The authorities in New York are resorting to subpoenas - orders to hand-over evidence or testify - after a number of people who tested positive for coronavirus refused to co-operate with contact tracers.
Health officials in Rockland county are investigating a cluster of cases linked to a party held on June 13, but say that eight people who tested positive are not speaking voluntarily with contact tracers.
Rockland's health commissioner, Patricia Rupert, said the host of the party knew they had symptoms but decided to hold the event anyway.
People who fail to comply with the subpoenas will be fined $2,000 per day.
Acording to Johns Hopkins University, New York has been the state hardest hit by coronavirus so far, with more than 32,000 deaths.
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