I think Cuomo may mean well but I feel he should not be trying to explain viruses

[Pachamama]

....and the data about its spread, percentages etc.

He is not a medical professional or specialist in pandemics and while he may be even reading data, as I listen to him, it’s feeling condescending at times and it can confuse.

[global1]

1. What's Confusing - He's Stating Facts....

Unlike Trump - Cuomo is surrounded by experts in his State and he lets them do their job and he listens to them and he tells us what they tell him.

Also he's breaking it down very simply so all can understand. He's doing a great job of it.

What do you consider confusing?

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. He's a great counter to the Tangerine Twit.

[Pachamama]

4. His reference and comparison to seasonal flu and trying to imply that with 34K dying

...in a year, that to put things in perspective.

Minimizing in ANY way the seriousness of COVID-19 is NOT OK.

[Demonaut]

7. read between the lines and listen to the whole message, they don't have the testing kits to cover

the whole state, they are on lockdown, now they can isolate the hotspots and are preparing for the worse, shortages are expected in everything

[Maru Kitteh]

11. Nobody should have to "read between the lines" He should be upfront with the facts like

we don't have enough tests to in order to truly understand the scope of this pandemic and enhance the public health response. Minimizing this disease undermines his message of the importance of compliance. Telling people who are symptomatic they shouldn't be tested without being transparent about the true reasons why that testing isn't being done is irresponsible.

[Demonaut]

12. so if they are testing positive,that's great, but every hypochondriac will demand a test, multiple

tests even and some symptoms are NOT covid, the flu is still out there, the cold virus and people have allergies which they may mistake for covid, maybe he should have described the specific symptom combo's, diarrhea, fever above 101, scratchy dry cough, tightness in chest, headache ...individually these are not covid but combinations could be, all are symptomatic to the individual

they still don't have enough tests

[Maru Kitteh]

13. New CDC guideline has been dropped to 99.6, for starters. Cuomo is not a medical professional. He

should hand over medical discussions to medical experts. It would increase his credibility and look a bit less vainglorious all while increasing the accuracy of the information relayed to the public. That was just one of the personal qualities that made Obama such an incredible leader, his deference to those who know more than he.

[Demonaut]

14. and for starters...what else do you have?

I agree he should have a med prof deliver the specifics but he's not doing a bad job

and this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/21/coronavirus-latest-news/#link-A2WGNPYUQNG63CJCMT6YLNFDQA

A new message in hard-hit areas: Don’t get tested

[Pachamama]

17. It's because they don't have enough tests....

It’s not true that people shouldn’t get tested....

We should be testing as much as possible - but we can’t because Trump and their White House dropped the ball.

[Demonaut]

21. we have to make do with what we have and first responders should be first if they suspect themselves

and frontline medical workers...not enough tests is old news

[Pachamama]

22. Unlike you,I don't accept the premise that we just have to accept and live with their failure to

...have enough tests and that it’s “old news”.

No - it needs to be front and center and we need to DEMAND that they produce and provide enough tests for the entire population just like we need to demand PPE and ventilators and ICU hospital beds ASAP.

We are in a triage moment right NOW - which should be temporary and of course the frontline medical workers and first responders take priority.

But massive testing needs to made possible.

Please stop trying to excuse what should not be excused and to accept what shouldn’t be accepted as the new normal.

[Demonaut]

23. where have you been?..states have been requesting tests for weeks!, I don't care if you accept my

premise, we have to make do with what we have..you live in an alternate reality...take your passion to your Governor, state reps, I have and get referred to the local Health Authority.

wake up

[cwydro]

20. He does tend to ramble.

And drone on and on.

The family anecdotes have gotten old. I still like him, but dayum, stop with the stories!

[OrlandoDem2]

5. I tend to agree. Most people don't understand and I think he gives a little too much info.

[Demonaut]

6. ?, he's talking to everyone, fuck condescending, he's much more informative and pragmatic

than any member of the Gov reporting so for

[Pachamama]

8. There has to be a balance - he is 1000 times better than the Orange Monster but he needs to

....not ramble, not be condescending and when it comes to the medical and epidemiology data, let an expert talk. He will be more effective.

Sometimes less is more

[Demonaut]

9. he is the face of pandemic control, NY is a powder keg, if anxiety takes control it could be anarchy

stop criticizing him when he's the only sane spokesperson for the nation

[Pachamama]

16. There is a BIG Difference between giving valuable feedback for the greater good vs criticizing

I give him an A- on all things but he would have an A+ if he just left the medical data to medical trained and public health personnel instead of rambling and making false and dangerous comparisons of numbers of deaths in Seasonal Flu. There is no comparison between a human virus and an animal virus and what these two viruses do.

It should concern us all and It’s important that our leaders and officials understand that.

[Squinch]

10. So don't listen. I love how he's handling this.

[Pachamama]

15. I have my California Governor Newsom and think he is handling things very well

I worry about all the New Yorkers and oyhers when they hear a NON-MEDICAL person giving info that is incorrect.

COVID-19 is not a human virus and should NEVER even be compared to the seasonal flu which is a human virus. It leaves people with a false sense of security.

So, no thank you - I won’t listen to him and his take on the medical. And I hope others get their medical info from Medical trained people, and yes, that includes my own Governor who is not making the same type of mistakes as Cuomo and isn’t talking Medical and leaves that to MEDICAL and PUBLIC HEALTH personnel.

[Squinch]

18. Okey dokie.

[Pachamama]

19. Peace out and good health to you