New York Mayor Bill de Blasio stressed that the municipal government will continue its efforts to reach the aging community. For the time being, the pilot program in which older adults can be inoculated just by arriving at the vaccination center will be expanded. Of the 3 sites that currently have, this week will be 25 that have these characteristics.
Regarding the inoculation campaign in the city, he announced that the mobile vaccination centers will start their operations today. The program consists of 20 buses that will travel the streets and will be able to administer between 150-200 doses daily. The vehicles will give priority to the most vulnerable residents and the first week will be dedicated to restaurant employees and ‘deliveristas’.
De Blasio unveiled a program that is part of the city’s recovery: City Cleanup Corps or City Cleaning Corps. The project, inspired by the measures of the Great Depression, will create 10,000 jobs by the month of July. The first 1,000 jobs will be offered in April. The tasks of this city cleaning brigade will be to eradicate graffiti from the streets, improve parks and support the maintenance of the Open Streets initiative.
He confirmed that the salary of those hired will be $ 15 per hour. And for those who wish to apply for this job, there are already 500 places available: nyc.gov/ccc
Regarding the new indicators used to measure progress in the fight against coronavirus, the most recent data showed:
- Number of positive cases admitted to hospitals: 176 (58%)
- Number of hospitalizations per 100,000 population, 7-day median (NYS): 3.59
- COVID-19 reported cases, 7-day average: 3,193
- Percentage of patients who tested positive, 7-day average: 6.63%
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