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Defense Production Act

Cuomo Calls On Medical Supplies To Be Nationalized As Number Of NY COVID-19 Deaths Reaches 114 Cuomo Calls On Medical Supplies To Be Nationalized As Number Of NY COVID-19 Deaths Reaches 114
Cuomo Calls On Medical Supplies To Be Nationalized As Number Of NY Covid-19 Deaths Reaches 114 Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on the federal government to immediately nationalize vital medical supplies by using the defense production act as the number of deaths related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 114 in New York State. Nationally, also as of midday Sunday, March 22, there have been 374 COVID-19 related deaths. (See first image above.) "We need the materials now," Cuomo said. "We are competing with other states to get supplies, and it shouldn't be that way." Cuomo said that has led to price gouging, what he called a "mad bidding war" with masks that normally s…
COVID-19: NY Businesses Now Must Keep Half Of Workers Home; DOD Dispatches Hospital Ship COVID-19: NY Businesses Now Must Keep Half Of Workers Home; DOD Dispatches Hospital Ship
Covid-19: NY Businesses Now Must Keep Half Of Workers Home; DOD Dispatches Hospital Ship In an effort to reduce density amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he will order all non-essential businesses in New York to have at least half their employees work from home. The move does not affect essential services such as food, pharmacies, healthcare, shipping, supplies, etc. The state will be providing a full list of exempted businesses in the statewide executive order, Cuomo said at a news conference on Wednesday, March 18 in Albany. Cuomo said the move was made in an attempt to "flatten the curve," and prevent an expected sp…