Isabel Paulino came to take the COVID-19 test because she felt symptoms and she did not want to relive that April 2020 when she had COVID-19. “I was very bad and there was no treatment, I went to my doctor and she only told me to take acetaminophen. And since there is now a new … Read more
During the 100th day of his government, Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID-19, his Press Secretary reported this Sunday. RELATED STORIES: “This morning Mayor Adams woke up with a hoarse voice and out of an abundance of caution took a PCR test which came back positive. At this time the Mayor has shown no … Read more
For now, only Manhattan remains at a medium or yellow alert level for rising COVID-19 cases. However, this condition could change quickly. Health authorities forecast that the rest of the counties will follow in two to three weeks. RELATED STORIES: Manhattan is leading this new wave of infections. The recent rise in cases is especially … Read more
The city’s health commissioner said a wave of new cases of the BA.2 variant of omicron is expected, but the city is nonetheless more prepared to deal with the situation. “We have an increase in cases, in transmission, but we have opportunities to respond that are very important for vaccines, tests, treatment,” said Dr. Ashwin … Read more
Manhattan is currently at what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) considers to be a medium or yellow light COVID-19 alert level. According to the New York City Department of Health, there are more than 200 cases for every 100,000 residents. For areas with more than 200 cases per 100,000 population, there are two metrics … Read more
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, the city will maintain a mask requirement for children under 5 and will appeal a judge’s ruling that overturned it, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday. City health officials are recommending that everyone wear a face covering indoors in public places and will continue to require masks for children ages … Read more
The latest battle by some city firefighters is against the municipal vaccination mandate. Firefighters union leaders said they are in talks with lawyers to file a civil rights lawsuit against the city government. RELATED STORIES: Firefighters say that Mayor Adams should end the vaccination order for all municipal employees, after announcing an exception for athletes … Read more
Arabesca De la Cruz has been caring for children for more than a decade, but keeping the daycare where she works and owns running has been a real challenge. “This is desperate, the child care industry is facing an unprecedented crisis,” said De la Cruz. She closed for three months, during the peak of the … Read more
COVID cases are down in the city but there is a highly transmissible subvariant that now accounts for almost a third of infections. However, city health officials say this is not a cause for alarm, explaining that the BA.2 sub-variant does not appear to cause more severe illness than other omicron strains. RELATED STORIES: In … Read more
That March 14 marks two years since the death of the first person who died from the coronavirus in New York. It was an 82-year-old woman who suffered from pulmonary emphysema and contracted the virus. After being hospitalized for two weeks, the victim succumbed to the disease. Since then, nearly 40,000 New Yorkers across the … Read more