How's this for a disgusting evasion of responsibility? Fox News reports: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday again defended his administration's now-scrapped nursing home policy that critics say contributed to thousands of coronavirus deaths, slamming the controversy as "a shiny object" and "pure politics."
Cuomo's comments came during an interview on New York's WAMC-AM on Thursday. He was asked about the criticism and whether he acknowledged the policy was "on the wrong track." "No," the Democratic governor responded. "The nursing home is an unfortunate situation on two levels. Number 1, people in nursing homes died. The nursing home [controversy] is pure politics, the Republicans in Congress, they think there's a vulnerability."....................
It doesn't take a genius to know that in an era when nursing home patients were being blocked off from visits by their loved ones to protect them from potential coronavirus exposure, that putting live, COVID-19-positive patients right there in their closed living quarters where no one could get out was a death sentence to thousands — who ended up dying terrified and alone. That was done at his order on March 25 on "non-discrimination" grounds, even as President Trump sent a hospital ship to New York harbor fully ready to take care of them. ................... To Read More
- Jewish Sleepaway Camps Sue NY Gov. Cuomo Over Coronavirus Ban - Craig Bannister | June 19, 2020. On Thursday, the Association of Jewish Camp Operators filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) for prohibiting overnight summer camps this year. On June 12, New York’s Department of Health released an order banning overnight summer camps – but, not day camps – due to the coronavirus pandemic. But, Jewish camp owners say the ban violates both religious and parental rights, The New York Post reports:...........
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