Posted on 03/28/2020 7:32:08 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Cuomo noted that New York had 15 times the coronavirus cases of California and other states and offered his opinion about why that was the case.
“Because we welcome people from across the globe,” he said. “We have people coming here, we have people who came here from China, who came here from Italy, who came here from all across the globe.”
Cuomo said that he believed that the virus was in New York City long before people even knew it was a problem.
“I had no doubt that the virus was here much earlier than we even know,” he said. “And I have no doubt that the virus was here much earlier than it was in any other state, because those people come here first.”
New York currently has 30,811 cases, California has 2,644 cases, Washington state has 2,404 cases and Massachusetts has 1,159 cases.
Cuomo added that New Yorkers lived “close to one another,” which was another reason the virus spread more quickly.
He cited the close quarters in which New Yorkers lived in their communities, restaurants, movie theaters, public transportation, that, made New Yorkers more vulnerable.
But he said that the greatest weakness of New Yorkers was also their greatest strength.
“Our closeness is what makes us special,” he said, noting that New Yorkers were more open, accepting and tolerant than the rest of the world.
“The closeness is that New York humanity that I think exists nowhere else,” he said.
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“Because we welcome people from across the globe,” he said. “We have people coming here, we have people who came here from China, who came here from Italy, who came here from all across the globe.”
Yeah....and, your idiotic NYC health manager encouraged large gatherings and business as usual, when the virus first hit NYC.
Melting pot not so great Andrew ?
He's lucky Corona is statistically only a little bit deadly.
Whoa. Them’s fightin’ words. You gonna take that, Garvin? Sic ‘im.
well I’m sure the families of the dead people are reassured about that welcoming attitude....
NY is one of the most unfriendly places around. That's what happens when you jam 7 million people into a few square miles.
You reap what you sow.
“Because we welcome people from across the globe,”
Well did you ever consider that that is NOT A GOOD IDEA?
That would be DaCommieo’s fault.
He is not getting anything like the “credit” he deserves.
Wow!! That’s a bold self-indictment from Fredo1. Way to brag that Trump is right, you and the democrats are the cause of the spike in cases in NY.
Agenda 21 is now proven to be “unsustainable”.
Yeah you’re a veritable UN. Oh wait you are the actual UN.
Ringing endorsement for building the wall
Soooo what did we learn Andy? Play with the lepers, and eventually you’ll lose and arm and a leg! This is why we need your stupidity to run our country. More diseased people unchecked to get rid or your ilk! In the 1900’s, NY immagration officials would have hung your worthless ass for your stupidity!
Or maybe it’s because they’ve tested more people than any other state. Cuomo may have blundered into a successful strategy. Most test equals a lower mortality rate.
Can’t wait to see Guv newbie response to this
My state is more PC than your state! no you’re full of it in my state is more PC!
Maybe Jalapenos and avacados ward off the Wuflu.
What an idiot Cuomo is. CA “welcomes” foreigners too.
Apparently Cuomo only speaks for NYC [which allegedly has its own mayor to run things].
Cuomo has no thought for Upstate NY.
Lock him up.
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