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NewsColony New York ‘army’ of tracers needed to reopen economy have not been hired yet The ‘army’ of tracers needed to reopen New York does not yet exist, with interviews for the thousands of people required to build it only just getting underway.  Cuomo announced the initiative last week in collaboration with former mayor Mike Bloomberg. The pair touted it as the key to reopening and said their goal is to create a system that is so effective they will share it with other governments around the world.   On Monday, Cuomo announced that having enough tracers – 30 for every 100,000 people – was one of the requirements he will insist on before allowing different regions across New York to reopen.  In New York City , that means 2,520 are needed before businesses can get back to work.  The state website to apply for the positions opened on Friday and since then, 6,000 people have applied but it is unclear how many of them have been hired.    ...