New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wears a protecting face masks as he arrives to talk throughout a every day briefing following the outbreak of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) in Manhattan in New York Metropolis, New York, U.S., July 13, 2020.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo mentioned on Tuesday that each Ok-12 colleges within the state can be issued a every day Covid-19 report card disclosing testing and case information in addition to how properly they’re implementing reopening plans earlier than children return to the classroom.
“I believe this may give dad and mom confidence, academics confidence, they will know on a day-to-day foundation precisely what is going on. They will not be reliant on communication from the college district, from the principal, from anybody else,” Cuomo mentioned at a press briefing.
Mother and father will be capable of search on-line for an array of knowledge on state college districts, together with what number of optimistic instances they’re reporting, the variety of college students on website, the share of scholars and workers testing optimistic in addition to the variety of exams administered by the college.
Cuomo mentioned the New York State Division of Well being will publicly report the data, which the native college districts, testing laboratories and native well being departments will present.
“If I will decide to ship my kids again to highschool, I will be darn positive that the plan is sensible, they will do the plan after which I wish to know in the event that they’re truly implementing the plan,” Cuomo mentioned. “It is a massive enterprise, I thank the Division of Well being upfront, nevertheless it’s essential.”
It is a growing story. Please examine again later for updates.
