New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rules out quarantine

New York Governor. Andrew Cuomo ruled out quarantining on Tuesday, saying he had ‘no plans’ to issue a total shut down but issued a grave new statistic: 19 percent of the people who already have coronavirus have been hospitalized in New York.  

‘I have no interest whatsoever and no plan whatsoever to contain any city,’ he said, adding that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio would have to check with him first

However during questions about other cities quarantining, he said: ‘I am resistant to nothing. 

‘Whatever we do we will do statewide. Whatever we do, we will do regionally with the other states.’ 

As of Tuesday morning, 1,374 people in New York had tested positive for coronavirus. Of that, 264 people have been hospitalized.  In just a day, there have been 432 new cases. 

Cuomo said healthcare experts have told him the virus is going to peak in New York in 45 days. 

Then, he anticipated needing between 55,000 and 110,000 hospital beds, along 18,600 and 37, 200 ICU beds. 

After delivering the sobering statistics, he gave a rousing speech where he told of his own ‘heartbreak’ at not being able to hug and kiss his own daughter.  

In a press conference on Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the rumors that New York City was already in quarantine were not true

‘This is an extraordinary time in our nation’s history. This will go down in the history books as one of those moments of true crisis and confusion and chaos. 

‘I lived through 9/11. I remember the fear and the panic that existed in 9/11 when a single moment, your whole concept of life and society can be shaken. 

‘Where you need to see government perform at its best. You need to see people at their best. 

‘Everybody’s afraid, everybody’s nervous. How you respond, how you react. This is a character test for all of us. 

‘What did you do at that moment? When all around you lost their head?’ he said, quoting Rudyard Kipling. 

‘That is this moment. What does government do in this moment? It steps up, it performs,’ he said. 

‘What does government not do? It does not engage in politics or partisanship. 

‘It is essential that the federal government works with this state. We cannot do this on our own.’ 

Cuomo urged people, especially families, to get out of the house and take their children to state parks – where all fees have been waived to allow more visitors during the crisis. 

There was no one at Time's Square on Monday as people stayed at home

There was no one at Time’s Square on Monday as people stayed at home 

He said it was safe to be out in the open. 

‘There is something to this lack of ability to connect. Don’t hug.Don’t kiss. 

‘We are emotional beings. It is important for us, in times of fear or stress to feel connected to someone. 

‘To feel comforted by someone,’ he said. 

Cuomo added that it ‘breaks his heart’ that he cannot see his own daughter – who has not seen for two weeks. 

‘It frightens me to the core.’ 

He said he told his daughter when he spoke to her how heartbroken he was not to be able to hold her and kiss her, but he urged the public to push through and said it was only a short amount of time. 

‘Be a little bit more sensitive. Understand the stress. Understand the fear. Be a little bit more loving, compassionate, cooperative and we will get through this time.

‘We will lose people, yes. Like we lose people every year with the flu. We’re going to be challenged and tested, there’s going to be periods of chaos. 

‘We will learn from it and be better prepared the next time because this is not the last time my friends. This has been a growing rate of health emergencies and storms. 

‘We’re going to get through it and we’re going to get through it together.’ 

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