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NY Governor Says 2 Conservative Newspapers Fueling COVID Surge

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   New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is blaming the surge in coronavirus
   cases in Arizona,Floridaand Texason twoconservative-leaning newspapers
   --The Wall Street JournalandThe New York Post.

   Cuomo told reporters Sundaythatthe infection rate in New York -- the
   nation'sformerCOVID-19 epicenter -- is low because of what he says was
   an "intelligent, phasedreopening."

   Hesaidwhatboth papers have recommended fortherest of thecountry
   hasprovedto be a failure.

   "The Wall Street Journal, New York Post-- they continue to beat a horse
   that is dead....'The infection rate is low; reopen faster,'" Cuomosaid.
   "Florida listened to theNew York Post. Texas listened to theWall Street
   Journal. Arizona listened to theWall Street Journaland theNew York
   Post. That was wrong. That was wrong."

   Cuomosaid500 peopletestedpositiveand three diedSaturdayin New Yorkwhile
   thenew cases in Florida, Texas and Arizonanumberinthethousands.

   ANew York PosteditorialSundaynightblamedCuomo'sadministrationfor an
   order in March that nursinghomesaccept patientseven if they have
   COVID-19,a policy the newspaper called"nuts" and possibly responsible
   for needless deaths.

   "If we're annoying him that much, it means one thing--he knows we're
   right," the papersaid.

   Florida reported another 9,300 COVID-19 cases Sunday,movingitinto
   secondplace among U.S. states with thehighestnumber of
   cases.California,the most populous U.S. state,is on top;New Yorkis
   third followed by Texas.

   Health experts blame theleapin the number ofcaseson businesses and
   publicattractionsreopening too soon and not enough people wearing masks
   and social distancing.

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