Spotlight: NYS's block-by-block approach to counter COVID-19 with precision, efficiency

By Xia Lin

World
Sunday, 18 Oct 2020
5:47 AM MYT

by Xinhua writer Xia Lin

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- New York will target individual blocks rather than entire neighborhoods as the state tries to fight the coronavirus in fall and winter, said Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday.

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HSI-PWHV	0.170	0.185	0.160	0.160	-0.010	-5.88	1,563,864
HSI-CWGS	0.110	0.115	0.100	0.115	-0.005	-4.17	1,333,397
HSI-CWGX	0.230	0.230	0.200	0.220	-0.010	-4.35	1,222,222
HSI-CWGI	0.135	0.145	0.130	0.145	-0.005	-3.33	1,158,317
EKOVEST	0.430	0.430	0.380	0.405	-0.035	-7.95	1,044,750
OXB	0.360	0.400	0.360	0.385	0.095	32.76	1,015,514
ZETRIX	0.835	0.865	0.835	0.845	0.010	1.20	806,578
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