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2 April 2020—

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday Javits temporary hospital at Javits Convention Center would treat COVID-19 patients.

Javits temporary hospital (photo by h. nazan ışık/NKENdiKEN)

On Monday, 30 March, The Javits Center field hospital, with initial 1,000 beds, and turned into a 2,500-bed emergency medical facility, had opened to relieve the pressure on hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. It was dedicated to non-coronavirus patients.

Governor Cuomo said,: ” As we all know the growing coronavirus cases are threatening the capacity of our hospital system. The original plan for Javits was that it be used to take non-COVID patients from hospitals to open up hospital beds. However, the number of COVID positive patients has increased so dramatically that it would be beneficial to the state if Javits could accept COVID positive patients.”

The Governor confirmed since Wednesday additional 8,669 cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 92,381 confirmed cases in New York State. New York City has 51,809 total confirmed cases and 4,370 new cases.

“I asked President Trump this morning to consider the request and the urgency of the matter, and the President has just informed me that he granted New York’s request. I thank the President for his cooperation in this pressing matter and his expeditious decision making,” Cuomo said.

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