who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Laying the framework for a fund to benefit our frontline heroes must be done […]
State Issues Updated Guidance to Retail Grocery Stores in Response New City, NY, – The New York State Department of Health has denied County Executive Ed Day’s request to issue a Local State of Emergency Order that would have required food markets and pharmacies to take steps to encourage social distancing. However, the State Department […]