New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Reuters = Yonhap News
– New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has received great support for’corona leadership’, admitted that he announced a reduction in the number of Corona 19 deaths living in nursing homes. Governor Cuomo, who has enjoyed the popularity of the next presidential-elect, faces a situation where he has to worry about political life as well as his credibility.
According to CNN and Fox News, Governor Cuomo held a press conference on the 15th (local time) and said, “I made a mistake by not providing information and creating a gap (in the number of deaths).” Governor Cuomo received favorable reviews for his active response after the Corona 19 epidemic.
“It was never what I wanted to make the terrible situation worse,” said Governor Cuomo. “From this incident we have to learn lessons, and we have to correct the wrongs.” “We are managing the pandemic,” he said. “The number we value most is the number of people who lived each day.”
Governor Cuomo’s closest apology last week appeared to be directly criticized for being insufficient, Reuters reported.
Earlier, New York State Attorney General Leticia James released a report on the 28th of last month stating that the actual number of deaths from COVID-19 in a nursing facility in New York State is inconsistent with the number announced by Governor Cuomo.
At the time the report was released, Governor Cuomo said about 8,500 of the total deaths of Corona 19 in New York State were elderly residents living in nursing homes. However, as a result of confirmation, the actual number of deaths in nursing homes was close to 15,000.
In addition, Governor Cuomo’s aide, Melissa Drossa, was controversial when it was revealed in a private call during the former administration of Donald Trump that “the Department of Justice is holding on to the release of information requested by the Legislature because it may be used against us.” Got bigger.
Afterwards, Assistant Drossa apologized, but Governor Cuomo faced intense resignation pressure. There were also voices that the Republican Party should investigate the issue intensively.
“The seriousness of this cover-up cannot be overemphasized,” said New York Republican Chairman Nick Langworth. “The Cuomo state government intentionally lied and covered up evidence and information. “If evidence exists, you must impeach Kuomo.”
Reporter Bae Jae-seong [email protected]
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