What happened in 2020 with COVID in NY nursing homes should be considered a catastrophic event
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On March 25, 2020, Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York, signed an order along with his former health commissioner that would put a Category 5 disaster into the homes of over 15,000 seniors.
Janice Dean, husband Sean Newman and his mother "Dee" Newman. (Courtesy of Janice Dean) Janice Dean's in-laws Dee and Mickey Newman attend their son Sean's promotion ceremony to battalion chief (Courtesy Janice Dean) Janice Dean's mother-in-law Dee Newman with her grandsons. (Courtesy Janice Dean) Janice Dean's father-in-law Mickey Newman with his son Sean Newman. (Courtesy Janice Dean) Janice Dean advocating on behalf of her loved ones and others who were victims of then-Gov. Cuomo's nursing home order. (Courtesy Janice Dean) Janice Dean's in-laws "Dee" and Mickey Newman (Courtesy Janice Dean) Janice Dean's sons and husband with her mother in-law "Dee" Newman and her husband Sean Newman. (Courtesy Janice Dean) Mickey Newman with his son Sean Newman. (Courtesy Janice Dean) Janice Dean's husband Sean Newman with his mother "Dee" Newman (Courtesy Janice Dean)
None of us knew that over the course of the next 46 days, over 9,000 infected patients would be admitted into the residences where our most vulnerable resided. As the deceased were packed into body bags and piled up in storage trucks, Andrew Cuomo and his administration did everything they could to cover it up.