Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled during his State of the State address a seven-step plan to rebuild New York after
the pandemic.
Cuomo says his focus in
fighting the COVID-19 pandemic includes continuing testing, setting up more
rapid testing sites, getting New York residents vaccinated and planning for any
future health crisis that the state may face in the future.
The governor says the
financial burden caused by the pandemic should be handled by the federal
government by taxing rich residents,
saying the rich became richer
during the crisis and the poor became poorer.
The governor says that
Monday’s address was just a brief overview and that he will provide more details to his plan in the next
three days.
He says another point
is the racial disparities that were brought to the forefront because of the
pandemic. He says vaccinating the disproportionately affected community will be
a priority.
Cuomo also plans to
work to make sure New York residents who lost jobs and homes will be addressed
in the new year.