Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, Nov. 30, announced New York’s plan for combating COVID-19 this winter. Over the past week, Cuomo and the state’s COVID Task Force has worked in consultation with global public health experts, local governments and other stakeholders to ensure that the plan builds off the lessons […]
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Westchester offers help with health insurance
Free enrollment assistance is available to help individuals and small businesses enroll or renew their health coverage with NY State of Health, the state’s official health plan Marketplace. The Westchester County Department of Health Navigator Program offers telephone assistance in multiple languages at no charge. The 2021 Open Enrollment period […]
Cuomo gives schools green light to reopen
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]olstered by a continuously low transmission rate of COVID-19 across New York state, students statewide will be allowed to return to the classroom this fall. After huddling with members of the state Department of Health, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced on Aug. 7 that every region in the state […]
Cuomo adds enforcement to quarantine advisory
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] small outbreak of the novel coronavirus in an upstate New York county last week has led Gov. Andrew Cuomo to beef up previously implemented restrictions on out-of-state travel. Cuomo, a Democrat, directed the state Department of Health on Monday to issue an emergency health order mandating travelers from states […]
State fears COVID cluster in Chappaqua
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n attendee of a high school graduation in Westchester, who recently traveled to Florida, tested positive for COVID-19 and may have infected others, according to the governor. On Saturday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, directed the New York State Department of Health to investigate any potential exposure in the county, […]