New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that while local officials may “feel political pressure” to lift shelter-in-place restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, he refuses to open up his virus-stricken state until steps are in place to avoid a second wave of the disease.“I get the pressure, but
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that while local officials may “feel political pressure” to lift shelter-in-place restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, he refuses to open up his virus-stricken state until steps are in place to avoid a second wave of the disease.
Addressing the protesters outside the capitol, Cuomo said, “The illness is death. What’s worse than that? This isn’t just about you... It’s about we.” He half-jokingly added that if New Yorkers are so desperate to work amid the virus, they should “go get a job as an essential worker.” Cuomo said that New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will launch a “nation-leading contact-tracing program,” that will track down residents who may have been exposed or infected, and then trace those they may have been in contact with to contain the spread. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg volunteered to help the state develop a testing-tracing-isolation program along with Johns Hopkins University and Vital Strategies, Cuomo said.
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