New York Governor Cuomo calls coronavirus 'great equalizer,' but is it really?
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Thanks to presidential leadership amounting to little more than xenophobic accusations and denial, the coronavirus pandemic is spreading so rapidly in the United States that New York alone has more COVID-19 cases than China’s Hubei province, where the pandNew York Governor Cuomo calls coronavirus 'great equalizer,' but is it really?
Thanks to presidential leadership amounting to little more than xenophobic accusations and denial, the coronavirus pandemic is spreading so rapidly in the United States that New York alone has more COVID-19 cases than China’s Hubei province, where the pandemic originated. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that after “near-record” testing Monday night, his state saw an increase of 9,298 cases of the virus, bringing its total number of COVID-19 cases to more than 75,790. Hubei reported 67,801 cases Monday, according to CNBC. The governor also announced his brother CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is one of the thousands of New Yorkers who tested positive for the virus. “He's young, in good shape, strong, not as strong as he thinks, but he will be fine,” the older Cuomo said. “But there’s a lesson in this.” He later added: «Everyone, everyone is subject to this virus. It is the great equalizer.» Yes and no. History often shows that when it rains in wealthy white communities, it pours for low-income black and brown people. Read more