(CBN) – Americans are stepping up to the plate, answering the call for help after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) issued a desperate plea for his state. New York continues to be the country’s epicenter with nearly 70,000 cases – more than a third of the total amount of cases in the country. Gov. Cuomo says his state is seeing a tremendous response to his request for medical volunteers.
“I am asking health care professionals across the country if you don’t have a health care crisis in your community. Please come help us in New York now,” Cuomo reiterated in a press conference Monday. “We need relief. We need relief for nurses who are working 12-hour shifts, one after the other. We need relief for doctors. We need relief for attendants. So if you’re not busy, come help us, please. And we will return the favor. We will return the favor.”
Two New York City nurses have died from COVID-19 while hundreds of others have become infected as they care for patients in the state that’s seen more than 1,000 deaths already. Even the governor’s own brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has reportedly been infected with the virus. Despite the risk, today Gov. Cuomo shared the good news that tens of thousands of medical volunteers are stepping up to help anyway. READ MORE
