Cuomo says no one should be prosecuted for coronavirus deaths in New York
Source: CBS
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday addressed the state's early response to the coronavirus outbreak and said "nobody" should be prosecuted for the those who died, noting that "older people" were most vulnerable. The governor has been criticized for a decision in March, which has since been reversed, to send patients back to nursing homes after they tested positive for COVID-19.
More than 4,800 people died from COVID-19 in nursing homes in the state between March 1 and May 1, according to a tally released by the Cuomo administration on May 1. Cuomo has called nursing homes a "feeding frenzy" for the coronavirus.
"Despite whatever you do, because with all our progress as a society, we can't keep everyone alive," Cuomo said.
The number of deaths in New York state dropped again Saturday to 139 people. When asked about the nursing home deaths, Cuomo noted the 139 people who died on Saturday and asked who is accountable for everyone who died.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuomo-says-no-one-should-be-prosecuted-coronavirus-deaths-nursing-home-2020-05-17/
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(3,274 posts)choie
(4,111 posts)since Cuomo's response to the nursing home deaths has been abysmal.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Nudge nudge say no more?
Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)eventually.
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(22,183 posts)quakerboy
(13,923 posts)or he will inevitably put it on you.