COVID testing

A line forms outside a COVID-19 testing clinic in Lower Manhattan. Long waits have created a business opportunity for line standers who used to queue up for others at Broadway shows and other major events.

National
Health & Safety

In NYC, Waiting For A COVID-19 Test Is A Business Opportunity

7:57pm January 01, 2021

by Ben Ellman

A business that traditionally provided line standers for Broadway shows and other events, now serves people who don't want to wait hours outside a health clinic.

Queue Listen Now

A CDC study of 314 adults who had been tested for the coronavirus found that the positive cases were twice as likely to have dined at a restaurant within a two-week period before they started showing symptoms.

National
Health & Safety

Adults With COVID-19 Twice As Likely To Have Eaten At Restaurants, CDC Study Finds

9:32pm September 11, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The study compared the habits and activities of 314 adults who had been tested for the virus. Positive cases more often reported dining at a restaurant within 14 days before they showed symptoms.