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 process?

What happens to individuals who test positive for the coronavirus?

What did Cuomo say about the task of implementing the contact tracing program?

How many medical students are expected to be enlisted to help with the tracing program?

What is the purpose of the systems that need to be put in place according to Bloomberg?