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Cuomo orders all of New York’s non-essential workforce to stay home

This is the state’s most dramatic measure yet, as the number of confirmed cases jumped from 4,152 on Thursday afternoon to 7,102 on Friday morning. The additional 2,950 cases were due to a rapid increase in testing, according to Cuomo.

Some broadband companies are offering free wifi to college students impacted by COVID-19

Long Island News Student LifeMarch 18, 2020March 19, 2020

Companies are offering different policies that range from opening up hotspots to noncustomers and providing wifi for students affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

A mobile testing center is taking patients in South P

Long Island News Top StoryMarch 18, 2020March 19, 2020

The mobile COVID-19 testing center in South P lot started taking patients at noon on Wednesday, March 18, according to a state official.

SBU warns students against international travel

Administration Long Island NewsMarch 16, 2020

Stony Brook University warned students not to travel internationally in a campus-wide email sent on March 12, after President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe the night before. The travel…

United States declares national emergency

Long Island NewsMarch 16, 2020

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in the United States as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country.

Cuomo calls for increased federal support to treat and contain coronavirus cases on New York schools start to close

Long Island NewsMarch 15, 2020March 16, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to retrofit non-hospital facilities, such as SUNY dorms, to make more room for COVID-19 patients in a press conference on Sunday.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases on three SUNY campuses

Administration Long Island News Top StoryMarch 15, 2020

The State University of New York (SUNY) confirmed cases of students with COVID-19 at three campuses as of March 13, according to an email from SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson.

Suffolk County declares state of emergency and New York bans large gatherings, as coronavirus cases increase

Long Island NewsMarch 14, 2020

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County on Thursday afternoon after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county more than doubled in a day.

Graphic shows U.S. universities affected by COVID-19

Featured Long Island NewsMarch 12, 2020March 13, 2020

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed that all State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) schools are going remote for the remainder of the semester.

World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic

Long Island NewsMarch 11, 2020March 12, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) classified COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, a global pandemic in a press conference on Wednesday.

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Stony Brook University Hospital doctor suspects COVID-19 hit Suffolk County in February

Suffolk County government partners with Stony Brook University as they continue reopening process

New pop-up testing site opens near Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

How the CARES Act affects students and higher education