New York State Quarantine Removal: Checking Your Region's Successes along the Way

We are all tired of the quarantine, and finally the good news - starting May 15, New York State will begin filming it. But not all at once and not everywhere.

The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, introduced a state quarantine plan on May 4 and outlined a four-step strategy for opening the economy.

First construction and manufacturing giants will open, as well as wholesale suppliers and individual retail businesses that offer self-delivery of orders.

On the second stage opening of companies from the fields of finance and insurance, real estate and retail (which will not be included in the first group) is expected.

Restaurants and hotels will return to work at third stage, And fourth the state will again open art and entertainment centers, as well as educational institutions.

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The first stage will begin on May 15, but not everywhere. To be eligible to start quarantining, a region must fulfill a number of requirements:

1. A decrease in the number of hospital admissions due to coronavirus within 14 days or less than 15 new hospital admissions per day over a three-day period.
2. Reduced mortality from COVID-19 within 14 days or less than five deaths on average per day over a three-day period.
3. The frequency of new hospitalizations is below 2 per 100 inhabitants (average for 000 days).
4. At least 30% of the total number of hospital beds in the region is not occupied.
5. At least 30% of hospital beds in intensive care units are free.
6. Conducting a minimum of 30 tests for every 1000 inhabitants per month.
7. In the region, at least 30 specialists work to track the contacts of coronavirus vectors for every 100 thousand inhabitants.

In order for residents to be able to monitor the success of their constituencies, a special sitewhich updates daily the performance of the New York State Regions for their seven requirements to open the economy. He is available here to register:.

According to the results of May 12, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, South Thier and North Country can start to remove quarantine.

The city of New York has so far fulfilled 4 of 7 requirements, so the quarantine will not be removed from the metropolis on May 15.

You can check the performance of your region in detail here.