Lauren Glassberg has more as testimony from former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets underway about his handling of the pandemic.Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
The members pressed Cuomo about his response to the pandemic, specifically about how he and his administration handled nursing homes as the coronavirus ravaged the state.New York was hit first and worst, and Cuomo says he followed guidelines set forth by the federal government. Some of those guidelines allowed for patients who tested positive for COVID-19 to be returned to nursing homes, a decision that faced backlashBut since then, there have been several federal investigations into how New York responded, and all have exonerated the state.
And Cuomo says in 2020, New York was 39th in the nation for pro rata nursing home deaths, even though New York was the epicenter of the pandemic.New York City Councilwoman Julie Won led the rally outside the Sunnyside building where the fire took place.