Feds Grant Cuomo's Request to Allow USNS Comfort To Treat Covid-19 Patients

Governor Cuomo Called President Trump Yesterday to Make the Request

Provides an Additional 1,000 Beds with Federal PersonnelDedicated to Caring for COVID-19 Patients


 

Governor Cuomo: "I spoke with the President this morning and asked if the USNS Comfort, the United States Navy Ship the Comfort, which is an additional 1,000 beds, could also take COVID patients. The original plan was they would do non-COVID patients from the hospital system. As it turns out, we don't have many non-COVID symptoms because when you close everything down, the silver lining was traffic accidents, crime went down. So, we really need help with the COVID patients. The President spoke to the Department of Defense and granted that request to use the Navy Ship Comfort for COVID patients. So, that's an additional 1,000 beds with federal personnel managing that ship. So, that's a welcome relief and the President granted the request. ... Between the 2,500 at the Javits Center and the 1,000 beds of the Comfort, that should be a major, major relief system for already overtaxed hospital system."

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced that the federal government has granted his request to allow COVID-19 patients to be treated on the USNS Comfort. The approval will provide an additional 1,000 beds, staffed by federal personnel, to care for COVID-19 patients in New York. Governor Cuomo called President Trump early Monday to make the request. The Governor made Yesterday's announcement during an interview with MSNBC's Katy Tur.

AUDIO is available here

A rush transcript of the Governor's interview is available here

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