New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arranged for member of the family, including his sibling, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, to receive unique access to state COVID-19 tests early in the pandemic, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
The Albany Times-Union initially reported that Cuomo was using state centers to rush COVID tests for his household, that included his sibling, Chris Cuomo, mother and “at least one” of his sisters.
The Washington Post reported that Gov. Cuomo’s administration sent state health officials to the homes of his relative and other “well-connected figures,” whose test specimens were then rushed by state cannon fodders to a public health lab, the Wadsworth Center in Albany, Ny. Workers at the Wadsworth Center were in some cases asked to stay late after their shifts to continue processing outcomes of individuals close to Cuomo and his administration, the Post stated. These tests would frequently be processed on the very same day, during a time, the Post said, when testing resources were limited.
The Post likewise noted the specimens tied to Cuomo and his household were “shrouded in secrecy,” which they were anonymized utilizing initials and numbers.
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In a declaration, a CNN spokesman appeared to validate that its anchor sought out unique treatment from his well-connected sibling.
In a declaration offered to the Washington Post, Gov. Cuomo’s spokesperson Rich Azzopardi stated: “We should avoid insincere efforts to reword the past. In the early days of this pandemic, when there was a heavy emphasis on contact tracing, we were absolutely exceeding and beyond to get individuals evaluating– consisting of in some instances going to people’s homes– and door to door in locations like New Rochelle– to take samples from those believed to have been exposed to COVID in order to identify cases and prevent extra ones.”
It’s the most recent headache to strike the New york city guv’s workplace in2021 At least five previous assistants and one unnamed existing assistant have actually stepped forward to implicate Cuomo of unsuitable habits and unwanted sexual advances.
Cuomo is also embroiled in a scandal regarding his administration’s handling of assisted living home in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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