Gov. Andrew Cuomo is talking to White House coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci day and night as the pandemic sweeps New York and overwhelms healthcare staff as critical medical supplies dwindle.

Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been “so kind and helpful to me,” Cuomo said in a briefing Thursday, crediting the member of President Trump’s coronavirus task force for his “brilliant” guidance during New York City’s coronavirus outbreak.

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