A retired farmer in Kansas mailed the mask to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying the couple hoped it could be used by a doctor or nurse. Cuomo read the entire letter at his daily briefing as an example of courage and generosity in dark times. “I am a retired farmer hunkered down in N.E. Kansas with my wife
ALBANY, N.Y. — Help has poured into New York from many places as the coronavirus has killed thousands, but the most humble of gifts — a single N-95 mask — brought a mist to the eyes of the state's governor.
Cuomo read the entire letter at his daily briefing as an example of courage and generosity in dark times. Nevertheless, Ruhnke wrote, the couple had five masks and wished to give one to help New York's battle against the virus.
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