Posted on 04/23/2020 7:47:29 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Governor Cuomo said, 'That's a good question, I don't know,' when questioned
New York health commissioner Howard Zucker appeared to defend the policy
'Either he's lying or they have absolutely no idea what's going on on the ground'
The question was redirected to New York health commissioner Howard Zucker who appeared to defend the policy, saying positive-testing people 'should be admitted back'.
The startling revelation comes after the state disclosed last week at least 3,316 people in nursing and adult care facilities died with the virus while at their residences or in hospital.
He turned to New York health commissioner Howard Zucker for clarification, who said: 'I think the policy is that if you are positive, you should be admitted back to a nursing home.'
'The necessary precautions will be taken to protect the other residents there,' Zucker said while clearing his throat.
Neither men seemed 100% certain of the policy.
This came after the New York Health Department revealed on Friday a troubling tally of elderly people dying in a number of facilities across the state.
It estimated some 3,316 people in nursing homes had died of Covid-19, with 2,056 deaths in New York City.
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Full title
Coronavirus patients are being readmitted to nursing homes in New York after testing positive despite risks of spreading infection – and Governor Cuomo didn’t know
From GP
New York leads the nation with 20,354 coronavirus deaths.
In New York State the law required officials to bring COVID-19 patients back to nursing homes.
43% of New Jersey deaths also involve nursing homes.
In Minnesota 71% of the deaths are in nursing homes.
Follow the money (and the corpses). If they aren’t dying quick enough, use the ventilators.
They are Democrats. The states get $13,000 of federal money for every coronavirus patient.
Who thought this payment was a good idea?
policy was insane.
What is the right solution for these patients? Is it to keep them in a hospital bed for another couple of weeks?
“If they aren’t dying quick enough, use the ventilators.”
You mean the ones they were hiding in New York they weren’t using?
rwood
Trump’s fault
They need special nursing homes for Corona positive patients.
So infection of the rest is the solution?
And libs call President Trump evil.
What about all those empty beds at the Javits Center?
Worse yet...Fedzilla changed the regs early on in the crisis. Facilities don’t have to take them back. Forcing them to do it is all on Cuomo.
No wonder he and Albany protected nursing homes from civil and criminal liability in WuFlu cases. No way does Cuomo or Albany want this in court.
Really smart, force facilities housing the vulnerable elderly to deliberately take in Covid-19 infected persons. What could possibly go wrong??? /sarc
To treat Covid positive elders that need monitoring but do not require ICU level care, Massachusetts converted a nursing and rehab care center to a Covid recovery center. The unfortunate thing was that existing residents were temporarily relocated to other senior facilities, but the upside was that the staff was specialized in such care of the population and it is right next to a UMass hospital should anyone worsen.
Cuomo tells Trump NYC no longer needs USNS Comfort during WH meeting
https://nypost.com/2020/04/21/cuomo-tells-trump-nyc-doesnt-need-usns-comfort-in-meeting/
>>>What about all those empty beds at the Javits Center?
Patients in skillled nursing facilities often need a lot of services. Was the Javitz Center capable of providing those services?
We knew Donald Trump was lying about COVID-19 all along, but it's shocking when you line it all up
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/16/1927902/-We-knew-Donald-Trump-was-lying-about-COVID-19-all-along-but-it-s-shocking-when-you-line-it-all-up
President Donald Trump, in daily news conferences at the White House and in interviews, has made a number of false or misleading claims about the coronavirus and U.S. efforts to combat
https://www.bing.com/search?q=trump+doez+not+know+about+covid&form=EDGTCT&qs=PF&cvid=f7ce17235ab147b49b84094802b8ca28&refig=eadd17ae2f2543dfa7d58205a86a6f46&cc=US&setlang=en-US&elv=AQj93OAhDTi*HzTv1paQdnhhqqWohisLU*MI4PoQudq5TcR7tK9m2UIa8xTQ1QYFoz2l2klSgJdR2Igklbf1bysMIEPtuyonkq03eNXSWgDy&plvar=0&PC=MSE1
The Top 10 Lies About President Trump’s Response to the Coronavirus
https://pjmedia.com/trending/the-top-10-lies-about-president-trumps-response-to-the-coronavirus/
Trump Has Sabotaged America’s Coronavirus Response
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/31/coronavirus-china-trump-united-states-public-health-emergency-response/
Because the nursing homes are being emptied by the virus???
So ironic !
Didn’t Governor Cuomo shutdown the NYS economy to save these sick folks in Nursing Homes from COVID?
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