Read Gov. Andrew Cuomo's moving speech about defeating the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit New York state particularly hard.
The battle against the virus will"be weeks and weeks and weeks," the governor said Friday, adding,"I'm proud to fight this fight with you."
I want to make two points to you and I want to make two promises to you. This is a different beast that we're dealing with. This is an invisible beast. It is an insidious beast. This is not going to be a short deployment. This is not going to be that you go out there for a few days. We work hard and we go home. This is going to be weeks and weeks and weeks.
A patient wears a protective mask and gloves while waiting for COVID-19 testing outside Elmhurst Hospital Center, March 27, 2020, in New York. But, you will also be proud. You'll be proud of what you did. You'll be proud that you showed up. You showed up when other people played it safe. You had the courage to show up. You had the skill and the professionalism to make a difference and save lives. That's what you will have done.
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