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Andrew Cuomo Announces End of NY Mask Mandate: Shutdown ‘Caused All Sorts of Damage’
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Andrew Cuomo Announces End of NY Mask Mandate: Shutdown ‘Caused All Sorts of Damage’
Kyle Morris 17 May 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), amid pressure from several officials in the state, announced Monday that beginning Wednesday, the Empire State will adopt guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foregoing a statewide mask mandate and easing other coronavirus restrictions for vaccinated residents.
“New Yorkers have made great progress,” Cuomo said during a press conference held at an empty Radio City Music Hall. “All the arrows are now pointed in the right direction. So, let’s get back to life”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4o8iZi8XhE
Masks will remain a requirement while using public transit, in nursing homes, correctional facilities, schools, homeless shelters, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. Cuomo also reiterated that private businesses may set their own requirements for masks and social distancing.
“This shutdown has caused all sorts of damage, damage that we’re not even aware of,” Cuomo said, discussing the economic impact and adding that it is to blame for “keeping kids out of school for a year.”
“We have to reopen smart. We have to reopen with a cautious eye, but we have to get back to life,” he added. “Effective this Wednesday, we’re going to adopt the CDC’s new guidance and regulations on masks and social distancing for vaccinated people.”
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/17/andrew-cuomo-announces-end-new-york-mask-mandate-shutdown-caused-all-sorts-damage/
Hoodat:
Cuomo admits that HIS shutdown caused all sorts of damage?
PeteS in CA:
Did he clear this with deBlah-Blah? Maybe NYC has more bars and restaurants to bankrupt before reopening?
jmyrlefuller:
14 long months, and finally, the lockdowns are over. Thank God.
Ironically, the case counts are still multiple times higher now than they were last summer. We're still averaging over 10 new cases a day when last year it was less than 10 in a whole week. (We also have a large Amish population and they are by their ordnung very strongly anti-vax.) Looks like none of this even worked.
PeteS in CA:
For whatever reasons, NY's decline in new case numbers was not as precipitous and deep as with many states. Its spring bump was not big, but daily new cases were still fairly high when the bump happened.
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