Cuomo pleads with federal government to supply New York with ventilators
Posted on AllSides March 24th, 2020
From The Left
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government on Tuesday to supply ventilators, saying the state is in dire need of tens of thousands of machines to manage the coronavirus outbreak. The state expects to only receive 400 ventilators from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Why it matters: New York state has become the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, with 25,665 cases, and Cuomo said time is running out to wait on domestic production of medical supplies.
What Cuomo is saying: Cuomo said there are two methods to...
