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Trenton NJ, NJ Governor Phil Murphy said sexual harassment accusations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are “concerning” and supports an independent investigation by the neighboring state’s attorney general.
For much of 2019, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration faced a nagging crisis: former campaign volunteer Katie Brennan’s allegations that a top Murphy aide raped her during the governor’s first campaign. That same man kept a state government job for months after top staffers found out — which led to a legislative panel concluding Murphy’s inner circle failed her “every step of the way.”
Murphy also was dogged by allegations that his 2017 campaign was marred by toxicity and misogyny. A male aide threw a chair against a wall in the presence of a female staffer. And former aide Julie Roginsky, who was ousted from the campaign, called it one of the most “toxic workplace environments” she’s ever seen and accused campaign manager Brendan Gill of calling her the C-word — which Gill has vehemently and repeatedly denied.
Asked about the allegations against Governor Cuomo during Monday’s coronavirus briefing, Murphy said the allegations are “deeply concerning and deeply troubling.”
“Anybody who has any concern, expresses a concern, deserves to be heard and it deserves to be completely and thoroughly investigated,” Murphy said.
Governor Murphy has another issue in common with Governor Cuomo , Cuomo and four other Democratic Governors including Phil Murphy ordered infected coronavirus patients be admitted into nursing home facilities where 1) the most vulnerable live, and 2) they’re not set up to handle an infectious virus.
According to the New York Times ,More Than One-Third of U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Are Linked to Nursing Homes, While 5 percent of the country’s cases have occurred in long-term care facilities, and deaths related to Covid-19 in these facilities account for about 34 percent of the country’s pandemic fatalities.
Residents of long-term care facilities are the most vulnerable to serious illness or death from COVID-19. Many fit the profile of those most at risk—people with underlying medical conditions such as heart or lung disease, diabetes, or compromised immune systems.
According to a report from the New York State Department of Health, “6,326 COVID-positive residents were admitted to [nursing home] facilities” following Cuomo’s mandate that nursing homes accept the readmission of Covid-positive patients from hospitals.
Governor Phil Murphy followed Cuomo’s lead and approved a directive from state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli that said no patient could be denied admission or readmission to a nursing home “solely based on a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.”
