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That low consent rate severely restricts both the range of kids participating in the weekly testing program, and the total number of tests performed each week, which is set at 20% of the number of unvaccinated kids with consent forms on file.

State leaders say tracing methods used earlier in the pandemic are no longer effective in disrupting transmission chains due to the omicron variant.

New York City’s map of testing sites, created by a San Francisco health data company, mostly showcases urgent cares and private clinics.

COVID-19 omicron variant symptoms can be nonexistent -- or as mild as the common cold, like a sore throat or fatigue, meaning many positive cases may never be...

Here's a rundown of the resources available across the city

New York City is allowing its quarantine hotel guests to bring cigarettes and marijuana with them to smoke during their three daily 15-minute outdoor breaks. Alcohol is now permitted.

People are waiting for rooms for days. At a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, 11 women with Covid were crammed into a single room.

Administrators say the Department of Education's COVID rapid response team is too overwhelmed to register their reports.

On Wednesday morning, in a sign that the battle against the omicron variant is quickly evolving, de Blasio had few details about when and where new testing sites would open, or how many at-home tests kits the federal government will deliver. Six new mobile testing sites paid for by the feds are expected to open in the coming days, as are seven more that the state will deploy to MTA subway stations.Later on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control deployed a new testing unit to Travers Park in ...

COVID testing will soon be available at city subway stations, and the state is preparing to ship millions of at-home tests to New Yorkers free of charge, Gov. Hochul announced Wednesday.