Last summer proposed rule changes in nursing homes to relax the regulations to curb deadly infections among the residents. Lobbying and campaign contributions from the nursing home industry no doubt had something to do with the move.
Nobody in the administration is mentioning those changes. Thirteen residents of the Kirkland nursing home in Washington have died from the Coronavirus.
Trump gave himself a “10” for his leadership in this crisis. One commentator said that was ten out of hundred.
See Jesse Drucker and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, “Regulator Intends To Relax Oversight In Nursing Homes,” New York Times, (Mar. 16, 2020), p. B6
P.S.: If you want proof of just how serious other countries are taking this pandemic, Ireland has shut down its pubs for at least two weeks.
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