SARS-CoV-2
On Wednesday, May 20, Mayor Lovely Warren and Police Chief La’Ron Singletary held a special press conference to urge Rochester and nearby residents to use utmost caution while gathering with others during the Memorial Day weekend. While the Rochester and Finger Lakes regions are in Phase 1 of the state’s SARS-CoV-2 pandemic re-opening schedule, people […]
Mayor Lovely Warren revealed this weekend that Rochester’s City budget for the next fiscal year beginning July 1 might contain a yearly homeowner property tax hike to offset losses caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Mayor Warren described it as a “modest” yearly increase of $134 per homeowner, which breaks down to approximately $2.57 per week […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo started off the holiday weekend by reminding everyone of the importance of wearing face masks. His statement was designed to both emphasize the need during the holiday and also serve as a general reminder. New York state is still in the process of entering various re-opening phases. Since the Rochester and Finger […]
During his daily briefing on Wednesday, May 20, Governor Andrew Cuomo noted that recent antibody tests conducted in New York City revealed that minority and low-income communities are still struggling with the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Faith-based groups that helped officials with acquiring samples found that 27 percent of approximately 8,000 tested people had been previously […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced that New York officials worked with faith-based groups to try to bring back certain religious services after the pandemic resulted in the shut-down of all social gatherings. Religious institutions weren’t originally supposed to re-open until Phase 4. Drive-in and parking lot services restarted on Thursday along with religious gatherings of […]
Blood transfusions are often needed during surgeries. As elective surgeries have started up again throughout the country, a new crisis is unfolding within healthcare systems, especially across New York State and our local Rochester hospitals. According to The American Red Cross, people who would normally donate blood have stayed away from blood donation centers because […]
Over the weekend, a Rochester non-profit organization, Common Ground Health, opened SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) early-detection clinics throughout Monroe County in Black and Brown communities. The screening sites are open to everyone, but they were specifically placed in these communities because of the disproportionate negative impact that the pandemic is having on minorities. When screeners believe that […]
Although some new spring films have been released via digital streaming services because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many films were postponed until next year. CNN recently explored the reasons for these decisions by studios. Children’s movies, such as “Artemis Fowl,” “Scoob!,” and “Trolls World Tour,” were easy on-demand picks that wouldn’t normally generate the massive […]
New York officials hope to re-open barber shops and hair salons in Phase 1 areas, such as the Rochester and Finger Lakes region, within approximately two weeks. During his daily pandemic briefing this weekend, Governor Andrew Cuomo explained that the plan is tentative because of the up-close nature of the work: “That is an occupation […]
University of Rochester Medical Center doctors released information to the public this week about Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS) caused in children by an immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The release occurred on the same day that Governor Andrew Cuomo announced during his daily briefing that there are now 110 known cases and that […]