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Coronavirus Updates Slow to Reach NYC’s Non-Native English Speakers

March 13, 2020, 4:33 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.

Notify NYC text alert service, which sends health and aid program advisories, are still English-only as critics say translation efforts lag.

Health

School Officials Say: Don’t Report Coronavirus Symptoms to Health Department

March 12, 2020, 3:09 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Before closing two Bronx schools over student infection, memo warned staff not to notify front-line epidemic response agency about suspected cases.

Health

Ailing Boss of Raceway Worker Killed by Virus Waits for Test in Queens

March 11, 2020, 9:35 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Queens lawyer connected to Yonkers Raceway battles fever, cough and grief after “right-hand man” became NJ’s first coronavirus fatality.

Health

NYC Health Department ‘Not Collecting’ Agency Coronavirus Numbers

March 9, 2020, 8:56 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

In a memo Sunday, the Mayor’s Office of Labor Relations advised city agencies not to report any workers with coronavirus signs to health officials.

Health

NYC Public School Teacher Reveals Week of Hell Over Coronavirus Scare

March 9, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Erin McCarthy was refused test after Italy trip. Then some colleagues turned on her. She finally tested negative, but her life is forever changed.

Education

Background Check Backlog Leaves Students Without After-Care, Special Ed. Teachers

Jan. 21, 2020, 12:40 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

A massive backlog of background check requests to New York City’s Department of Health means many teachers are sitting and waiting to work.

Health

IDNYC Drug Discounts Cancelled for Addictive Opioid Medications

Dec. 13, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

BigAppleRX program can no longer be used for many pain pills — part of a trend toward restrictions that some doctors and advocates worry goes too far.

Education

Access to Child Services Linked to Race, Neighborhood and Income, Analysis Finds

Dec. 5, 2019, 12:30 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Analysis of data obtained by Measure of America and THE CITY finds kids in South Bronx and Harlem least likely to get Early Intervention evaluations.

Health

Health Inspectors Ignored Kids With Harmful Lead Levels, Comptroller Finds

Sept. 26, 2019, 1:03 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Some 12,000 children who had elevated blood-lead levels didn’t get the follow-up testing urged under federal guidelines, according to a new report.

Health

City’s Aging Black Residents Dying of Cocaine-Involved ODs in Rising Numbers

Sept. 16, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Many of the fatalities are unrelated to opioids, Health Department data show, as officials struggle to understand the increase.

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Coronavirus Updates Slow to Reach NYC’s Non-Native English Speakers

School Officials Say: Don’t Report Coronavirus Symptoms to Health Department

Ailing Boss of Raceway Worker Killed by Virus Waits for Test in Queens

NYC Health Department ‘Not Collecting’ Agency Coronavirus Numbers

NYC Public School Teacher Reveals Week of Hell Over Coronavirus Scare

Background Check Backlog Leaves Students Without After-Care, Special Ed. Teachers

IDNYC Drug Discounts Cancelled for Addictive Opioid Medications

Access to Child Services Linked to Race, Neighborhood and Income, Analysis Finds

Health Inspectors Ignored Kids With Harmful Lead Levels, Comptroller Finds

City’s Aging Black Residents Dying of Cocaine-Involved ODs in Rising Numbers

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