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CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to a memo sent to employees Tuesday.
The network said Cuomo feels well and will continue to anchor his show, Cuomo Prime Time, from home.
“I have been exposed to people in recent days who have subsequently tested positive and I had fever, chills, and shortness of breath,” Cuomo said in a statement posted to Twitter.
The journalist said he had self-quarantined in the basement of his home to avoid infecting his family.
“I just hope I didn’t give it to the kids and Cristina,” he wrote. “That would make me feel worse than the illness!”
On Monday night, the news anchor interviewed his brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, on his show to discuss developments in the hard-hit state.
The pair have provided Americans with some levity during the outbreak, bickering on air about who is their mother’s favorite child.
I’m screaming that these brothers are literally having an argument on live telly about who’s their mum’s favourite son,amongst an international pandemic I-
The governor told reporters Tuesday that his brother is his best friend.
"He's young, in good shape, strong — not as strong as he thinks — but he will be fine," the governor said.
"It’s my family, it’s your family, it’s all of our families," Gov. Cuomo said. "This virus is that insidious."
As recently as Friday, Cuomo was still working from CNN’s studios in New York’s Hudson Yards development. He taped Monday’s show from home.
According to reporting by the network, Cuomo is the third employee to fall sick from the coronavirus.
“We will all beat this by being smart and tough and united,” Cuomo said.