New York state announced new protections on May 10 for residents of nursing homes, which have accounted for a large percentage of the almost 80,000 CCP virus deaths recorded across the country.
All nursing home staff must be tested twice a week for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and hospitals may not discharge any COVID-19 patient to a nursing home until the patient tests negative, Governor Andrew Cuomo said. If a nursing home cannot provide proper care, the patient must be transferred to the state, which he said has ample available hospital beds.
