NYC Bringing On 1,000 Health Workers
for Coronavirus Tracing Initiative The plan was announced by
Mayor Bill de Blasio in a news briefing. Bill de Blasio, via briefing de Blasio added that hiring for these
"disease detectives" extends through
May and will start immediately. Those with the skills required can
apply through Fund for Public Health. de Blasio explains that the tracers will identify
certain people who have been in contact
with coronavirus patients. Bill de Blasio,
via briefing The strategy comes a week after former
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg
said he would help start a tracing program. According to CNBC, over 158,000 people in
America's largest city have contracted coronavirus. As of April 27, de Blasio says that the
number of hospitalizations and those
in intensive care are declining. He adds that the city soon hopes to sample
over 10,000 people per week with new
self-swab and saliva tests. Bill de Blasio,
via briefing