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In 2020, the former senator spoke against the policy of Democrat Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] to transfer [[coronavirus]] patients to nursing homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/30/damato-blasts-ny-for-putting-coronavirus-patients-in-nursing-homes/|title=D'Amato blast NY for putting coronavirus patients in nurshing homes|author=Carl Campanile|publisher=''The New York Post''|date=April 30, 2020|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

In 2020, the former senator spoke against the policy of Democrat Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] to transfer [[coronavirus]] patients to nursing homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/30/damato-blasts-ny-for-putting-coronavirus-patients-in-nursing-homes/|title=D'Amato blast NY for putting coronavirus patients in nurshing homes|author=Carl Campanile|publisher=''The New York Post''|date=April 30, 2020|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

D'Amato tested positive for [[COVID-19]] in November 2020,<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-ny-sen-al-d-e2-80-99amato-hospitalized-with-covid-19/ar-BB1bdLJ9 Ex-NY Sen. Al D’Amato hospitalized with COVID-19]</ref> and said that he was "weak" but felt "good".<ref>Two references:

D'Amato tested positive for [[COVID-19]] in November 2020,<ref>Sanderson, Bill (November 21, 2020). [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-ny-sen-al-d-e2-80-99amato-hospitalized-with-covid-19/ar-BB1bdLJ9 Ex-NY Sen. Al D’Amato hospitalized with COVID-19]. ''NY Daily News''. Retrieved November 23, 2020.</ref> and said that he was "weak" but felt "good".<ref>Two references:

*[https://nypost.com/2020/11/20/former-new-york-sen-al-damato-hospitalized-with-covid-19/ Former New York Sen. Al D’Amato hospitalized with COVID-19]

*Campanile, Carl (November 20, 2020). [https://nypost.com/2020/11/20/former-new-york-sen-al-damato-hospitalized-with-covid-19/ Former New York Sen. Al D’Amato hospitalized with COVID-19]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

*[https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/20/former-new-york-senator-alfonse-damato-coronavirus/ ‘I’m Weak, But I Feel Good’: Former New York Senator Hospitalized With COVID-19]</ref>

*Corkery, Mary Rose (November 20, 2020). [https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/20/former-new-york-senator-alfonse-damato-coronavirus/ ‘I’m Weak, But I Feel Good’: Former New York Senator Hospitalized With COVID-19]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved November 23, 2020.</ref>

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