Yesterdays numbers w ere a blip higher….
But todays numbers continue the gradual drop in deaths (more than. 150 from yesterdays), hospiazations and ICU numbers for New York and New York City…
Trump is looking at possibly May 1st for some states to begin relaxing restrictions ….
New York still leads the nation in virus cases…
The numbers of newly critically ill and intubated patients also dropped significantly for the first time.
Still, Cuomo warned against thinking the picture is rosy. He cited daily figure of hospitalizations, which has dropped from sky high levels but is still disturbing.
“You still have 2,000 people walking into a hospital and being diagnosed with (COVID-19),” he said. “That’s still a lot of people.”
Cuomo extended the state’s rules on social distancing to May. 15, effectively shrugging off President Trump’s public musing about ordering the country back to work by May 1.
“We’re talking about human lives here,” he said.
Cuomo suggested he planned to coordinate the reopening effort with a regional group of northeastern states, an apparent snub of Trump, who has incorrectly claimed he has “absolute power” to decide for the states.
The White House says it has a conference call scheduled with governors today to discuss its own hopes for a May 1 reopening in some states.
The governor also seemed to scoff at Trump’s assertion that New York City is padding the coronavirus death toll by tabulating a separate category of probable COVID-19 deaths including thousands who have died at home from apparent coronavirus symptoms without being tested….
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Cuomo has also ordered more widespread mask usage in close quarters throat the state…
Another negative on Trumps grand reopening plans…
Yesterday ,handpicked business leaders essentially told him that much further testing was required before they would be on board with his plan.
Today, a leading supporter Sen, Lindsay Graham of SC said Americans can’t return to work “until we have more tests.”
Besides lying about Governors already having the ability to conduct more tests ,which would hasten his objective, Trump refuses to address this issue preferring instead to ballyhoo his “plan” which apparently is nothing more than a 10 page list of suggestions.
Dr. Oz says open the schools. Only 2-3 percent of kids will die. It might be worth it.
I thought doctors were dedicated to the “brotherhood of healing?”
Real doctors are. I talk to them every day. I haven’t heard a one say this is “overblown” or that we need to just let it “wash over” the country. Not a one.
But when you become an uh “contributor “ to Fox News?
Ahh that’s when things change!
True. Or personal doctor to Mr. Donald Trump.
239 pounds my ass!