Since the pandemic began, in this pantry they have been distributing food and, starting next week, KN95 masks and home coronavirus tests will be delivered. Maria Merchant is a neighbor who has come looking for food for the past year since she lost her job. She says that if they give her masks and tests … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the number of positive COVID cases in the city doubled in just three days last weekend, reaching 7.8% positive. In places like Sunset Park there is concern. “Honestly, it was to be expected, with what we know about the new Omicron variant we knew that it was going to … Read more
New York State reported on Friday that just over 21,000 people had tested positive for COVID-19 the day before, the highest single-day new cases since testing for the virus became widespread. . “The winter surge in COVID-19 cases is a reminder that the pandemic is not over yet and that we must take special care … Read more
Alarmed by the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and the increasing prevalence of the Omicron variant, city authorities will distribute one million masks and 500,000 home tests, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. The mass distributions are part of a larger plan to counter the spread of the virus, which also includes facilitating testing through … Read more
Daniel Fuentes has worked in intensive care for three years at Mount Sinai Hospital. The nurse says that with the lack of health workers, his work hours have been extended by up to twelve hours per shift … and he has had to attend more and more patients due to the pandemic. Protest. – “In … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio said imposing sanctions will be the last resort under a broad mandate that requires nearly all private sector companies to ban unvaccinated employees from work. The city on Wednesday released more detailed rules on the mandate, which requires workers at some 184,000 businesses to show they have received at least one … Read more
Another COVID prevention mandate comes into effect on Tuesday. Children between 5 and 11 years old will have to show proof that they have received at least one dose of the vaccine to eat in restaurants, go to a gym or attend a performance hall, be it cinema or theater. Minors must also be vaccinated … Read more
It took 16-year-old Stephanie a long time to get immunized against the coronavirus. Neither she nor her mother felt safe: “She said she did not want to wear it. Because she has read a lot of bad things on the internet; but hey, I told her you decide and then you tell me. And she … Read more
Sergio Najera has a shoe stall at the Union Square Christmas market, which is attended by thousands of people around this time. After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, business is doing well but the increase in positive cases of coronavirus in the city and the spread of the Omicron variant in recent … Read more
Isabela Santana Beltrán is a 7-year-old girl who travels with parents back to Chile and had to take a test for COVID-19: “I was afraid because in other countries they do it to the bottom but here they do it slowly.” After a month of visiting our city, Isabela and her family are going back … Read more