Gov. Cuomo is wrong, covid-19 is anything but an equalizer (original) (raw)

In a well-meaning tweet Tuesday afternoon, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the novel coronavirus "the great equalizer"-capable of sickening anyone, 20-somethings and senior citizens, ordinary Americans or famous actors. All of us could potentially contract covid-19 in coming days and weeks-including the governor's brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who came down with the disease Tuesday. Certainly, Gov. Cuomo's broader point, that no one is immune to the coronavirus, is soberingly valid. But his