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Gov. Cuomo admits he was wrong to order nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients
[NYPOST] Gov. Andrew SonnyCuomo  has finally admitted — tacitly and partially, anyway — the mistake that was state health chief Howard Zucker’s order that nursing homes must admit coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... -positive patients. On Sunday, Cuomo announced a new regulation: Such patients must now test negative for the virus before hospitals can return them to nursing homes. Yet the gov also admitted that COVID-19 cases might still go to the facilities via other routes, and didn’t explicitly overrule Zucker’s March 25 mandate that homes must accept people despite their testing status — indeed, couldn’t even require a test pre-admission.  The gov’s people say that a home that simply can’t accommodate coronavirus patients never had to take them — though they are obliged to help those people find a place that will, with help available from the state if needed. That is: Zucker’s mandate was never more than a "don’t discriminate" rule.Related: Andrew Cuomo: 2020-05-09 NYC politicians outraged after NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities Andrew Cuomo: 2020-05-07 NYC leaders slam de Blasio plan to cut frontline workers, suggest slashing ThriveNYC instead Andrew Cuomo: 2020-05-07 New York Reports Over 1,700 Previously Undisclosed Deaths at Nursing Homes Related: Howard Zucker: 2020-04-23 Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus nursing home policy proves tragic Howard Zucker: 2020-04-23 New York scraps do-not-resuscitate order during coronavirus pandemic Howard Zucker: 2020-03-26 New York Health Commissioner Tells People Not To Follow White House Coronavirus Guidance Posted by: Fred 2020-05-11 |
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