Andrew Cuomo bristled Friday at a reporter’s suggestion that his executive order to deploy the National Guard to round up unused ventilators and other medical gear to fight coronavirus amounted to a bid to “seize” the items. It’s a harsh kind of word,” Cuomo said, according to the Daily Gazette of Schenectady, N.Y.“It’s a sharing of resources,” the governor added. CUOMO SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD TO ROUND UP UNUSED VENTILATORS, PPEStill, Cuomo acknowledged that some hospitals or other organizations in upstate New York might be reluctant to hand over their ventilators for use in the New York City area. When asked if the executive order would stand up in court if hospitals decided to challenge it, Cuomo vowed it would. Some congressional Republicans in the state raised concerns about Cuomo’s executive order.

Source: Fox News April 04, 2020 10:30 UTC