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Employees at care houses in New York state need to be tested for coronavirus two times a week under brand-new rules set out by Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo.
Care facilities that fail to satisfy requirements meant to stem infections will lose their operating licenses, Mr Cuomo said on Sunday.
The required come as New york city weighs choices for relaxing other lockdown procedures.
Parts of the state and neighbouring area might resume company on 15 May.
New York has actually been the epicentre of the US coronavirus break out, with 26,670 deaths and 335,395 cases as of Sunday.
The United States has actually seen a total of 1,327,720 cases and 79, 495 deaths from the virus.
What else did Mr Cuomo say?
In spite of a decrease in the variety of brand-new Covid-19 infections in New York from a peak last month, deaths from the illness continue to mount.
Mr Cuomo has dealt with particular criticism for high varieties of deaths in the state’s care houses. The United States has seen more than 25,000 coronavirus deaths in elderly homes, with more than a 5th – about 5,300 – in New York, according to a count by The Associated Press. Over 100,000 elderly individuals reside in care facilities in New york city.
The guv announced brand-new rules for care