THREAD: Setting the Record Straight on CDC Guidance and Gov. Cuomo's Department of Health Failure Regarding Nursing Homes.
Gov. Cuomo continues to claim "politics" and avoid accountability for the NYS Dept. of Health’s failure to protect our most vulnerable in nursing homes.
The Facts:
Cuomo’s mandate that nursing homes accept COVID-19 patients disregards the case-by-case approach recommended by @CDCgov.
CDC guidance was clear: discharging #COVID19 patients should be based on the ability of the facility to meet infection control practices.
Additionally, CMS guidance states that if nursing homes are unable to follow the CDC guidance for COVID-19 patients under Transmission-Based Precautions, they must wait until these patients are no longer a transmission risk before accepting them.
THREAD: We are getting an influx of calls based upon this morning's NPR story regarding #COVIDー19 testing. We are putting out this information to correct the record and inform the public with the most up-to-date and accurate information.
Our office is closely in touch with hospitals and county public health officials who have #COVIDー19 testing supplies, however the challenge has been the lack of labs to run these tests in a timely manner.
Today, at the urging of our office and the State, the FDA announced that private labs will be able to conduct these tests in New York State.
THREAD: America continues to stand with Hong Kong and their fight to obtain freedom, democracy, and the right to self-governance.
After several months of protests and growing violence, the people of Hong Kong were finally heard when they cast their ballots giving pro-democracy candidates a sweeping majority of 389 of 452 elected seats. This strong ember of democracy is one that we must continue to stoke.
I am proud to have voted in support of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, which holds Hong Kong accountable to ensure that voters were able to freely enjoy the right to elect their officials by universal suffrage.