Gov. Andrew Cuomo provides updates on coronavirus pandemic in New York | USA TODAY

Gov. Andrew Cuomo provides updates at his daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic in New York.

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The U.S. death toll spiked sharply, sick workers were putting a strain on the nation's meat supply, and New York City added thousands of deaths to its total as the coronavirus pandemic tightened its grip on the nation Wednesday.

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32 comments

  1. Hope they’re testing for both strains of the virus, there have been reports that it’s mutating…

  2. On a Lighter note, I love Governor Cuomo’s answer to reporter on how to go about face coverings outdoors, in public. “…..If you are walking in the woods, and happen to run into John Kemble, because that’s what he likes to do; walk in the woods, then you put up and wear your mask. Because here comes, John Kemble.” He made me laugh, and gave a clear picture of what to do. This is what we all love about him.

    1. He wants to use NY STATE as a laboratory. Are YOU ready to be his lab rat? NWO Ty ler, wake up!

  3. Yep. They learned a lot during this live exercise on the American public. How many of them wear their masks? They don’t because this is a test, to see how gullible people are. You can have your new normal and new better place, better for whom?

    1. Elenn Vuong They who? Are you speaking about Trump?! What was the lie he spoke of? Please enlighten me.

  4. I hope transportation workers who deal directly with the public are also on the prioritized testing list. They are risking their lives every day, and a large percentage of them are in the high risk category. Please protect them.

  5. I live in New Mexico but I listen to Governor Cuomo’s press conferences to find out what’s going in regards to covid-19 around the country. You sure as hell can’t figure out anything listening to the clowns in Washington, DC.

    1. Not really. Some countries near the equator have eternal all year round summer heat and the virus is spreading like wildfire there too.

  6. 7:12 “the new normal!” ..all across the board. Straight from the horses mouth.. “this is the way of the world now….when is this over? It’s over when we have a vaccine.” ..that the entire world is FORCED to take.. they just told us straight up and no one said a word… this is mindblowing

  7. “I am the present and future of this world, whoever wants to follow me will be with me in paradise” – China.

    1. Jordan Carpenter
      genetically speaking the Asian gene will take over 100% of the planet within 3 centuries, and this is science.
      People, especially politicians who mingle on racial/sovereign positions, tend to oversee this but it’s a knowledgeable fact for anybody that happens to attend medical conferences on genetics.
      Within (roughly) 300 years the entire planet will be inhabited only by the Asian race, there might be some enclaves of black Africans left in Africa but only because of lack of interest in colonizing entirely certain remote areas of that continent in which their numbers are very high already (most people don’t know but certain African countries are very populated).

    2. @ClaudeMagicbox If only white people have the balls to ban inter-racial marriages/intercourse…

  8. Can Americans now claim that America is a first world country???
    There has to be a limit to American Exceptionalism ego.

    So called poor nations have much better immune systems than Americans.

    Covid 19 has proved this beyond doubt.

    Guess its difficult to accept. But it’s the truth.

  9. a drug called.interferon b2 aplha taluga is the report i saw.Cloraquin is one that pushes .maybe he gain money and has a buddy that is heavy invested in that drug?.it is a malaria drug as i understand

  10. A pandemic has been expected and talked about for years since sars or swine flu was.It is a government failure to not be prepared in serveral nations.To blame china is defection do to the lack of a coordinated health system.Just bits no common database and from what i have read the data system there is old and slow.? It can ruin the nation after this.Other nations also can end up in ruin.Your system Varies from state to state i guess.Why are this guy still trying to cut 2.5 million/billion dollar from medicaid etc or medicare.insane system or lack off it?.Health service for profitt has be be bad.Seems to be driven by greed Not by concern about the nations health.You can use a bandana etc?.corona is so small that it laugh it,s way true the bandana or cloth.It protect a little ,but not good for health workers. .All the best to the people.What are a nation without it,s people? nothing!

  11. I get more factual news from Jimmy dore show than from all main stream media combined.Aron Mate and likes

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