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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. â The Saratoga Springs Public Library building is closed to the public until Monday, Dec. 28, after two employees tested positive for COVID-19.
This closure is consistent with the library s Business Reopening Safety Plan, according to a message from library director Ike Pulver.
The announcement noted that of the two employees who tested positive, one last worked at the library between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, and the other last worked at the library between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
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Neither of the employees recall being in close contact, as defined by the New York State Health Department, with library patrons or coworkers, the library s update said.
Poloncarz asks for holiday sacrifices, lack of gatherings
The Erie County Executive wants people in Erie County and Western New York to give up family gatherings for Christmas and New Year’s to help prevent COVID spread. Author: Steve Brown, Joseph O Rourke Published: 6:30 PM EST December 17, 2020 Updated: 6:30 PM EST December 17, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. As the saying goes, it’s a “big ask,” but Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is asking.
He wants people in Erie County and Western New York to give up family gatherings for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays to help prevent COVID spread.
“People are going to be with their family on Christmas. We know that people are definitely going to want to be in church on Christmas or Christmas Eve. It’s a tough situation, but we’re asking people once again to avoid these small gatherings outside your own family unit,” Poloncarz said in Thursday afternoon’s COVID brie
By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 6:30 PM ET Dec. 16, 2020 PUBLISHED 6:30 PM EST Dec. 16, 2020
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Shipment confusion leaves Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center without COVID-19 vaccine
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Posted at 9:41 PM, Dec 16, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-16 22:21:18-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center was prepared to receive hundreds of doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, but that shipment was instead delivered to Catholic Health.
The news was unwelcome for NFMMC s President and CEO Joseph Ruffolo, who s team announced last week that they acquired a freezer to adequately store the vaccine.
As a result, high-risk NFMMC employees who anticipated receiving the vaccine this week have been instructed to drive to Mount St. Mary s Hospital in Lewiston or Mercy Hospital in South Buffalo for the shot while Niagara Falls Memorial works with the New York State Health Department to clear up the confusion.