Governor Cumo announces updated zonal measurements, hospital guidelines and business guidelines | Governor Andrew M. Cumo December 11, 2020 Albany, NY New Measurements The hospital is tasked with taking additional steps to help keep new capacity measurements below 85 percent to align with a greater focus on protecting capacity hospitals. Monday; Decisions on additional indoor dining restrictions across the state can now operate with reduced efficiency in the Orange Zones, with personal care and salons allowed to remain open with increased testing in the Orange Zones Gym Changes to Gym and Salon Guidelines Monday, December 14 Governor Andrew M. Covot today announced new measurements by the Micro Cluster Focus zones will be determined to control the spread of COVID-19 and to preserve hospital efficacy. In addition, the Governor announced new guidelines for further enhancing the capacity of the hospital, as well as updated metrics for business guidance based on the latest CDC guidance, advice from public health experts and data from the State Communications Tracking Program. Under this measured business guidance, indoor dining in New York City will be discontinued on Monday, December 14th, and gyms and salons will now be allowed to remain open with restrictions in the Orange Zones. “We are setting rules that apply to everyone, which is basically all common sense. We have invested heavily in the Govt test and we are doing more tests than any other state in the country. It gives us the real facts on which we are based on our actions,” Governor Cuomo said. . “This is not the high science we use here — these are general knowledge rules. Where the virus is high, you need to take action. We are changing the rules for hospitals in the state. We have already announced a 25 percent increase in the number of staff beds in hospitals. Hospitals are adding beds up to 25 percent. Should be less than 85 percent by means of, minimizing or eliminating selected surgeries.We also measure the risk level of economic activity while minimizing the economic downturn while ensuring that we respect public health.The epidemic must be swift from the outset, with informed, informed results We will continue to follow the data taken. “Audio Photos Updated Zonal Measurements As New York COVID-19 Contagious, Governor, NYS The Department of Finance has also prioritized the continued measurement of measures that govern regulation to protect public health, without causing undue harm to the economy. Updated measurements released today and over the past week continue to focus on controlling the spread of the virus in communities, a factor for higher growth and hospital admission rates and hospital capacity in a region. Under these updated measurements, the microcluster zones will now be determined as follows: A red zone will be implemented in a region where hospital capacity is within 21 days of the red zone reaching 90 percent, selected procedures will be canceled and bed capacity will be increased in hospitals in the region by 50 percent. A geographical area qualifies to enter an orange zone if the orange zone has a positive rate of 4 percent (7-day average) in the last 10 days, and it is located in a region that has reached 85 percent hospital capacity. Alternatively, if the state health department’s area or area hospital admission rate is unacceptably high, a geographical area may become an orange zone if a zonal position is appropriate to control the growth rate. A geographical area would be eligible to enter the yellow zone if the yellow zone has a positive rate of 3 percent over the last 10 days (7-day average) and the first 10 percent in the state to admit individual hospitalization in the past. Has been experiencing a weekly growth in weekly and daily combinations. We have invested heavily in COVID testing and are testing more than any other state in the country. It gives real facts based on our actions. Renewed Hospital Orders Earlier this week, the governor ordered the state health department to begin implementing the state’s “rise and fall” protocol, and several measures were launched as part of that effort. In particular, all hospitals have begun to expand their 25 per cent bed capacity to further prepare hospitals for future COVID-19 outbreaks. In addition, the governor called on all retired physicians and nurses to return to service if they were able to do so, and to remind hospitals of the need to report data and ensure that 90-day personal safety equipment is maintained. . Today, the NYS Department of Health has ordered hospitals to take action to reduce their capacity to less than 85 percent, either by adding an additional 25 percent capacity, by eliminating selective surgeries, or by combining the two measures. Updated Business Restrictions New York City Indoor Dining Suspension Beginning Monday, December 14th, indoor meals will be suspended in New York City. After the Federal Centers for Disease updated its guidance, ‘exposures to essential internal systems and congested outdoor systems pose a risk that all participants can prevent. Indoor spaces, distance not maintained and the impossibility of continued use of masks (e.g. restaurant food) have been identified as particularly high-risk scenes’ and New York City continues to have positive, individual cases, daily hospital admissions, and total hospitalization. The suspension will be re-evaluated in the coming weeks based on updated data, and in order to provide additional support to the industry during these difficult times, the governor is expanding the state’s ban on business emissions and renewing his call to include support for bars and restaurants in the next stimulus package. Updated rules for gyms and salons and personal care services were initially high-risk environments for the spread of the virus, but the state’s latest data show that the rate of spread has been reduced in businesses operating under the New York forward direction of the Department of Health. These businesses, which are within the Orange Zones, are likely to operate with additional service restrictions from Monday, December 14, following state policies to restructure and balance public health practices with economic impact. In particular, gyms and fitness centers – currently closed in the Orange Zones – will be allowed to operate at 25 percent capacity, down from 33 percent. Personal care services – for example, salons and barber shops currently closed in the Orange Zone – will allow service personnel to provide services until they are tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis and receive a negative test before opening. Contact the Governor’s Press Office You are leaving the official State New York website. The State of New York does not imply endorsement of the places listed, nor does it guarantee the accuracy of any of the information mentioned in those locations, nor does it endorse any of the views expressed therein. 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