Posted on 04/02/2020 5:10:16 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Gov. Andy Beshear said the state is converting the fairgrounds in Louisville into a field hospital with 2,000 beds to prepare for a surge of COVID-19 patients.
“Our goal is to be ready when the surge comes,” the governor said Thursday.
Kentucky is learning lessons from other states and cannot afford to wait until the surge arrives, he added.
The Army National Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers are helping to set up the makeshift hospital.
“And if we don’t need it, hallelujah,” Beshear said.
The governor on Thursday also announced 11 new deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 31. Beshear also reported 100 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s official total to 770.
While he acknowledged that 100 new cases are “a lot,” Beshear said it’s less than the state had expected, and numbers in Kentucky are escalating more slowly than in other states.
The governor reiterated that Kentuckians must continue to follow social distancing guidance to prevent the virus from spreading further. The threat is real, he said, but he also reminded Kentuckians that the fight would be over eventually.
“What we are facing right now is temporary,” Beshear said. “At worst, we are looking at a period of months.”
If people do their part, the governor said the state can minimize the impact of the virus, including the number of Kentuckians who will die from COVID-19.
Beshear had warned Wednesday that, based on a model from the White House, up to 3,200 Kentuckians are projected to die from the virus.
“We know we will come out the other side,” he said.
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NYC should convert the UN Building into a Hospital.
In Kentucky I recommend Mammoth Cave.
Looking at actual numbers up until today, Kentucky tested 7900, with only 680 positive and only 20 deaths.
https://covidtracking.com/data#state-KY
waiting....waiting...
GReat idea.
Then, when this scourge is over....don’t bother disinfecting the building...just demolish it.
I would be surprised if a rural state like KY needs a field hospital.
And build a new Trump Tower on the site.
Yeah but it’s the 19..
They don’t deserve the East River view, anywho.
A Trump Tower or Hotel would be marvelous :)
Cuomo could have done this with the buildings that exist on the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY, but he’s dumber than a bunch of rocks, and is only interested in whining about everything. He’s got free labor with the inmate work crews in the State’s prison system. They’re located all over the State, and it would be nothing to transfer a bunch of them to a prison in the Syracuse area (there’s plenty of them), and have them commute with the Correctional Officers that would supervise them. Back in the late 80’s when Daddy Cuomo was Governor, because of overcrowding in the prison system, several medium security prisons ended up double-bunked, with inmates living in the one of the available gyms. The prison I worked at was double-bunked for several months. They could have the Community Service crews, temporarily utilize one of the gyms while they were completing the work at the Fairgrounds. There have been plenty of things that Cuomo could have done, but he has failed the State miserably during this time, even more so than usual.
I would say that’s a bit of an overreaction.
I think he’s expecting Louisville to become a hot spot at some point like some of the other large cities and wants to be prepared before the fact and not scramble after the fact if and when it does occur. Compared to the total incompetence displayed by other Dem governors in multiple other states (that they then blame on the President), I can’t say I blame him for trying to be over-prepared and then hope this never has to be used.
Damn it man, stay up with current events.🤣
There are 3 patients on the USNS Mercy
Maybe they can convert all the race track stable areas while they’re at it...
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