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New City, NY
News
Covid-
19 'Milestone': Respiratory Therapist Extubates First Patient In Two Weeks
A photojournalist at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey caught a respiratory therapist at just the right time. Jeff Rhode had minutes to spare while working his way from the 6th floor to the second, the ICU when he stumbled upon Brenda "taking a much-needed break" on Wednesday, March 25. The health care worker was on a phone call staring at the New York City skyline, Rhode said. "After a polite 'hello,' she told me: 'It's not a sunny day, but it is a great day,' with a smile," the photographer said. "The first patient since the craziness started two weeks ago had been extubat…
Torrington, CT
Business
Covid-
19: Metro-North To Cut Service With Ridership Falling To All-Time Low
With commuters staying home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak that’s gripping the nation, the MTA announced it will be cutting down its service amid historically low ridership numbers. Beginning on Friday, March 27, with the MTA reportedly losing weekly losses of more than $100 million with ridership down more than 90 percent, the organization has laid out a new “Essential Service Plan.” The plan calls for extra trains during peak commuting hours for first responders and health care workers, though the MTA will be cutting services throughout the rest of the day, MTA Chair Patrick Foye …
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Distilleries In Litchfield, Fairfield County Shift To Making Hand Sanitizer
Help has arrived. Some Connecticut distilleries have traded spirits for hand sanitizer as they do their best to help stop the spread of novel coronavirus. SoNo 1420, which has locations throughout Fairfield County, and the Litchfield Distillery have become the latest to use their facilities to produce and distribute hand sanitizer amid the COVID-19 outbreak. According to SoNo, “our gins and vodkas are distilled from 100 percent gluten-free corn to create a 95 percent pure ethanol base,” the owners said. “We are now using this base to make a hand sanitizer using a formulation recommended by…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Coming
: First Responders, Health Care Workers Get Priority At New Bergen
Covid-
19 Test Site
Bergen officials will open a new coronavirus test site for Bergen County residents only with priority given to first responders and health care workers, County Executive Jim Tedesco announced Tuesday. The site will begin operating this weekend and will be controlled by the county, in an effort to satisfy the huge demand for tests, he said. A location hasn't been specified yet. “The FEMA test site at Bergen Community College has had great success in testing over 1,000 individuals since opening last Friday," said Tedesco said, who also announced Tuesday that he was self-quarantining. “Provi…
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
Donate Material To Waldwick Women Sewing Face Masks For Healthcare Workers
Three Waldwick women are combining forces in an effort to create and send masks to healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 crisis. Johanna Laliberte, Pat Laliberte and Tami Moses’ sewing skills have helped them make masks of all sizes to be delivered to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and other local healthcare facilities. The trio started a production line and sent more than 30 masks as of Monday afternoon. “Thank you, God, for giving my mom the creative ability to sew and for filling her with the physical strength to make these masks,” Johanna wrote in a Facebook post Sunday. Meanwhile, two m…
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
Show Of Appreciation Outside
Humc
Is The Type Of Positivity We Need Right Now
Health care workers at Hackensack University Medical Center don't have to go far to feel the love amid the coronavirus pandemic. Friends Pat Plumadore Arimborgo and Karen Lippin hung a homemade sign across the street from the Prospect Avenue entrance to show their appreciation. "Thank you healthcare workers <3," it says. "You are heroes." "Just thought this needed to be said," Lippin said. "Thank you Hackensack healthcare workers and all the Hackensack heroes." "Just thought this needed to be said." Pat Plumadore Arimborgo (left), Karen Lippin work on their sign.COURTESY: Carolyn A…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Business
These 2 North Jersey Eateries Are Giving Away Toilet Paper With Orders
Dinner is being served with a side of toilet paper at two North Jersey eateries. Grant's in Dumont and Mr. Cupcakes in Hawthorne and Clifton are tucking a roll of toilet paper into special orders as an extra incentive for customers to keep coming. Come and get 'em while supplies last. At Mr. Cupcakes, tell the consultant you're here for a "TP special" for a pack of six "quarantined" cupcakes. At Grant's, get a roll with any order of $20 or more: "So make sure you wash your hands and wipe your bums," the restaurant said. Juicy Platters, meanwhile, was offering free meals to health ca…
Hackensack, NJ
News
NJ Restaurant Juicy Platters Giving Free Meals To Health Care Workers
Halal and Mediterranean eatery Juicy Platters is offering a free meal to all healthcare workers “on the front lines” of the COVID-19 crisis. The giveaway was announced in an Instagram video by the restaurant’s founder, Jaffar Wahdat, affectionately known as ‘Juicy Jaffar.’ "You guys are on the front lines," he said in the touching video. “I have a baby sister that works in an emergency room down in Philly, and I know how hard you guys are working.” Halal and Mediterranean eatery Juicy Platters is offering a free meal to all healthcare workers “on the front lines” of the COVID-19 crisi…
Brentwood, NY
News
Covid-
19: Personal Protective Equipment Needed For Frontline Workers, NY Nurses Union Says
As the number of novel coronavirus cases increases across the state, the New York Nurses Union says there is a great need for protective gear for frontline workers. In a statement issued on Tuesday, March 17, the union said that as the focus is on creating additional hospital beds and the associated medical equipment, frontline workers such as doctors and nurses, as well as first responders are in need of the correct protective equipment. The main concern is if health care workers are exposed unnecessarily, they will have to be isolated or quarantined or will themselves become ill. The uni…
Hackensack, NJ
News
'Community Spreading Is Occurring': NJ Health Commissioner Has Reassuring Advice
The rising number of COVID-19 cases in New Jersey indicates that community transmission is occurring, state health officials said. We can help stop that -- but hand-washing alone won't be enough. According to NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli, social distancing, respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene all play important factors. "Over the past few days, New Jersey has seen a significant increase in cases concentrated in the northeastern part of the state," Persichilli said at a Tuesday press briefing Tuesday. While some of the 267 cases in New Jersey have been linked to pre…
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Video
: 'This Medication Really Works, So There's A Hope,' Says New Jersey Coronavirus Patient
The New Jersey healthcare worker who was the state’s first coronavirus patient said clinical trial medicines probably saved his life. "After I received the first dose my fever went down," 32-year-old James Cai, who lives and works in Fort Lee and Manhattan, told CBS New York. "Those two medications I think slowed down my virus," Cai said without naming them. Cai was initially hit with diarrhea, chest pains and a fever despite having no underlying medical conditions. He was admitted to Hackensack University Medical Center March 2, and remains there in isolation. The physicians assistant g…
Massapequa, NY
Schools
* Updated *
Covid-
19: Long Island Schools To Close For Next Two Weeks
New update: All public and private schools on Long Island will be closed for two weeks to help combat the spread of the novel strain of the coronavirus. The closures in Nassau and Suffolk counties start on Monday, March 16 and last through Friday, March 27. Both counties are developing plans to provide food pickup for needy students and for health-care workers with school-aged children. School facilities will be closed for instruction, but administrators and teachers may still use school buildings for distance-based learning and for distribution of grab-and-go meals in…
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