Also Read: CNN's Chris Cuomo on Ethics of Interviewing Brother Gov. Cuomo: 'It Will Never Be Seen as Fair' (Video)“New Yorkers suffered gravely when this pandemic hit our state and as we see other states battle the surge of COVID-19, we want to be sure all Americans know what we know here – that it is essential to wear a mask in order to protect one another,” Cuomo said in a statement.He went on, “We can only beat this virus if we are united as one, not divided by ideology or politics.