Published July 22, 2021, 7:07 AM
NEW YORK, United States – New York City will require public hospital workers to get vaccinated or take a weekly coronavirus test, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday as the metropolis faces an uptick in cases fueled by the Delta variant.
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 08, 2020, ahealthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for the coronavirus at the Brightpoint Health and UJA-Federation of New York free pop-up coronavirus testing site in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN
Angela Weiss / AFP The order will go into effect from August 2 and apply to the some 30,000 employees in the city’s 11 public hospitals.
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