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Friday, March 27, 2020
Vol. 8, No. 13
CORONAVIRUS VILLAGES RESPOND CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE & YOUR HEALTH TO VIRUS TESTS POSITIVE PAGES 19-30
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Army Corps to build temporary hospitals on L.I. Virus expected to reach peak in 2 to 3 weeks BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTINA LEVIN
ProHealth Urgent Care in Little Neck is one of two local urgent care centers offering coronavirus testing.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the establishment of four temporary U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hospitals throughout New York, including one at SUNY Old Westbury, in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus. Cuomo said he expects the coronavirus apex to strike within two to three weeks, as statewide infection rates have doubled every three days, according to statistics provided by The New York Times. The number of confirmed cases in New York has reached more than 30,000, with 3,285 in Nassau County, according to officials.
TEMPORARY HOSPITALS Cuomo announced Tuesday the establishment of the temporary U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hospitals, two of which are on Long Island. Their locations are SUNY Old Westbury in Nassau, Stony Brook University in Suffolk, the Javits Center in Manhattan and the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Cuomo mandated all hospitals throughout the state to increase their bed capacity by at least 50 percent. The temporary hospitals, Cuomo said, will each have 1,000 hospital beds. “We now have 53,000 beds,” Continued on Page 36
Roslyn High individuals test positive BY R O S E W E L D ON
District Superintendent Allison Brown said in an email to parIndividuals who were pres- ents. The unnamed and unknown ent at Roslyn High School prior to the school’s closing have test- number of people, who were not ed positive for COVID-19, Roslyn identified as faculty, staff, stu-
dents or visitors, had reported their health statuses to the district, Brown said. “While we have not been notified by any official agency, I am sharing this information just so that you are aware,” Brown said. The superintendent said the individuals had been present at the high school before it closed March 13. Brown further advised
those experiencing any symptoms “such as cough, difficulty breathing and fever are advised by health authorities” to contact a physician. “Our medical director has informed us that many more cases will emerge which can be mildly symptomatic,” Brown said. “It seems clear that COVID-19 is widely dispersed in the region at this stage, as the school district is not the only local entity that
is hearing from individuals who have tested positive. It is imperative that anyone experiencing symptoms stay at home and call their health care provider.” County statistics list four confirmed cases of the virus in the Village of Roslyn, with an additional 14 in neighboring East Hills, as of 4 p.m. Tuesday. Efforts to contact the district, which is closed through April 1, were unavailing.
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