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=== COVID-19 pandemic response ===
{{main|COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)}}
On March 1, 2020, Cuomo issued a statement regarding [[novel coronavirus]] in New York where he mentioned the first positive case of novel coronavirus in New York State.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=Governor Cuomo Issues Statement Regarding Novel Coronavirus in New York|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-issues-statement-regarding-novel-coronavirus-new-york|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Governor Andrew M. Cuomo|language=en}}</ref> On March 2, 2020 Cuomo said that [[Transmission (medicine)|community transmission]] of the new coronavirus is "inevitable". <ref>{{Cite web|last=Feuer|first=Will|date=2020-03-02|title=New York Gov. Cuomo says community transmission of coronavirus is 'inevitable' after confirming state's first case|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/02/new-york-gov-cuomo-says-community-spread-of-coronavirus-is-inevitable.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> He also mentioned New York City's plans to aggressively ramp up diagnostic testing for the new virus and said that he would like to see [[New York City]] conducting "1,000 tests per day". He announced the "world-renowned" [[Wadsworth Center]] was partnering with hospitals to expand surge testing capacity to "1,000 tests per day statewide" for the novel coronavirus. On March 3, 2020, Cuomo signed a $40 million emergency management authorization for coronavirus response and claimed that "New York's overall risk remained low".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=During Coronavirus Briefing, Governor Cuomo Signs $40 Million Emergency Management Authorization for Coronavirus Response|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/during-coronavirus-briefing-governor-cuomo-signs-40-million-emergency-management-authorization|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Governor Andrew M. Cuomo|language=en}}</ref> He also announced the institution of a new cleaning protocol at schools and in the public transportation system "to help stop any potential spread of the virus". On March 4, 2020, Cuomo confirmed 9 new cases in the state and said that it was "literally like trying to stop air" and reaffirming that it was inevitable that it would continue to spread. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Feuer|first=Berkeley Lovelace Jr ,Noah Higgins-Dunn,Will|date=2020-03-04|title=NY Gov. Cuomo confirms 5 new cases of coronavirus: 'This is literally like trying to stop air'|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/ny-gov-cuomo-confirms-5-new-cases-of-coronavirus-bringing-the-state-total-to-11.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref>
Cuomo received widespread praise from [[epidemiologist]]s for his handling of the evolving [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in New York State, which includes a state-wide [[lockdown]] and a shutdown of non-essential businesses in an effort to help [[Social distancing|flatten the curve]] of the virus. Like many other national leaders, however, Cuomo also received criticism for failing to grasp the gravity of the [[pandemic]] before its risks were fully visible to the American public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/coronavirus-in-ny-cuomo-orders-lockdown-shuts-down-non-essential-businesses/|title=Coronavirus in NY: Cuomo orders lockdown, shuts down non-essential businesses|last1=Hogan|first1=Bernadette|last2=Marsh|first2=Julia|date=March 20, 2020|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=March 23, 2020|last3=Hicks|first3=Nolan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/coronavirus-crisis-cuomo-trump-show-leadership-contrast-n1166066|title=Analysis: Cuomo and Trump show coronavirus crisis leadership contrast|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="ProPublica_20200517">{{Cite news| last1 = Sexton| first1 = Joe| last2 = Sapien| first2 = Joaquin| title = Two Coasts. One Virus. How New York Suffered Nearly 10 Times the Number of Deaths as California.| work = ProPublica| access-date = May 17, 2020 |date = May 16, 2020| url = https://www.propublica.org/article/two-coasts-one-virus-how-new-york-suffered-nearly-10-times-the-number-of-deaths-as-california}}</ref>
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