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Coronavirus testing started at noon today at Walmart in East Syracuse

East Syracuse, N.Y. – By Tim Knauss (Syracuse.com) — Walmart and Quest Diagnostics will begin testing people for coronavirus today at a drive-through operation in the Walmart parking lot in East Syracuse. Despite no announcement of the opening, at least three dozen people have signed up for an appointment to get tested today, a Walmart representative said. The test site will be open noon to 4 p.m. today and...

Walmart hiring 50,000 more workers after filling 150,000 new jobs due to coronavirus demand

By Kelly Tyko (USAToday) – Walmart is looking to hire an additional 50,000 employees to keep up with high consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic. The retail giant announced Friday that it hired 150,000 workers more than six weeks ahead of schedule and had more than 1 million applicants. On average, 5,000 people a day were hired using an expedited hiring process rolled out March 19. “Hiring 50,000 new associates will give...

The Pandemic Work Diary of a Video-Streaming C.E.O.

From her parents’ home, Vimeo’s Anjali Sud oversees 600 employees and surging demand for feeds of documentaries, yoga classes and funerals. New York Times As told to Katie Robertson Anjali Sud has never been busier. As the chief executive of Vimeo — a video-streaming platform with 175 million registered users — Ms. Sud is dealing with swelling traffic as the world, sheltering in place, looks for virtual connections. “We...

AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES STATEWIDE ANTIBODY TESTING SURVEY WILL BEGIN TOMORROW

Large-Scale Antibody Testing Will Help Determine What Percentage of the Population is Now Immune to the Virus and Help Get More People Back to Work State Will Continue Working with the Federal Government to Assist with the Supply Chain and Coordinate Private Labs to Ramp Up Diagnostic Testing Announces State is Ready to Transport 400 Ventilators to Massachusetts if Needed Expands Executive Order to Allow Any Authorized Officiant to...

GOVERNOR CUOMO, GOVERNOR MURPHY, GOVERNOR LAMONT, GOVERNOR WOLF, GOVERNOR CARNEY, GOVERNOR RAIMONDO AND GOVERNOR BAKER ANNOUNCE APPOINTEES TO MULTI-STATE COUNCIL TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK AND RESTORE THE ECONOMY

Appointees Include One Health Expert, One Economic Development Expert and Respective Chiefs of Staff from Each State  New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware Governor John Carney, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker today announced their appointees to the multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work. The...

GOVERNOR CUOMO CALLS FOR FEDERAL COORDINATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN TO BRING TESTING TO SCALE

Issues Executive Order Allowing New Yorkers to Get a Marriage License Remotely Reiterates Bipartisan Call from National Governors Association for $500 Billion in Federal Aid to States Confirms 7,090 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 236,732; New Cases in 46 Counties   Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today called for federal coordination of the supply chain to bring testing...

Siemens Foundation Provides $1.5M Across 12 Community Health Centers to Support COVID-19 Response Efforts

WASHINGTON (Olean Times Herald) – The Siemens Foundation today announced it is providing $1.5 million to community health centers across 12 U.S. cities to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Community health centers are the nation’s largest primary care provider for the medically underserved and uninsured, reaching 29 million of those most in-need. As a result of COVID-19, these health centers face a shortage of funding to stay operational and maintain...

GOVERNOR CUOMO ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING ALL NYS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LABS TO COORDINATE WITH STATE DOH TO PRIORITIZE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

Part of State’s Efforts to Ramp Up Testing, A Key Component of the Governor’s Blueprint to Un-Pause New York Reiterates Call for Federal Government to Provide Unrestricted Funding to States Launches Awareness Campaign Encouraging Low-Income New Yorkers to Claim Their Economic Impact Payments Under the CARES Act Confirms 7,358 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 229,642; New Cases in 50 Counties Amid the...

Lifespan volunteers fight loneliness of elderly, others with phone calls

By Jim Memmott (Democrat & Chronicle) – By all reports, telephone voice calls have increased significantly during the pandemic. Shut in their homes, isolated from friends and family, people are using phones, not just to text message, not just to check their email, but also to talk, just talk. But, for a variety of reasons, there are people, many of them elderly, who aren’t hearing from anyone. Lifespan of...

GOVERNOR CUOMO OUTLINES BLUEPRINT TO UN-PAUSE NEW YORK

Blueprint Will Work to Control the Rate of Infection, Strengthen the Health Care System and Ramp Up Testing with Help from the Federal Government While Phasing an Economic Return to a “New Normal” Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined a blueprint to un-pause New York, getting people back to work and easing social isolation without triggering renewed spread of the virus. The ultimate plan will be implemented in coordination with other states...