COVID testing ramped up at NYC schools, new rapid test-to-return program unveiled

NEW YORK — New York City will drastically increase its COVID-19 testing program at public schools when students return from winter break on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Tuesday. With COVID cases skyrocketing across the city and the number of pediatric hospitalizations on the rise, parents [...]