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Drive-thru testing begins in Nassau 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 Nassau County Executive Laura coronavirus testing site opened at Jones Beach on TuesCurran announced day. It was the second Wednesday that the See related in the state, after one county’s coronavirus was set up last week in cases have risen to coverage New Rochelle. 278, with one death PAGES 42, 43 & 53 Two additional announced Monday. drive-thru sites at the Three drive-thru testing sites opened in the area in the ProHealth Urgent Care locations in past week, in Jericho, Little Neck, Little Neck, Queens, and Jericho, opened Wednesday. Queens, and at Jones Beach. The sites in Little Neck and JerBy order of the county and state, K-12 schools have shut down until icho will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 March 27 as part of the county’s state p.m. Monday through Friday, and of emergency. Continued on Page 43
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 Gar-
dens. 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. In Port Washington, the elecContinued on Page 53
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