National Guard troops will be deployed to New York at airports to make sure arriving travelers have proof of recently testing negative for COVID-19, Gov. Cuomo said Friday.
The forthcoming National Guard deployment came as New York's COVID-19 infection rate ticked up to 1.9%., Cuomo told reporters on a conference call.
"You should not land if you do not have proof of a negative test upon landing," Cuomo said.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (Spencer Platt/)
Despite the slight infection rate bum, Cuomo said New York's faring far better than most other states, with some outbreaks in the state subsiding.
The so-called red and yellow zones in southern Brooklyn are improving to the degree that Cuomo said he's reducing their size by 50%. The zone in Far Rockaway, Queens, is being eliminated entirely, he added.
Zone restrictions will be implemented in some other parts of the state that are experiencing outbreak, Cuomo said, including Portchester in Westchester County.
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