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Gov. Cuomo admits he was wrong to order nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients |
2020-05-11 |
[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 |
#12 Somehow "Oops, my bad" just doesn't cut it. |
Posted by: Mercutio 2020-05-11 17:15 |
#11 It was some low-ranking guy in the Cincinnati office. |
Posted by: Matt 2020-05-11 17:07 |
#10 Uh huh |
Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-11 16:59 |
#9 #7 That stopped to be an acceptable excuse 75 years ago. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-11 16:36 |
#8 Tell it to the judge. Charges need to be brought against him and DeBlasio. |
Posted by: Lex 2020-05-11 16:26 |
#7 "I was following orders" |
Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-11 16:26 |
#6 ^Didn't they fear they're going to be sued by relatives? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-11 16:16 |
#5 Yes. You want to stay licensed? Sonny Cuomo sez "Shut up" |
Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-11 16:14 |
#4 Something I don't understand. By March 25 everybody - definitely people who manage nursing homes - knew that old people are CV19 principal target. Did nobody object? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-11 16:12 |
#3 His own Brother does not follow his advice. |
Posted by: Airandee 2020-05-11 15:50 |
#2 Hey killing them at the breach of life and towards the end of life, seems a pattern there. Is the Soylent Corporation opening a processing plant in NY? |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-05-11 15:43 |
#1 Counts for nothing at this point. |
Posted by: Iblis 2020-05-11 13:27 |