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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1227197)	5/5/2020 7:26:14 PM
From: Sdgla	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1588131

There are more cases cuz we like to congregate without testing, in a show of defiance to a litle germ that couldn't care less. Lmao... you win the title of bs post of the decade.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1227197)	5/6/2020 9:10:05 AM
From: RetiredNow	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1588131

Here's what's really going on. There have been 72K deaths in the US. Of those, 20K have been in nursing homes. Around 4.4K of those, more than a fifth, have been in New York. You know why? Because Governor Cuomo ordered COVID positive patients BACK to their nursing homes, which virtually guaranteed they'd infect other old people and increase the number of deaths in New York. Cuomo has proven to be one of the most incompetent Governors in the lead up to and the ongoing handling of this pandemic. He is directly responsible for many unnecessary deaths in New York. -------- Pataki slams Cuomo, calls for investigation into nursing home deaths amid coronavirus By Geoff Herbert \| gherbert@syracuse.com Updated May 04, 12:44 PM; Posted May 04, 10:45 AM Former New York Gov. George Pataki and Gov. Andrew Cuomo pose at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)AP Former Gov. George Pataki is criticizing the current governor of New York and calling for an investigation into nursing home deaths amid the coronaviruspandemic. Pataki told The New York Post on Friday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “handling of the nursing homes has been a disaster” that may have caused “thousands” of unnecessary deaths. Nearly 20,000 people have died in U.S. nursing homes and long-term care facilities; more than a fifth have occurred in New York state, according to the Associated Press, including at least seven facilities with more than 40 deaths. Pataki, who served as NY’s governor from 1995 to 2006, told the Post that the state Health Department should never have issued an edict requiring nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients, when sick and elderly people are most at risk from COVID-19. Nursing homes across the state were required to isolate residents who tested positive; provide protective gear and temperature checks for staff members; and notify all residents and their families within 24 hours if any resident tests positive or dies from coronavirus. But Pataki argued that facilities didn’t have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff and patients. Pataki, a Republican, said that Cuomo, a Democrat, should have ordered infected nursing home patients to be sent to temporary field hospitals, such as the Javits Center in New York City and the USNS Comfort hospital ship. Hundreds of beds went unused and the Comfort has since left NYC. “I know Andrew Cuomo is one of the most popular politicians in America today. He has his briefings that are calm and informative,” Pataki told Fox News on Friday. “But when you look at the job that he is not doing when it comes to nursing homes, those beds should have been used to put the most vulnerable in those facilities ... What happened in New York, in my mind, is a disgrace.” Cuomo said last month that nursing homes must report the actions they have taken to comply with state Health Department and federal directives on coronavirus. Any facilities violating orders will be investigated, with penalties of up to $10,000 per violation or potentially losing their operating licenses. But Pataki says an independent investigation is needed. “In the nursing homes, where the weakest of the aged [and] the most vulnerable were put together, [they] were required to take corona positive patients. It is an incomprehensible policy, and I think someone should look into it," he told Fox News. Cuomo also faced criticism for previously saying “ it’s not our job” to provide masks and gowns to nursing homes, which the state regulates but are largely private owned. “It is the executive’s job,” Pataki told the Post. Cuomo’s office responded to Pataki in a statement Monday: “The DOH directive is consistent with CDC guidance from his fellow republican’s administration. ?The policy is this: you can’t discriminate but if you don’t have proper facilities or staff with proper protection, they must be transferred to someplace that does. It’s sad and unfortunate that he would resort to cheap and uniformed political attacks in a bid for relevance -- but I guess he has a book to sell.” I just called for an investigation of @NYGovCuomo failed nursing home policies in New York State. No other state should face what New York has been forced to endure. — George E. Pataki (@GovernorPataki) May 1, 2020