Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses latest in coronavirus pandemic | USA TODAY

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic.

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The U.S. death toll was at more than 16,600 early Friday, with more than 466,000 confirmed cases as of Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University data dashboard. About 26,000 Americans have recovered.

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32 comments

  1. How did this happen?

    How will the next crisis happen?

    Mass unchecked immigration, globalism, lack of border security, lots and lot of foreign people (and greedy home grown globalist), forcing borders open caused this to happen.

    We will have other massive problems, besides pandemics, because of what was just mention.

  2. China is responsible for this covid19 virus..the world’s should take action against china..

    1. use your brain please or i buy a new one from amazon for you. Should USA be responsible for H1N1 and spainish flu?(cuz both virus originated in the USA). You are here trying to cause racist while people all around the world trys to fight against the covid-19 . Great job

  3. Insanity continues, now they are going to use the lack of tests to keep us from working. If essential workers don’t need to be tested to work, then the rest of us don’t need to be tested either. This will go on until our economy is destroyed and there is grave poverty in this country. I guess we will just move into tents aventually and beg for food when there are no jobs to go back to. Thanks for nothing!

    1. @Jack Zimmerman And all the people in small towns that have 0 cases, are they essential. There’s official and reality. For example, there are several counties near me that have had 1 case, and that was several weeks ago. With some common sense practices, they can go back.

    2. Mark R The reason we enact these orders before it seems like anything is “bad”, is because exponential growth can turn 1 case to 1000 in a week.

  4. Thank you Gov. Cuomo. Good advice, test everyone and learn from the mistakes of others. Do not rush to reopen or we will simply be back to where we started.

    1. Testing is important to see who’s been exposed has antibodies, but when do we reopen. If you have plenty in savings, or are still getting paid, you’re good. If you’re a small business owner, or work for one (over 50% of Americans), tough luck?

    1. To be fair, he’s handling this ok. Complains to much that NYC doesn’t have…., but that’s his focus on everything, hence the problem. If you live in the rest of the State, at best you’re ignored. If you look a little closer, you’ll see that he’s pretty corrupt. Not him personally, he’s smarter than that, but his lackeys.

    2. I think he is by far the best world leader alive today. I now live in the auK but own Manhattan real estate and pay taxes. Get rid of the orange liar and old Joe, and make Cuomo the leader of the free world. He is our only hope.

    3. @wendyknoxleet You own Manhattan real estate. That says it all. He’s great for NYC, try living in the rest of the State. And he’s as corrupt as they get.

  5. Deeply sorry for all the innocent lives gone by corona virus .. Plz when you are in power don’t misuse your power to oppress weak people or innocent nations just for sake of your own interest . When I look the videos on utube the innocent kids of Syria, Lebonon, Palestine and many more , their tears and situation tells it’s their curse , the coronavirus is not a pandemic .
    I think the best way to stop this pandemic is to payback whatever we have looted from them and give them comfort , and shows generosity because those people are under open blue sky got no basic human needs what so ever waiting for an angel for help and some sort of comfort..
    We should collectively pray and ask Allah Almighty for forgiveness of our sins and help poor and needy people.
    Their prayers and happiness will remove this pandemic very easily and very effectively.
    May Allah keep everyone safe, protect us, show us the right path .
    Ameen

  6. All these people are sell outs.. Media is military, elite. British intelligence, banker aldobrandini. Orsini, farnese rosenberg controled pacifier

  7. It is said that United States of America is involved in spreading corona virus around the world.Is this true???🙂🙂🙂

  8. Cuomo, a real leader with intelligence and integrity. No politician alive today can match him! America is so very fortunate to have this man running NY. Here in the U.K., and in Europe we would love to have a leader of this stature! You should listen to the drone of European political pundits lie and obfuscate.
    Thank you Gov.Cuomo

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