[COVID-19 & Children]
Cuomo: “When we first started with this virus, we were told children are not affected, which was a great sigh of relief. But now we’re finding out that may not be 100 percent accurate.”
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Andrew Cuomo
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES EXTENSION FOR VICTIMS TO FILE CASES UNDER CHILD VICTIMS ACT
[CHILD VICTIMS ACT EXTENSION]
Governor Cuomo: “Last year we passed the Child Victims Act in New York…Because of the reduction in court services due to the virus, we are extending that window for an additional five months until January 14th.”
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CUOMO PRAISES MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS VOLUNTEERING THEIR EXPERTISE
[COVID-19\Mental Health]
Governor Cuomo: “Six thousand mental health professionals agreed to volunteer to provide mental health services for people who need it. How beautiful is that?”
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CUOMO ISSUES “NEW YORK STATE OF PAUSE” EXECUTIVE ORDER
[COVID-19\”New York State of PAUSE”]
This guidance is issued by the New York State Department of Economic Development d/b/a Empire State Development and applies to each business location individually and is intended to assist businesses in determining whether they are an essential business and steps to request such designation.
REGIONAL NORTHEAST STATES FORMING COALITION TO COMBAT COVID-19
[COVID-19\Northeast Regional Response]
Governor Cuomo: “We are doing everything we can as states to reduce density and contain the spread of the virus…so far we are the only region in the country partnering to create uniform, regional density reduction policies that prevent ‘state shopping.”
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NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES ALL SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE UNTIL APRIL 1
[COVID-19\School Closings]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order directing all schools in New York to close by Wednesday, March 18 for two weeks ending April 1.
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NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSINGS IN NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS
[COVID-19\Coronavirus\School Closings]
Governor Cuomo: “We will close these schools but it needs to be done with these contingencies in mind so that children are not harmed and our hospitals aren’t understaffed – otherwise we cut off our nose to spite our face.”
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NEW YORK GOVERNOR CUOMO ADDRESSES LOCAL CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AT PRESS BRIEFING
[Coronavirus\New York]
Gov. Cuomo: “Our challenge now is to test as many people as you can. You are not going to eliminate the spread, but you can limit the spread – testing is very important…I said to the people around this table that I would like to have a goal of 1,000 tests per day.”
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