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Drive-thru testing begins in Nassau
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Cases grow as schools, businesses shutter BY R O S E W E L D ON
PHOTO BY DONNA LIEBOWITZ
Shoppers wait at the delivery door of Dollar Tree in Glen Cove for a shipment by truck of hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes.
DRIVE-THRU TESTING Long Island’s first drive-thru coroNassau County Executive Laura navirus testing site opened at Jones Curran announced Wednesday that Beach on Tuesday. It was the second in the state, after one the county’s coronaviwas set up last week in rus cases have risen to See related New Rochelle. 278, with one death Two additional coverage on Pages announced Monday. drive-thru sites at Three drive-thru 11, 12, 13 & 43 the ProHealth Urgent testing sites opened Care locations in Little in the area in the past week, in Jericho, Little Neck, Queens, Neck, Queens, and Jericho, opened Wednesday. and at Jones Beach. The sites in Little Neck and JeriBy order of the county and state, K-12 schools have shut down until cho will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 27 as part of the county’s state Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to of emergency. Continued on Page 13
Village elections postponed until April BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
been scheduled for Wednesday throughout New York will be postponed until the state’s presiGov. Andrew Cuomo an- dential primary on April 28 due nounced Monday night that to the coronavirus outbreak. “Our top priority has been all village elections that had
keeping New Yorkers safe and stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus,” Cuomo said in a news release. “Public health officials have been clear that reducing density is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread, and delaying village elections will help ensure poll workers and voters are not potentially exposed to the virus and at the same
time maintain integrity in our election system.” Cuomo issued the executive order hours after President Donald Trump advised residents throughout the nation to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. The postponed Great Neck area elections are in the villages of Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck Estates, Thomaston, Kensington,
Saddle Rock and Russell Gardens. In Manhasset, the elections in the villages of Munsey Park, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Plandome and Flower Hill are postponed. The Village of Floral Park’s election is the only one postponed in the New Hyde Park area. Continued on Page 19
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