Gov. Cuomo says New York City will not be quarantined: 'It cannot happen'

[dalton99a]

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/17/gov-cuomo-says-new-york-city-will-not-be-quarantined-it-cannot-happen.html
Gov. Cuomo says New York City will not be quarantined: ‘It cannot happen’
Published Tue, Mar 17 2020 11:25 AM EDT

New York City will not be quarantined, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, trying to dispel rumors as cities and states ramp up efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

Cuomo said he wants to tamp down rumors that the city will be placed under lockdown similar to measures taken by public officials in Italy and China, which have the highest number of cases in the world.

“That cannot happen. It cannot happen legally,” Cuomo said at a news briefing, saying the mayor of New York City doesn’t have that authority and he doesn’t want to lock down cities. “No city in this state can quarantine itself without state approval and I have no interest whatsoever, and no plan whatsoever, to quarantine any city.”

San Francisco Bay area officials ordered some 7 million residents to “shelter in place” on Monday. When asked earlier Tuesday whether it was time for New York City to do the same, Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was “absolutely on the table.”

“Under the emergency powers I can do curfews, road restrictions, all sorts of shutdowns,” de Blasio said Tuesday on television WPIX. “All of that is on the table right now.”

[hlthe2b]

1. So Cuomo and DeBlasio are at loggerheads, it seems.

[crickets]

2. Apparently.

NEW: NYC Mayor de Blasio "New Yorkers should be prepared right now for a shelter-in-place order."
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213116350

[tinrobot]

3. Well, the Governor just took responsibility for the resulting damage.

If he wants to shut it down, he can make it happen. He's not.

It needs to be done now. The longer he waits, the worse it gets.

[beachbumbob]

4. unless NY has some pretty shitty Dept of Health rules, they CAN issue quarantine orders, Cuomo

sounding more like an idiot than a leader. All states of emergency powers which a Gov can invoke to safeguard the safety of their peoples