Tag: COVID-19

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Restrictions loosened for gyms, salons in COVID zones

Gyms and personal care services such as salons are no longer considered one of the major transmitters of COVID-19, according to the state’s latest public health data. As a result of that, such businesses operating within a COVID-19 micro-cluster Orange Zone can now continue to operate under new restrictions. Gyms […]

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State adjusts micro-cluster focus zone criteria

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday, Dec. 11, new metrics by which micro-cluster focus zones will be determined to help control COVID-19 spread and protect hospital capacity.  Additionally, Cuomo announced new directives to further grow hospital capacity, as well as updated calibrations to business guidelines based on recent Centers for […]

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Latimer Hosts ‘Ribbons of Remembrance’ Ceremony

In May, County Executive George Latimer unveiled a newmemorial—Ribbons of Remembrance—dedicated to Westchester County residents who have been lost to COVID-19. On Dec. 3, Latimer hosted a ceremony to honor those that have been lost and to move the memorial indoors to the Main Floor of the county Office Building […]