On Wednesday, the New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan told WABC TV that mask mandates had resumed at all 11 of the city s public hospitals, 30 health centers, and five long-term care facilities.
Managers said tens of thousands of appointments and operations will be postponed because of the walkout across England by junior doctors, those in the first years of their careers. The doctors, who form the backbone of hospital and clinic care, plan to stay off the job until 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
While the total is a dramatic drop from last year, placing COVID-19 much lower among leading causes of death in the state this year, it still affected parts of the state population significantly.