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Cuomo outlines plan for 'tracing army' to tame outbreak

Cuomo outlines plan for 'tracing army' to tame outbreak
Posted at 12:15 PM, Apr 22, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-22 15:15:08-04

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he's enlisted former Mayor Mike Bloomberg to help create a "tracing army" that will find infected people and get them into isolation.

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West Point said President Donald Trump will speak at a graduation ceremony being designed to keep cadets safe from the coronavirus.