‘A tracing army’: As they reopen, states look to contact tracers in COVID-19 fight

With governors around the nation lifting stay-at-home orders implemented to slow the spread of coronavirus, many are now seeking new combatants: contact tracers. These hired public health officials work with patients to help them recall everyone they had close contact with during the time when they were most infectious. It’s no easy task. On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that about …