Cuomo Aides Spent Months Hiding Nursing Home Death Toll
“NEW YORK — The effort by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office to obscure the pandemic death toll in New York nursing homes was far greater than previously known, with aides repeatedly overruling state health officials over a span of at least five months, according to interviews and newly unearthed documents.”
Read moreCuomo gave immunity to nursing home executives after big campaign donations
"Less than two years after that flood of cash from the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), Cuomo signed legislation last month quietly shielding hospital and nursing home executives from the threat of lawsuits stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. The provision, inserted into an annual budget bill by Cuomo’s aides, created one of the nation’s most explicit immunity protections for healthcare industry officials, according to legal experts."
Read moreHow New York Turned Nursing Homes Into ‘Slaughter Houses’
At an April 23 press conference, Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded indignant when a reporter asked if anyone had objected to New York’s policy of forcing nursing homes to admit recently discharged COVID-19 patients.
“They don’t have the right to object,” Cuomo answered before the reporter finished his question. “That is the rule, and that is the regulation, and they have to comply with it.”
Read moreNew York State lacked common sense in nursing homes coronavirus approach: Goodwin
"To make sense of the carnage at New York nursing homes, you don’t need to sprout wings and survey the scene from 30,000 feet. Just keep your BS detector on and connect a few big dots."
Read moreCoronavirus Survey Reveals 13.9 Percent In New York Have COVID-19 Antibodies, Cuomo Says
Holy Mackerel, 21% of New York City infected! If these numbers continue to hold here is what it means.
This means we are down near the mortality range for influenza. So this is nowhere near the OMG WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE hyperventilation of the Main Stream Media.
If the disease continues spreading at the current rate, herd immunity (80%) will be reached in late August. New York’s first patient was identified on March 1, 2020.
We continue to scratch our heads about China. With their patient zero identified on December 1, 2019, we don’t understand why there would not be millions of cases in China. Is their population that different from ours?
Read moreUPDATE Mar. 21 A "Major Disaster": Army Deploys In New York State As Confirmed Cases Top 11,000: Live Updates
"(1230ET): New cases are being reported out of New York State and NYC are being reported faster than we can keep up, as the state ramps up testing.
NYC officials just announced that the total number of confirmed cases in the city has climbed to 7,530. An hour ago, Gov. Cuomo put the number at 6,211.
By our count, this puts the new total cases in New York State at 11,675.
Last night, de Blasio described NYC as the "epicenter" of the US outbreak."
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