Slide from Governor Cuomo’s press conference today mandating people have face coverings in public beginning Friday April 17th.
Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he is ordering all people to have a face covering while in public and that they must wear it when they are in a situation where they cannot maintain social distancing. The executive order will take effect on Friday after a three-day grace period, Governor Cuomo said at his daily news conference in Albany.
Glens Falls Hospital announced yesterday that effective immediately, the Whitehall Medical Center will be temporarily CLOSED until further notice. See the announcement here.
President Trump said the administration was halting funding to the World Health Organization, the international body that said in January that COVID-19 could not be spread by human-to-human contact.