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May 11, 2021 08:44 PM EDT
(Photo : Getty Images/Ritesh Shukla) ALLAHABAD, INDIA - MAY 06: A worker helps cremate the bodies of Covid-19 victims on the banks of the Ganges river May 06, 2021 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. India broke a fresh record on Thursday with over 412,000 new cases of Covid-19 as the total number of those infected according to Health Ministry data neared 20 million. The real figure could be up to ten times higher, many health experts say, due to a lack of widespread testing or reporting, and only patients who succumbed in hospitals being counted. Hospitals have begun turning away people suffering from Covid-19, having run out of space for the crushing number of people seeking help.
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May 11, 2021 12:28 AM EDT
(Photo : Getty Images/Victor J. Blue) NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 20: A woman wearing a mask walks the Brooklyn Bridge in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on March 20, 2020 in New York City. The economic situation in the city continued to decline as New York Gov Andrew Cuomo ordered all nonessential businesses to keep all their workers at home and New York weighed a shelter in place order for the entire city.
New York is stepping up its vaccination program with COVID-19 vaccine pop-up sites soon available in New York City s subway stations, transit hubs, and surrounding suburbs. This effort is to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, as announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday. As an incentive, New York will offer a free seven-day MetroCard or Metro-North ticket or round trip LIRR to any individual who decides to be administered the vaccine during their daily commute.