Attention hair-clippers, wait people, and chefs: The mayor wants you to get tested for Covid-19. Even if your nose isn’t running, your temperature is normal and you can still taste your food.
Gage Frank, Mike Pinto, Justin Elicker, Adrienne Jefferson, Mike Piscitelli at Wednesday’s presser.
Mayor Justin Elicker issued that call Wednesday during his administration’s daily press briefing via Zoom.
He said that with Phase 1 of the pandemic business reopening slated for next week, officials want to broaden testing from symptomatic people to everyone else. Especially those who will come into contact with other people.
“We want hairdressers, barbers, restaurant employees, grocery store employees, individuals that have close contact with the public to get tested,” Elicker said.
You can sign up here or call the health department at 203 – 946-4949 to make an appointment to get tested at the outdoor site at Chapel and Day streets (except on Thursday, when it will be closed.)
Also announced at Wednesday’s press briefing:
• New Haven now has 2,100 confirmed Covid-19 cases. Eighty-three New Haveners have died. The ages of those who have died range from 26 to 108, with an average age of 76; 77 percent of them are over 65.
• The city’s Together New Haven web portal (pictured above and below) has added new features, including information by sector about guidelines for businesses, health resources, a “civic space,” and a “mask campaign” platform to prepare for the May 20 Phase 1 reopening of some businesses statewide.
• Starting Thursday and Friday, the city will conduct webinars to guide local business people through the rules for reopening next week. Click here for information about the first session (which begins Thursday at 2 p.m.).
