Health

"The town will continue to seek compliance with social distancing guidelines and parking restrictions and consider further actions as necessary to protect public health," Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said.

Drive-through testing will be available at HRH Care on Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment, with priority given to those exhibiting symptoms.

La clave para poder reactivar las economías locales y regionales, será el testeo para Covid-19 y en ese sentido se han redoblado los esfuerzos para poder hacerlo más asequible.

When the staff at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital was challenged to a "dance break" two weeks ago by a sister hospital on the North Fork, they rose to the challenge. The result? An uplifting, energetic, three-minute video that has been posted on YouTube, gathering nearly 4,000 views in the last two days.

Everyone donned masks for the challenge, in which nurses, doctors, aides, technicians, and other employees moved to the song "I Got This Feeling" by Justin Timberlake. Most of it was shot outdoors, though some of the staff got their groove on in the hospital hallways.

East Hampton Memorial Day observances, including the annual parade, rifle squad ceremonies at cemeteries, and a tribute to the lost at sea at Main Beach, will be canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the past 24 hours, 891 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Suffolk County, marking a drop-off from the surprising spike of 1,039 cases reported on Friday.

As increasing numbers face food insecurity here, people are helping to feed those in need through food pantries, community partnerships, and a new food fund that also aids essential workers and local restaurants.

While it is one of the most areas most heavily affected by Covid-19 in the country, the county falls below the eligibility threshold for aid. The County Executive has asked the treasury secretary to reconsider Suffolk's eligibility.

The restaurants and taverns that host their performances have been shuttered for more than a month, but technology is providing South Fork musicians with multiple avenues to be heard and seen, make money, and do good.

Beaches raise the question of safety not only for beachgoers but for lifeguards, and the town is pondering whether or how it can keep beaches and parks open while protecting employees and the public and avoiding a subsequent wave of Covid-19 infection.

Covid-19 has cast a long shadow over the health care industry, and there’s a sense of trepidation and anxiety among the 65 practical nurses who are graduating Thursday from their Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services program. But there’s also a sense of hope and purpose among the graduates.

The recently passed federal CARES Act allows mortgage holders to delay payments on federally backed mortgages for up to 180 days, but it doesn't cover those whose mortgages are not federally owned or backed.