CNN’s Cuomo says he has COVID-19, has shown symptoms

NEW YORK » CNN’s Chris Cuomo has tested positive for the coronavirus but promised Tuesday to stay at work and do his prime-time show from the basement of his home.

Cuomo, whose brother New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has logged just as much television airtime lately with daily briefings on the disease, looked a little pale while hosting his 9 p.m. Eastern show on Monday. He said he’s had fever, chills and shortness of breath.

“I knew it was just a matter of time, to be honest, because of how often I was exposed to people,” the 49-year-old newsman said on his SiriusXM radio show Tuesday. He’s quarantining in the basement of his Long Island home, hoping his wife and children don’t catch COVID-19. CNN says he doesn’t need any other network personnel with him to do his show.

The New York governor, who appeared with his brother on CNN by remote link the night before, used the story as a cautionary tale during his press briefing Tuesday. He noted that he had scolded Chris for having their 88-year-old mother, Matilda, visiting Chris’ home two weeks ago.