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‘This Is Mayhem,’ Cuomo Says of Federal Response to Coronavirus
No government agency, no public health expert, people actions flatten the curve. We responded to the crisis. The federal government cannot wipe their hands of this, and say, “Oh the states are responsible for testing.” We cannot do it. We cannot do it without federal help. I’m willing to do what I can do and more. But I’m telling you, I don’t do China relations. I don’t do international supply chain, and that’s where the federal government can help. Also remember, the federal government at the same time is developing, testing capacity. So we wind up in this bizarre situation that we were in last time: states all competing for these precious resources. In this case it’s testing, and then the federal government comes in and says to those companies, I want to buy the tests also. This is mayhem. We need a coordinated approach between the federal government and the states. OK, it’s up to the states. But then don’t ask the states, don’t give them this massive undertaking that has never been done before, and then not give them any resources to do it.
. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said he was frustrated with the level of coordination between the federal government and states on coronavirus testing.
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