New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shared results of 2,000 coronavirus antibody tests administered to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and law enforcement officers on Wednesday.
"We know testing is key to re-opening New York," he said in a statement Wednesday."It is the indicator that will show if we are keeping the infection rate down throughout the re-opening process."
New York began distributing antibody tests to controlled groups last week. The medical assessment uses blood samples to measure the presence of antibodies produced in response to infection with the new coronavirus, meaning those who test positive have, at some point, contracted the disease. Since antibodies are produced whether a person presents symptoms or not, the test helps determine the legitimate scope of a region's outbreak.
Governor Andrew Cuomo discusses New York's phased reopening plan during his office's April 28 coronavirus briefing. Cuomo shared the results of state antibody tests administered to 2,000 first responders on Wednesday.on Monday. Amending a previous announcement issued last week, Cuomo said nearly 15 percent of the 7,500 New York residents sampled had tested positive. Coronavirus antibodies were detected in nearly one-quarter of those tested in New York City.
During Mayor Bill de Blasio's daily news conference on Wednesday, he unveiled plans to test more than 150,000 first responders and healthcare workers across New York City. The mayor said the city intends to start testing as early as next week and assess all doctors, nurses, law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMTs before the end of May.
Weâre also beginning a new initiative, offering antibody tests to over 150,000 health care personnel and first responders. Antibody tests can tell someone if they've been exposed and recovered from COVID-19 â thatâs something that will give people more confidence in their work.New York has the United States' most severe coronavirus outbreak, with a large fraction of its cases diagnosed in New York City.
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