“It is so fast and easy that even a governor can take this test,” Cuomo said as he rose to greet a PPE-clad Doctor for his live screening in demonstration of how it's doneThe Doctor instructed him to close his eyes.
"Why do I need to close my eyes?”- he asked.The doctor explained that the test can cause some people to tear up, as she inserted the swab into the gov’s nostril for a few seconds.
“That’s it? Nothing else? That is the whole test. I’m not in pain, not in discomfort.”Cuomo — who said that he has been tested before — underwent the exam to coax other New Yorkers into following suit.
“Now we have more testing capacity and more sites than we’re actually using. We have drive-in sites that can do 15,000 [tests] per day, we’re doing about 5,000 per day.”Cuomo announced a state partnership with CVS pharmacies to begin testing in some 60 locations statewide, each with a capacity for at least 50 tests per day.
He additionally expanded the state’s guidelines on who should get tested to include New Yorkers who have been or would be cleared to return to work under the first phase of the state’s reopening plan.
Industries covered in that phase include construction, landscaping, manufacturing and retail locations which offer curbside pick-up.
So far, five of the state’s 10 economic regions have been cleared to reopen by meeting seven criteria on hospital admissions, available beds, testing and tracing.
Cuomo closed the presser by saying that he would await the results of his latest test for the contagion.
“If I’m not here tomorrow, it means I tested positive. Otherwise, we’ll see you here tomorrow.”
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