Bilingual coronavirus testing site opens in Washington Heights

SOMOS is a network of 2,400 physicians who care for almost 1 million patients in underserved communities across New York City.

Elective surgeries can resume in parts of New York

The governor says elective treatments will be allowed in places where the COVID-19 outbreak is less severe.

NY nurses' union sues state, hospitals

The New York State Nurses Association filed separate lawsuits against the state's Health Department, Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Westchester County Health Care Corp.

Northwell Health to test many of its employees for COVID-19 antibodies

Northwell Health Labs are processing upwards of 1,000 COVID-19 tests each day. Officials will continue validating antibody tests in the coming weeks and plan to incorporate it once it becomes widely available.

Cuomo: Essential workers should get hazard pay

Cuomo suggested that the federal government fund hazard pay for health care workers, public safety workers, transit workers, building cleaning service workers, grocery and delivery workers, childcare workers, airline workers, and more.

Some coronavirus survivors being prevented from donating blood over their sexual orientation
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Even though there has been a call for survivors of coronavirus to donate their blood in order to help others suffering from the virus, gay men say they are not being allowed to donate, despite recent changes by the FDA.

Nurses travel across the nation to provide support on coronavirus battle's front lines
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The hard work and dedication of medical professionals cannot be overstated during the coronavirus pandemic. Nurses in particular have traveled all across the nation to help, battling the coronavirus on the front lines in some of the most infected areas.

Minnesota nurse union president details 'real and devastating' impact of COVID-19

Mary Turner, the president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, gave an emotional speech during Minnesota's COVID-19 briefing to describe the impact the virus has had on patients and their family members.

FDNY paramedic on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis
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FOX 5 NY followed Elizabeth Bonilla, a Fire Department paramedic through her shift Wednesday to see how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting first responders.

A ?nightmare? at local nursing homes
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As of Wednesday, nineteen of New York?s nursing homes have at least 20 coronavirus deaths, a situation being called a ?nightmare? by the families of people currently living in the facilities.

No plan in sight: Test troubles cloud Trump recovery effort

But more than a month after President Trump declared, “Anybody who wants a test, can get a test," the reality has been much different. People report being unable to get tested. Labs and public officials say critical supply shortages are making it impossible to increase testing to the levels experts say is necessary to keep the virus in check.

Study: Pregnant women should be tested for COVID-19

A study of 215 pregnant women who recently gave birth in NYC provides important information about the coronavirus and newborns.

Antibody test limitations
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Antibodies in a person's immune system develop to fight COVID-19 and protect them from further infection. But the accuracy of the antibody tests, which were rushed on the market by lab companies in recent weeks, is still in question. Dr. Edward Goldberg has purchased 150 antibody tests that he plans to use on his patients who have either been swabbed or think they may have been infected with the novel coronavirus and recovered. He explains why the tests aren't foolproof yet.

Military medical crews caring for COVID-19 patients in Connecticut

Army reservists and national guardsmen are caring for COVD-19 patients in Connecticut. The Connecticut National Guard recently set up 200 beds at Stamford Hospital.

New York Blood Center needs plasma from people who've recovered from COVID-19

The New York Blood Center is collecting and processing blood plasma from eligible donors and will maintain a plasma bank for hospitals to treat patients with serious or immediately life-threatening infections.