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Rapid tests will play major role in reopening economy, Cuomo says

At the end of the day — all anyone wants to see is significant testing for COVID-19. Many, including Governor Andrew Cuomo have said that it’s the key to reopening the economy.

Others say it’s simply a way to begin the process of getting ahead of the virus.

Cuomo suggested at a pair of press conferences this week that mass-testing would be necessary. And those tests would need to provide ‘rapid results’.

New York has reached a plateau in hospitalizations and for the first time recorded a net negative growth in intensive care patients, which was reported by Spectrum News.

“That’s going to be the next question, the next issue we have to deal with,” Cuomo added. A vaccine is still likely a year away, which means that this will be an important step to reopening. “It’s not going to be everyone goes back next Thursday. It’s going to be a gradual, phased process and it’s going to be reliant on testing.”



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