New York, New Jersey And Connecticut To Launch Contact Tracing Program

The state is collaborating with New Jersey and Connecticut to initiate a contact tracing program, which involves testing, tracing, and isolating individuals who test positive for COVID-19. Governor Cuomo acknowledges the challenges of perfect implementation and the need for a large workforce, including 35,000 medical students. Mike Bloomberg, along with Johns Hopkins University and Vital Strategies, is assisting in developing the program and donating $10 million. Bloomberg emphasizes the importance of systems to identify and support exposed individuals to safely ease restrictions. New York, the hardest-hit state, is seeing a decline in COVID-19 deaths.

What are the three steps involved in the contact tracing program?

• Identify, quarantine, and treat

• Trace, test, and cure

• Test, treat, and vaccinate

• Test, trace, and isolate

Who is helping the states develop and implement the tracing program?

• Jeff Bezos

• Bill Gates

• Mike Bloomberg

• Elon Musk

How many medical students are expected to assist in the tracing effort?

• 35,000

• 20,000

• 50,000

• 10,000

What is the primary goal of establishing systems to identify exposed individuals?

• To increase testing rates

• To safely ease restrictions

• To improve hospital facilities

• To develop a vaccine

What recent trend has been observed in New York regarding COVID-19?

• An increase in cases

• A decline in deaths

• A rise in hospitalizations

• A surge in testing