The governor, but also the mayor Bill de Blasio, also a Democrat, were relieved and grateful for the support they received despite the open conflict with Washington and the President US-Armee. That was exactly the help the city needed now, de said Blasio.
Even the use of Comfort cannot make up for the acute lack of protective masks, but above all of intensive care beds in hospitals, including ventilators. Here, too, those responsible in the city blame the President and the federal authorities for waiting far too long to take countermeasures.
At least the improvised tented hospital in New York’s Central Park is now ready for use. There they are equipped to treat dozens of corona intensive care patients, including ventilation. The joggers in Central Park – after all, runs are in New York still allowed – have to watch out for ambulances from now on.
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