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Four residents of Pine Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Philmont have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released by Columbia County Department of Health on Friday. The individuals have not required hospitalization and are being treated in isolation at the Philmont facility, according to the department of health. The families of the patients have been notified and the patients’ symptoms are improving, according to the department of health.
The first construction phase to turn the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan into a 1,000bed temporary hospital facility neared completion Friday as the state’s COVID-19 threatens to hit its peak in the next three weeks.
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“Pine Haven has and continues to be proactive. We understand they’ve been isolating residents to their wings. They’ve certainly been closely monitoring anyone coming in or out. As the chairman mentioned, we continue to communicate with the state throughout our response,” said Jack Mabb, Columbia County director of public health. Schools will remain closed statewide through mid-April and the state’s first temporary hospital was completed in New York City on Friday as New York See POSITIVE A8
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Farmers wrestle with uncertainty amid outbreak Welcome sign of spring DEC announced the statewide season for trout and salmon opens this Wednesday, April 1 PAGE B1
WORLD By Nora Mishanec Columbia-Greene Media
Hong Kong limits crowds Gyms, movie theaters, arcades to close after government acts to limit gatherings PAGE A2
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The rest of the world may be at a standstill amid COVID-19 fears, but for Twin County farmers, dealing with uncertainty is part of life. “You have to be an optimist if you’re a farmer. We deal with mother nature every year. I think in some ways farmers are more prepared to deal with situations like this because of that,” James Story of Story Farms in Catskill said. Local farmers are concerned
about keeping their workers safe while meeting higher consumer demand and increased food safety standards. U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, who returned to Washington on Friday to vote on the $2 trillion stimulus package, said farmers and small businesses were his top priorities in stimulus negotiations. “Our family farms have endured years of economic strain and now face workforce challenges and disruptions to local food systems:
markets, schools, and restaurants,” he said in a statement. While Twin County farmers are used to managing uncertainty, many are worried about how the COVID-19 crisis will affect their workers, said Stephen E. Hadcock, team leader of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Agriculture and Horticulture Program. “The main concern that farmers have is the safety of their employees and themselves,” he said. Nate Chittenden, of Dutch
Hollow Farm in Schodack Landing, said he can’t afford to lose employees to illness or quarantine. “I have a skeleton crew,” he said. “To lose a person is going to put strain on our farm. Any time I lose labor, I can’t stop caring for my animals.” The farm’s 800 cows still need to be milked, no matter what, Chittenden said. “Our responsibility has always been first and foremost caring See FARMERS A8
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Dairy’s entire demand structure has shifted. Increased consumer demand has increased dairy sales. Dairy farmers must adjust rapidly to meet the high consumer demand.
Canna Park shuttered; others remain open By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media
CAIRO — Town officials closed the Angelo Canna Park, saying Friday that visitors are not heeding state directives. With more than 85,000 reported cases of COVID-19 across the U.S. on Friday, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, health experts and state leaders are urging residents to stay home and practice social distancing. While outdoor exercise is encouraged, congregation is not. Some local municipalities are facing difficulties in how to keep their constituents safe and healthy during this time. “People from out of the
area, people from Connecticut and New Jersey and from the city were using the walking park and kids were over playing basketball,” Cairo Town Councilman Jason Watts said. “Being that we have to be halfstaffed, we don’t have enough people to keep things cleaned. We can’t police everything.” The town board decided to close the park last week, Watts said. “It really wasn’t even the locals,” he said. “That’s the sad part. We’re getting our stuff taken away. Hopefully it will open back up soon. It was really for our own safety.” Watts supports the town’s decision. “I wanted to close it a week
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