{"id":29783,"date":"2020-07-18T02:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T23:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/andrew-cuomos-covid-19-tall-tales\/"},"modified":"2020-07-18T02:57:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T23:57:00","slug":"andrew-cuomos-covid-19-tall-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-cuomos-covid-19-tall-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"#Andrew Cuomo\u2019s COVID-19 tall tales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Andrew Cuomo\u2019s COVID-19 tall tales<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        Gov. Andrew Cuomo must have a short memory \u2014 either that or he\u2019s just trying to distract attention from his administration\u2019s deadly coronavirus failures by criticizing President Trump\u2019s many lifesaving actions.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent press conference, Cuomo took yet another cheap shot at Trump, arguing that the president\u2019s handling of the COVID-19 \u00adpandemic was somehow worse than the infamous Watergate scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look at the facts, the facts clearly demonstrate Trump was wrong from Day One, and New Yorkers have been right from Day One,\u201d Cuomo bragged.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that Cuomo has been resoundingly \u2014 and tragically \u2014 wrong about the pandemic himself. And unlike the Trump \u201cscandal\u201d that exists only within Cuomo\u2019s imagination, Cuomo\u2019s failure of leadership has been very real. More people have died of COVID-19 in New York than in any other state \u2014 at least 6,000 of them in our nursing homes. That is not something to be proud of.<\/p>\n<p>On March 25, Cuomo\u2019s Department of Health issued a mandate forcing New York nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients \u2014 a move that alarmed infectious-disease experts nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you introduce 4,500 people sick with a potentially lethal disease into a vulnerable and notoriously imperfectly monitored population, people are apt to die,\u201d said Dr. Charles Branas, chairman of the Epidemiology Department at Columbia\u2019s Mailman School of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>The executive director of the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Christopher Laxton, also sharply condemned Cuomo for failing to consult clinical experts prior to implementing the policy.<\/p>\n<p>After blistering criticism, the controversial mandate mysteriously dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared from the Department of Health Web site, but it took almost two months for \u00adCuomo to officially revise the deadly order. By that point, the damage had already been done. Many New York nursing homes had become breeding grounds for the virus, which turned out to be particularly dangerous to the elderly and infirm \u2014 exactly the sort of people who reside in nursing homes.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Health has now published its own report defending the March 25 order, but my colleagues and I are preparing for a public hearing and calling for an independent probe into the \u00adCuomo administration\u2019s mandate to make sure we get the full, unvarnished truth.<\/p>\n<p>The people of New York, nursing-home staff and the families of coronavirus victims deserve real answers from their governor \u2014 not deflection and partisan sniping.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in contrast to \u00adCuomo, President Trump has gone above and beyond to help New York win its battle against the virus, providing federal assistance whenever we needed it most. For instance, the White House deployed a Navy hospital ship, USNS Comfort, to Manhattan, which \u00adCuomo himself admitted \u201cnot only brought comfort but also saved lives\u201d in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>At the president\u2019s direction, the Army Corps of Engineers worked closely with state authorities to convert the Javits Convention Center and Westchester County Center into dedicated COVID-19 hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also secured thousands of ventilators for New York (that we ultimately, fortunately, did not need) and millions of items of personal protective equipment for our first responders and health-care workers. Our heroes were unable to rely on Cuomo or Mayor Bill de Blasio, but they were able to count on Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Not long ago, the New York governor openly praised the president\u2019s response to the pandemic, cheering that Trump \u201cdelivered for New York\u201d and that \u201cby and large [his strategy] has worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the outbreak of the pandemic, I was careful not to pass early judgment against our elected leaders and their handling of the coronavirus. The loss of people\u2019s lives should never become a partisan issue, but Cuomo has made it clear that he is all-in on politicizing this virus, even as it has already killed more than 32,000 of our fellow New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo\u2019s desperate attempts to shift blame for his own failures onto the federal government must not distract us from the facts: New Yorkers must hold Gov. Cuomo and his administration accountable for their deadly failures.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kevin Byrne represents the 94th Assembly District, including portions of Westchester and Putnam counties, and serves as the ranking minority member of the Assembly Health Committee. <\/em>\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Opinion <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/07\/17\/andrew-cuomos-covid-19-tall-tales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Andrew Cuomo\u2019s COVID-19 tall tales&#8221; Gov. Andrew Cuomo must have a short memory \u2014 either that or he\u2019s just trying to distract attention from his administration\u2019s deadly coronavirus failures by criticizing President Trump\u2019s many lifesaving actions. 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