New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during his daily news conference amid the coronavirus outbreak on March 20, 2020 in New York City.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he's asked the federal government to nationalize the purchase of medical equipment and has signed off on several locations to build temporary hospitals to treat coronavirus patients across the state, which is the hardest hit in the U.S.
Cuomo said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will build temporary hospitals in Stony Brook, Westbury, Westchester and the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, which will contain four federal hospitals with 250 beds each. New York state is also running a clinical trial beginning Tuesday of a treatment regimen of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, two drugs that doctors in Africa and elsewhere say they've seen good results in fighting the virus.
Cuomo said the federal government needs to nationalize the purchase of needed medical supplies, adding that the shortage of personal protective gear like masks and life-saving equipment like respirators is leading to price gouging. Masks that used to cost 85 cents are now $7, "why because I'm competing against other states," he said.
"Currently when states are doing it, we are competing against other states. In some cases, we're savaging other states," Cuomo said. "This is just an impossible situation to manage, if we don't get the equipment, we could lose lives that we could otherwise save if we had the equipment."
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
greta C NBC CNN need to Stop Taking parts of what is said from gov cuomo.and what is said by our want to report news here's some mayor of new city is not helping DE Blasso is doing nothing but you all should tell him to get with the program,Schumer pelosi
Beginning to see which state was the least prepared for this emergency.
Wait but you criticize Trump for the drug he mentioned! CNBC you suck
greta Oh so he’s Biden’s replacement?
greta On who's $
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Actions early, recovery will be early ! It is very crucial that guarantees people’s health! God bless you
greta So where is the mocking of him? What time will the talking heads start the public shaming of him. Which experts are you lining up to tell everyone how this won’t work?
If you think you seen any panic or fear wait tell people start listening to this guy
greta What’s sad is since Cuomo says it the malaria drug is now a good idea.
greta This is helpful. He needs to take control of NYC out of DeBlasio’s hands.
........... That would be great if we all turned into zombies
What companies are price gouging? What companies are creating bidding wars pitting 1 State against another? Who are the CEO's of these companies. Please find out and tell the public.
So SMART...Tha Real Stable Genius!!!!!
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