Gov. Kathy Hochul held a COVID-19 briefing on Monday where she laid out her plans to battle back the COVID-19 surge brought on by the omicron variant.

The “winter surge plan” does not call for any statewide shutdowns, saying that residents have the tools they need to avoid that through vaccinations, boosters and masks.

Hochul said the state is preparing for the worst but acknowledged that New York and the nation are in a different position than 2020 – mainly due to the availability of vaccines and the apparently mostly mild symptoms brought on by the variant.

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The surge plan includes sending $65 million to local governments, including money to enforce mask and vaccine requirements. But the governor also said she will not single out counties where leaders have said they would not enforce the mandates.

"There are some counties where they want this to be followed but they just don't have the personnel either so, we're not going to be doing anything other than lending the support to them and having some spot checks and providing the assistance because we've been asked for help,” said Hochul. “…This is our policy, the New York state requirement that there be a mask worn in any facility that does not require vaccinations, so that is our rules, so we're here to continue enforcement, as well as providing resources for the counties that ask for it."

Hochul said seven new state testing sites, including one in Nassau County, are set to open soon. She says there's a plan to send out 10 million free at-home tests upon request – 2 million of those will be going to schools.

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“We are keeping schools open,” she said.

Hochul said districts can follow the “Test to Stay” protocols, which include just a rapid test for student to return to school. She said she plans to give parents those rapid tests when the kids go back to school in January.

The state is also calling on the federal government to invoke the Defense Production Act, to get more manufacturers making over-the-counter tests to ensure there are tests available for anyone who needs them.

At the very beginning of her briefing, the governor announced that Dr. Mary Travis Bassett, New York's health commissioner, tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid test. She will be getting a PCR test, as well.