City asks state to turn Javits into medical “surge” facility

The Javits Convention Center is being eyed as a Covid-19 triage center. With illnesses from novel coronavirus expected to keep rising, New York City has asked the state for the green light to turn the 760,000-square-foot building into a “medical surge” facility, Politico reported. The request is part of the de Blasio administration’s efforts to secure space for thousands of treatment beds. As of Tuesday night, the city’s emergency management agency was still waiting on

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