Long Island and Hudson Valley to reopen next week, says Governor Cuomo

While New York City will remain closed, the opening of downtown Hudson and Long Island, which has weathered some of the most serious epidemics in the country, would give a sense of hope that the five boroughs are not not far behind. The city is about to begin reopening in the first weeks of June, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Of the seven measures tracked by the state, Long Island and central Hudson, which includes suburban areas of Westchester and Rockland counties, achieved all but two: a 14-day decrease in the daily number of deaths and a sufficient number of trained contact followers. Both regions opened their beaches and lakes to the public on Friday in time for Memorial Day’s long weekend.

The governor said he expects the two regions to reach these milestones in the coming week. He gave the green light to construction companies to start bringing materials to the sites, a process known as staging, while waiting for construction workers to show up for work next week, to many will be the first time in two months. .

Manufacturing, agriculture, forestry and wholesale trade could bring their employees to Long Island and central Hudson as part of the first phase. Retail companies can also reopen, but will simply resume on their own.

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Long Island has the highest infection rate in the state after New York, with 78,280 confirmed cases in its two counties, according to the state health department. The counties of Suffolk and Nassau recorded a combined total of 3,900 deaths.

Westchester, located in the central Hudson region, north of New York, is home to one of the country’s first hotspots in the city of New Rochelle. In total, the county has confirmed nearly 33,000 cases and more than 1,300 deaths.

“We hope that the death toll will continue to decrease, and then they will reopen this [coming] week, “Cuomo said, while warning people to continue looking for evidence if they don’t feel well to control the spread of the disease.

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The state aggressively tested New Yorkers and added 52 other independent pharmacies to the list of 750 test sites across the state on Friday. The state now has more testing capacity than it needs.