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0 pointsneartheplain4y ago0 comments

Whether Cuomo "followed the science" in his nursing home directive is debatable. From Wikipedia (see above link):

>Cuomo repeatedly stated that the order was based on CDC guidance issued by the Trump administration. PolitiFact rated that statement as "mostly false" because the guidelines issued by the CDC and CMS indicated that a medically stable COVID-19 patient could be discharged from a hospital to a nursing home "only if the nursing home can implement all recommended infection control procedures."

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AzzieElbab4y ago

What were the recommended infection control procedures? Disinfect surfaces and provide masks? Kind of a big deal was that the nursing homes mostly resisted but ultimately had to obey the order

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