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Andrew Cuomo Takes Coronavirus Test During Live Press Briefing to Encourage New Yorkers to Get Tested

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Andrew Cuomo is leading by example. The governor of New York was tested for coronavirus during his live press briefing on Sunday, in an effort to encourage New Yorkers to get tested if they have symptoms.According to Andrew, the state of New York is now conducting 40,000 COVID-19 tests per day at 700 testing sites, «which means there is a testing site near you.» «The new problem is we have more sites and more testing capacity than we're using,» he explained, urging anyone who thinks they have symptoms of COVID-19 to get a test.

The governor barely reacted during his own test during the briefing. «That's it?» he asked after getting swabbed. «It’s quick, easy and painless,» Andrew tweeted alongside a clip of his coronavirus test. «If I have

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