As of last Thursday, 26.5 million Americans had filed for unemployment in a five-week span, as businesses not deemed essential are scaling back or shuttering entirely. Yet perhaps the most essential ...

A low response rate and privacy concerns are barriers to effective large-scale contact tracing in places like New York City As New York City enters its second phase of reopening amid the coronavirus ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the state's contact tracing pilot program, with leadership from former New York City Mayor ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — During Gov. Andy Beshear's Monday press conference, a seven month contact tracing program was introduced. The program combines public participation and the power of ...

The contact tracers said the program was confusing and disorganized in its first six weeks, leaving them fearful that their work would not have an impact on the virus. By Sharon Otterman It was only a ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Sunday that it was launching an ambitious coronavirus testing and contact-tracing program for all students, staff and their families — aiming to ...

The district says the program will provide regular COVID-19 testing and contact tracing for school staff, students and their families. Monday, August 17, 2020 LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles ...

Last week’s contact-tracing controversy — which Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer described as an “unnecessary distraction” — has stalled plans for 3,500 volunteers to begin calling Michiganders who may ...

Every day, Asma Al Sabag goes to work and gives people bad news. "I'll say, 'Hi, I'm calling because you were recently exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19,"' she said during a recent ...

As kids prepare to head back to school, teachers and parents alike have raised concerns about the impact COVID-19 restrictions may have on students. A post on social media claims one public school in ...

A city official pointed to a new federal recommendation as a key reason the city was ending its program, along with the sharp recent decline in cases and widespread vaccination. By Sharon Otterman New ...