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New York Eases Quarantine Rules For Essential Workers As Omicron Hits Key Industries

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at an event, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in New York. Hochul on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, expressed confidence she can reach a deal involving hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding to build a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills in time to be included on the state’s budget due in April. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has released shocking events amidst the surge in Covid cases. The new quarantine rules will significantly affect essential workers. Not many people favoured the regulations because they seemed to be controversial.

What are the revised Quarantine rules? 

Previously the affected employees had to quarantine for ten days before returning to work. But now, as all the workers are vaccinated, and SOPs are getting followed strongly, the rules have changed. Now the workers will have to return in 5 days max.

Hochul defended her statements by saying that these rules will ensure that the essential services continue working despite the pandemic. “critical services that New Yorkers need, healthcare, transportation, grocery stores.”

People queue at a street-side Covid-19 testing booth in New York’s Times Square on December 20, 2021. – On December 18, New York state announced a record number of daily cases for the second day in a row with almost 22,000 positive results. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

This announcement came out when New York faced a sudden increase in cases. Moreover, the workers returning to the job won’t be retested for the virus.

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