New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arranged for family members, including his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, to receive special access to state COVID-19 tests early in the pandemic, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
The Albany Times-Union first reported that Cuomo was using state facilities to rush COVID tests for his family, which included his brother, 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 family members and other “well-connected figures,” whose test specimens were then rushed by state troopers to a public health lab, the Wadsworth Center in Albany, Ny.