Any directive previously issued pursuant to chapter 23 of the laws of 2020 in effect at the time of the repeal of such chapter shall be permitted to continue for 30 days from the effective date of this chapter notwithstanding the repeal of chapter 23 of the laws of 2020 and following the expiration of such 30 day period, any extensions or modifications of such directives shall be subject to the following provisions:
In addition to the governor’s loss of some authority he may face legal problems from the Office of NYS Attorney General who issued a report several weeks ago showing a gross inconsistency in data on Covid related deaths that under reported the toll among the elderly in nursing homes. This is nothing particularly new except for its source and size of the discrepancy uncovered in deaths at hospitals vs nursing homes. For other reasons a feeding frenzy has broken out, common among sharks and the political class.