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Councilmember Levine urges residents to answer tracers, use city isolation hotels and keep testing to avoid a second wave
Summary
Councilmember Mark Levine, chair of the City Council Health Committee, told CB2 the city’s testing capacity has improved but contact‑tracing uptake is low; he urged residents to take tracer calls, use free city hotel isolation options and called for financial supports to make isolation practicable for hourly workers.
Councilmember Mark Levine, chair of the City Council Health Committee, told Manhattan Community Board 2 the city must improve contact‑tracing cooperation, encourage testing and make isolation practicable to avoid a second wave of COVID‑19 as the city reopens.
Lede: Levine said the city has multiplied testing capacity since March and anyone can now be tested, but only about one‑third of people who test positive currently provide contacts to tracers — a shortfall that undermines the tracing program.
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