As coronavirus cases — and breakthrough infections — surge in the city because of the Omicron variant, some employers said a sweeping new vaccine mandate was the least of their concerns. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.C. Tries New Approach: Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector
By Gotham Rex on December 27, 2021
As coronavirus cases — and breakthrough infections — surge in the city because of the Omicron variant, some employers said a sweeping new vaccine mandate was the least of their concerns. Source: New York Times
New York Expands Covid Testing as Case Counts Grow
By Gotham Rex on December 27, 2021
This week, six million coronavirus tests will be delivered to schools, 13 new state testing sites will open, and five additional M.T.A. stations will begin offering testing. Source: New York Times
The Show Will Go On, Thanks to Them
By Gotham Rex on December 27, 2021
The latest Covid surge has highlighted the essential skills provided by Broadway’s swings and understudies. Source: New York Times
Sardi’s Is Back After 648 Days, Its Fortunes Tied to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2021
The caricatures are back up. But many shows are canceling performances just as Sardi’s reopens, a hurdle for a restaurant catering to the theater crowd. Source: New York Times
Holiday Spirit Glimmers as New York Endures Another Pandemic Christmas
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
Despite a surge in coronavirus cases that dashed plans for travel and celebrations, New Yorkers did what they could to salvage the season. Source: New York Times
Policy Shortens Isolation Time for N.Y. Essential Workers Who Test Positive
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
The new policy, announced on Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, is meant to help keep the ranks of employees in key industries from being severely depleted. Source: New York Times
Bosses Have a New Headache: How Long Should Sick Workers Isolate?
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
Amid staffing shortages, companies are weighing conflicting guidance on when employees who have tested positive for the coronavirus can safely return to work. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
The agency issued revised guidelines as Omicron cases climb and hospitals grapple with worker shortages that have left wards understaffed. Source: New York Times
Two More Broadway Shows Close as Omicron Takes a Toll on Theater
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
“Thoughts of a Colored Man” and “Waitress” became the latest productions to end their runs because of coronavirus cases among their cast or crew. Source: New York Times
Times Square New Year’s Eve Party Is Scaled Back as Omicron Spreads
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement on the same day New York reported its highest recorded daily coronavirus case total ever. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Cases Surge in New York City Homeless Shelters
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
Known cases have quintupled in three weeks. Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he doesn’t plan to return the homeless to hotel rooms, as the city did earlier in the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Covid Cases Spike in New York City Jails
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
“The risks to the human beings in our custody are at a crisis level,” the correction commissioner wrote in a letter to lawyers and judges. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Health Commissioner to Stay On Until March, Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
The commissioner, Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, will continue to run the health department after Eric Adams becomes mayor on Jan. 1, as the Omicron variant surges. Dr. Ashwin Vasan will succeed Dr. Chokshi in mid-March. Source: New York Times
How to Find a Coronavirus Test in New York City
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
City officials announced plans to open nearly two dozen additional testing sites to meet demand for testing, which has doubled in the past three weeks. Source: New York Times