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\nNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D)<\/p>\n
\nNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D)<\/p>\n
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\nCuomo’s 25 March Directive<\/p>\n
New York\u2019s nursing homes weren\u2019t allowed to challenge a controversial directive by Governor Cuomo to admit patients infected with coronavirus, even though it\u2019s been blamed for spreading the deadly disease among residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t have a right to object. That is the rule and that is the regulation and they have to comply with that,\u201d he said during a briefing in Albany.<\/p>\n
BY AARON KLEIN<\/strong><\/p>\n Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo finds himself engulfed in scandal as a growing number of Democrats join state Republicans in demanding an independent investigation into his controversial policies and how questionable actions may might have contributed to the catastrophic outbreak of coronavirus in New York nursing homes.<\/p>\n More details have emerged in recent days raising major questions about potentially fatal decisions made under Cuomo\u2019s watch as the death toll in New York\u2019s nursing homes swells to over 5300 and continues to climb.<\/p>\n The center of the storm surrounds a controversial March 25 directive prohibiting nursing homes from testing recovering hospital patients prior to intake. This while Cuomo\u2019s aides reportedly quietly worked to shield nursing homes from lawsuits due to coronavirus following lobbying by industry representatives.<\/p>\n The March 25 executive order in question stated<\/a>, \u201c[nursing homes] are prohibited from requiring a hospitalized resident who is determined medically stable to be tested for COVID-19 prior to admission or readmission.\u201d<\/p>\n Last week, New York suddenly disclosed more than 1,700 <\/strong>previously unreported deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities. An Associate Press tally<\/a> put the number of nursing home virus deaths at over 5300. Elderly care fatalities in New York have reportedly been on the rise by an average of 20 to 25 deaths per day for several weeks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read the rest of the article here: Breitbart<\/a><\/p>\n Hat tip to Skippy for the document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"