Mr. Cuomo didn’t provide a specific timeline, but said the Department of Health will recommend that all visitors take a rapid COVID-19 test before entry.
Rapid tests will be provided at no cost to the nursing homes, reports WCBS. Mr. Cuomo said all nursing home staff and residents in New York have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine. About 73 percent of all residents have been vaccinated, according to WCBS.
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