Reports Says Gov. Cuomo's Family Given COVID Testing Priority

Reports indicate that during the early pandemic, family members and influential people received priority COVID testing facilitated by state officials. Tests were transported by state troopers to Albany labs for prioritized results. This occurred when the general public faced testing delays. Cuomo's office dismissed these claims.

Which publications reported on the priority COVID testing for family members?

• The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune

• The Wall Street Journal and The Boston Globe

• The Albany Times Union and The Washington Post

• The New York Times and The Guardian

What role did state troopers play in the special access to COVID testing?

• They conducted the tests themselves.

• They prioritized the results in the lab.

• They dismissed the reports of special access.

• They drove the tests to a lab in Albany.

What was the main focus of the second section of the transcript?

• The dismissal of the reports by Cuomo's office.

• The role of state troopers in delivering tests.

• The struggle of average people to get tested.

• The reports from the Albany Times Union and the Washington Post.

During the early pandemic, what was the situation for the average person regarding COVID testing?

• Everyone had priority access to testing.

• Testing was limited and results could take days.

• Tests were readily available and results were quick.

• There was no need for testing at that time.

How did Cuomo's office respond to the reports of priority testing?

• They confirmed the reports.

• They dismissed the reports.

• They ignored the reports.

• They apologized for the reports.