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Por mucho que la reapertura sea una prueba de si los neoyorquinos pueden evitar una segunda oleada de enfermedades, también revelará si las medidas tomadas hasta ahora son toda la ayuda que se necesita.
Nepalis who are in the U.S. are asked to register with the the Nepalese Embassy in order to return home, following a COVID-19 lockdown in the country since March.
The state Department of Health on Thursday held a third webinar for providers about the syndrome. Experts say much remains unknown about the condition and the type of threat it poses.
‘We have seen enough shortages of PPE equipment, testing kits, and hospital beds to convince us all that something different is needed. We need a unified approach to the delivery of healthcare, as well as its costs. ‘
As much as the reopening is testing whether or not New Yorkers can avoid a second wave of illnesses, it will also reveal whether the steps taken so far are all the help that’s needed.
The mayor’s decision to open parks but ban swimming has prompted an outcry. Meanwhile, proposed budget cuts to the already underfunded Parks Department threaten to strain the system during a summer when New Yorkers will likely flood to those spaces.
Reacting to the drastic drop in city revenue, Mayor de Blasio has proposed shifting $1 billion in capital spending on his housing plan from this fiscal year and next to later years.
‘Building on the great work these prevention services workers have done, why not surge the opening of new services to meet the expected demand?’
‘Large nonprofits across the country are rising to the challenge and will be picking up the pieces for months, even years, after the curve flattens and falls.’
New enrollees in NYC’s home-delivered meals program for seniors are being diverted to the city’s emergency food program—which advocates say doesn’t deliver the same quality or support.
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