New Jersey Hiring Contact Tracers As Part Of COVID-19 Recovery Plan

Gov.

Phil Murphy says contact tracing will be a "huge element in our ability to be prepared" if there's a COVID-19 resurgence.

NEARLY 6,000 HEALTHCARE WORKVERSE CONTRACTED THE VIRUSSINCE EARLYÑi MARCH.NEW JERSEY IS HIRINGCONTACT TRACERS AS PART OF THEPLAN.TRACING THOSE WHO MAY HAVECOME INTO CONTACT WITH ACOVID-19 POSITIVE PERSON WOULDBE VITAL AS THE STATE MOVESFORWARD AND RE-OPENING ITSECONOMY.IT IS NOT A QUESTION OFWHETHER OR NOTÑi THE VIRUS WILLCOME BACK.IT WILL COME BACK IN S]mGñO' FORMOR ANOTHER.I HOPE IN A SMALL FORM.BUT THE QUESTION IS WHAT AREWE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?ÑiARE WE GOING TO BE PREPAREDFOR IT AND CONTRACT TRACING ISA HUGE ELEMENT IN OUR ABILITYTO BE PREPARED.xDABOUT 900 TRACE REMEMBERSALREADYçó WORKING IN THE STATE.AND AN ADDITIONAL 1600 WILL BEADDED AND THAT NUMBER COULD GOTO 4,000 COVID-19 MAKES RESURROUND GENERALS IN NEW