With the number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in New York State getting close to two dozen people, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has activated the statewide Emergency Operation Center in Albany, as well as two outposts in Westchester County — Hawthorne and New Rochelle.
The main center and outposts will serve as command centers where Office of Emergency Management and Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services can coordinate with the Department of Health to closely monitor and respond to the outbreak, provide real-time communications updates and coordinate response efforts with other agencies.
Additionally, the state is continuing to monitor the situation in New York and Wil set up an EOC outpost anywhere it’s needed when the situation calls for it.
“New Yorkers should focus on facts not fear as we confront this evolving situation, and the facts do not merit the level of anxiety we are seeing,” said Cuomo. “The number of cases will increase because it’s math — the more you test, the more cases you find. We are testing more people, we are isolating anyone who may have come into contact with the virus, and we are getting people care if they need it.”
