More than 4,300 coronavirus patients sent to NY nursing homes, AP counts More than 4,300 recovering coronavirus patients in New York were sent to already vulnerable nursing homes under a controversial state directive by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that was ultimately scrapped amid claims it was accelerating the nation’s deadliest outbreak, according to a count in a new report.
The Associated Press compiled its own tally to find out how many COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals to nursing homes under the March 25 directive. The New York Health Department has declined to release its internal survey, conducted two weeks ago, saying it is still verifying the data.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 35 percent of COVID-19 patients could be asymptomatic. Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are of great concern to public health officials and lawmakers due to their ability to spread the virus without knowing they're sick themselves.
Meanwhile, in the U.K., a COVID-19 vaccine trial at Oxford University is “progressing very well,” according to researchers involved in the project.
President Trump slammed Democratic governors on Thursday, saying churches should be considered "essential" and haven't been respected as such during the coronavirus shutdown. The president said the CDC will soon be issuing new guidelines on the matter after several governors – including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker – came under fire for their restrictions on houses of worship.
Congressional Democrats and state governments are pushing a range of ways to assist illegal immigrants amid the coronavirus crisis, calling for the release of those in detention and lobbying to make them eligible for over $1,000 each in stimulus payments.
And an Illinois county is taking heat for a vote that would allow the addresses of coronavirus patients to be shared with first responders — a controversial move that has raised concerns about privacy and racism and prompted a strong rebuke from Chicago’s mayor.
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And there were several other developments: A mental health crisis, induced not only by the trauma of the novel coronavirus but the ramifications of lengthy lockdowns, lost livelihoods and exacerbated stress, isolation and addiction, is poised to become the next pandemic. Fox News Digital takes a closer look. A Boston hospital worker has helped place 500 American flags in a park to honor veterans for Memorial Day after the city canceled its large annual display because of the coronavirus. U.S. billionaires' wealth has grown by $434 billion since March 18, when the majority of the nation shut down to slow the spread of the virus, findings from Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies’ Program for Inequality show. Aside from coronavirus, more health threats may be lurking at empty office buildings upon workers’ eventual return, according to a report in the New York Times, Gyms are currently allowed to operate in various capacities in 26 states, as restrictions are gradually being lifted in some parts of the country. But safety precautions and capacity limits may differ and some aspects of the workout world may be forever changed because of COVID-19. |
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