New York City – Today, Monday, The enormous Navy hospital ship named The USNS Comfort has arrived. The last time the ship was dispatched to New York City was followig the 9/11 attacks. It’s mission, to help alleviate the overflow of patients that in New York City hospitals. Mayor de Blasio stressed that there is much more to be done and help needed as the crisis worsen.
Speaking at Pier 90 on Manhattan’s west side after the Comfort docked, de Blasio said the ship’s 1,000 beds are a critical “boost” to the city’s overcrowding hospital system. Still, he noted New York needs to “triple” its hospital bed capacity by May.
“It’s a daunting task,” de Blasio said, as his administration reported 790 people have now died in the five boroughs from the respiratory infection, with more than 36,000 confirmed cases. “But we got a big boost with the arrival of the Comfort. This is like adding a whole other hospital to New York City.”
The mayor added, “I say to all New Yorkers, you have evidence here you are not alone. Our nation is helping us in our hour of need.”
The Comfort will accommodate non-coronavirus patients to help alleviate hospitals at capacity amid terrifying spikes in COVID-19 cases.
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