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Credit Governor Cuomo's Flickr page Governor Andrew Cuomo has a pre-holiday message for New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. He says it’s OK to celebrate, but to do it smartly to help prevent the spread of infections. Cuomo also announced that some fans might be allowed into the Buffalo Bills stadium for an upcoming play off game. Cuomo is not advising any new limits on Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s gatherings. The state’s current rules restrict indoor gatherings to 10 people or fewer. He advises that social distancing be practiced, and that masks be worn, and to open windows ...

Capital Correspondent Karen Dewitt has the latest. All three airlines that fly from the UK to New York have now agreed to test passengers for the virus before they board the planes. But Cuomo eased off on his call to halt planes from Great Britain to New York City, after he says he heard the federal government’s infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci say that he thinks a travel ban is premature.  Fauci, who spoke on the PBS Newshour,  did say that he, like Cuomo, suspects the mutated form of the virus might already be present in the U.S.

Listen to the story from Capital Correspondent Karen Dewitt. The 29 electors and a few key staff met in the Capitol’s Assembly Chamber, the largest gathering space in the building, with a capacity to hold over 1,000 people. Plexiglas barriers separated Governor Andrew Cuomo, who led the proceedings, from other electors including  the Clintons,  Attorney General Tish James and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The legislative leaders, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, formally announced the unanimous votes for Biden and Harris. Cuomo previously said that the e...

Capital Correpsondent Karen Dewitt has the story. Cuomo says he does not want to repeat a massive shut down like the state experienced in the spring, when New York was the epicenter of the worldwide pandemic. He says new data reveals that many places once considered a dangerous source of virus spread, including hair salons and barber shops, gyms and religious services, are now among the lowest sources of spread, according to information collected by contact tracers on a portion of total infections. However, the biggest source of spread –74% - is small, private indoor gatherings, also known ...