Cuomo notes the first positive coronavirus case was only 27 days ago and schools closed 10 days ago. “The overall shutdown of non-essential workers was only eight days ago.”
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Cuomo has brought a bag valve mask, he says the state has bought 3,000 and ordered an additional 4,000 bag valve masks as an alternative to having enough ventilators.
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Cuomo says the state has enough PPE in stock for the short term, but not the long term.
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Cuomo says there may come a point where patients downstate are moved to hospitals upstate if New York City metro hospitals are overwhelmed by COVID patients.
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Cuomo says 1,100 tests have been administered using anti-malaria drugs as part of trial in New York. The temporary hospital at the Javits Center is opening Monday. The USNS Comfort arrives Monday in New York City. The Comfort will be used as overflow for hospitals.
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
New: Cuomo says some hospitals will be “COVID only” hospitals.
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
“This is smart and we’re going to isolate 600 beds for just this treatment.”
Cuomo says there are 7,328 people who have been hospitalized. There are 1,755 people in ICUs. There have been 728 deaths in New York attributed to COVID
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Also: Cuomo postponing April 28 presidential primary also delays special elections for NY-27 House seat in western New York and Senate District 50 in Syracuse area.
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Cuomo says that to get the economy “up and running” the country will need a faster form of testing for the virus.
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Cuomo says he doesn’t know what an enforceable quarantine means, but “I don’t like the sound of it”
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Cuomo says he won’t be drawing on $6B in federal aid because law prevents shifting Medicaid costs to local governments, which he is planning to do in state budget
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
Cuomo, again, says he opposes increasing taxes to generate more revenue in the state budget.
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) March 28, 2020
