NYC Bringing On 1,000 Health Workers <br />for Coronavirus Tracing Initiative The plan was announced by <br />Mayor Bill de Blasio in a news briefing. Bill de Blasio, via briefing de Blasio added that hiring for these <br />"disease detectives" extends through <br />May and will start immediately. Those with the skills required can <br />apply through Fund for Public Health. de Blasio explains that the tracers will identify <br />certain people who have been in contact <br />with coronavirus patients. Bill de Blasio, <br />via briefing The strategy comes a week after former <br />New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg <br />said he would help start a tracing program. According to CNBC, over 158,000 people in <br />America's largest city have contracted coronavirus. As of April 27, de Blasio says that the <br />number of hospitalizations and those <br />in intensive care are declining. He adds that the city soon hopes to sample <br />over 10,000 people per week with new <br />self-swab and saliva tests. Bill de Blasio, <br />via briefing
