Governor Cuomo orders state hospitals to increase capacity by 50 percent. To address the imminent influx of patients infected with coronavirus in New York, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday morning that he would issue an emergency order requiring hospitals to increase capacity by at least 50 percent. Still, on Monday, the governor also began to speak about taking steps to pivot to a more functional economy. “I take total responsibility for shutting off the economy in terms of essential workers,” he said. “But we also have to start to plan the pivot back to economic functionality.

Source: International New York Times March 23, 2020 11:07 UTC