Cuomo says he'll ask Trump to shift USNS Comfort to treat coronavirus patients

[mystery-ak]

Cuomo says he'll ask Trump to shift USNS Comfort to treat coronavirus patients
By Rebecca Klar - 04/06/20 12:43 PM EDT

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Monday he will ask President Trump to shift the use of a Navy ship docked in New York harbor to treat coronavirus patients

The USNS Comfort had originally been set as a facility for patients without the coronavirus, but Cuomo said there is not a large need for patients without COVID-19.

There are fewer car accidents, trauma cases and less crime as a “byproduct of shutting everything down,” Cuomo said.


“We don’t need the Comfort for non-COVID patients, we need it for COVID. If we had those two facilities as a relief valve that would make a significant difference,” he said, referring to the Comfort and the Javits Center.

more
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491354-cuomo-says-hell-ask-trump-to-shift-usns-comfort-to-treat-coronavirus

[mystery-ak]

Drop in hospitalizations in New York leads Cuomo to speculate about 'plateau' in crisis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/drop-in-hospitalizations-in-new-york-leads-cuomo-to-speculate-about-plateau-in-crisis

[PeteS in CA]

One of the issues with USNS Comfort and Mercy is that they were converted from super-tankers, and in the conversion, the ability to shift patients about the ship is limited. Some moves would require taking the patient topside and then back below-decks to the new location. What Cuomo says he'll ask may be impractical or worse. And given Cuomo's proven record of demanding far more than necessary, this may just be shit-stirring with no underlying need.

[Right_in_Virginia]

POTUS should ask DeSantis if he needs a hospital ship ..... and then move it there.