"Tell the Democrat Governors that 'Mutiny On The Bounty' was one of my all time favorite movies," he tweeted. Just before 11 a.m., Trump characterized himself as the captain of a mutinous ship. "I got it all done for him, and everyone else, and now he seems to want Independence! That won't happen!" "Cuomo's been calling daily, even hourly, begging for everything, most of which should have been the state's responsibility, such as new hospitals, bed, ventilators, etc," the president tweeted shortly after 10 a.m. Within hours, Cuomo is on CNN, telling Erin Burnett, "you don't become king because there's a federal emergency." New York cases: 195,655 / Deaths: 10,834.Īpril 14: The governor appears on four cable morning shows, reiterating his message that " basically declared himself King Trump" on MSNBC's Morning Joe, drawing swift return fire from Trump. Trump goes on to introduce a much-derided campaign-style video from the podium of the White House press briefing room. "When you're president of the United States, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be," Trump claims. Meanwhile, 17% of NYPD's uniformed force are out sick.Īpril 2: New York cases hit 92,381, surpassing China / Deaths surpass 2,500.Īpril 10: 19.6% of NYPD out sick, down two tenths of a percent from peak.Īpril 13: At a White House press briefing, President Donald Trump claims falsely that he has " total authority" over when states can end their lockdowns.
Samaritan's Purse opens a field hospital in Central Park. By April's end, the virus would claim another 16,000 lives statewide.Īpril 1: The Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of NYC issues chilling orders, obtained by ABC News, to public and private EMS services in New York City and Long Island that have been stretched to the brink - representing tacit acknowledgment that certain near-death patients will likely not be able to be saved while city hospitals are overrun with coronavirus infections. In one month, New York state went from a single case on March 1 to more than 83,000 statewide and more than 2,300 dead on April 1. In the final round of budget negotiations, Cuomo inserts a provision on page 347 that shields nursing homes, hospitals and other health care facilities from lawsuits claiming they failed to protect patients and residents from the coronavirus, retroactive to March 7, according to The New York Times. March 31: New York City surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear," Cuomo tweets, quoting FDR. Nearly 5,000 members of the NYPD are out sick.
March 25: New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker quietly issues a new state policy - aimed at preventing discrimination against patients who test positive - that requires nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients discharged from overwhelmed hospitals.įor more than a month, thousands of infected, elderly New Yorkers are discharged from hospitals and into nursing homes, which are quickly overcome with outbreaks and mounting death tolls. the number of cases increase dramatically." "You are going to see the number of infections. "This is going to get much worse before it gets better," Cuomo said. March 23: New York City surpasses 12,000 cases - 35% of all COVID-19 cases in the U.S.Ĭuomo announces that the state has 53,000 hospital beds and needs 140,000, and orders hospitals to double capacity. The order - which took effect the evening of March 22 - also suspended all elective surgeries, but deemed liquor stores essential services in New York state. He termed the policy New York State on PAUSE, for Policies that Assure Uniform Safety for Everyone. "This is the most drastic action we can take," Cuomo said. March 20: Cuomo orders all nonessential businesses closed statewide.
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