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Coronavirus: Teen son of CNN’s Chris Cuomo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s brother, now has virus

By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

NEW YORK — Just days after CNN anchor Chris Cuomo and his wife, Cristina, recovered from COVID-19, one of their three children now has the novel coronavirus.

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According to “Entertainment Tonight,” Cristina, 50, revealed in an Instagram post Wednesday that the couple’s 14-year-old son, Mario, was infected.

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“After 10 days of ups and downs, feeling good one day and terrible the next, I am now working toward getting my son, Mario, through the virus,” she captioned the post. “My heart hurts more than my head over his infection. This virus does not discriminate. While kids are more resilient, they can suffer same severity of symptoms.”

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On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, show kindness toward our planet and every creature who inhabits it, as the transcendent photographer, adventurer, preservationist and raconteur Peter Beard advised us. My old friend’s recent death offers an eerily timely punctuation on this virus and a reminder that we can’t forget to protect one another, and the animals that roam the Earth. 🌏🌏🌏 This virus has created a different version of me. My hope is to be stronger, healthier, smarter about the virus at large. 💙💙💙After 10 days of ups and downs, feeling good one-day and terrible the next, I am now working toward getting my son, Mario, through the virus. My heart hurts more than my head over his infection. This virus does not discriminate. While kids are more resilient, they can suffer same severity of symptoms. I’m applying a modified version of my remedies for his protocol with a focus on lots of vitamins. Since his sense of smell and taste have disappeared, I am feeding him healthy foods that I normally can’t get him to touch. I kept a diary of the past week including my remedies and things that I did to stay sane through it all. 🙏 Link in bio, as they say.

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Earlier this week, the “Cuomo Prime Time” host, who is the younger brother of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, announced on his show that he and Cristina were cleared to leave quarantine. Chris, 49, has been hosting the show from his basement since he was diagnosed with the virus in late March.

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“This is a day I have dreamed about literally for weeks,” he said in a video that showed him leaving the basement.

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As of Thursday morning, at least 263,754 confirmed coronavirus cases and 19,453 deaths had been reported in New York, according to Johns Hopkins University. The largest cluster of infections was in New York City, with 147,297 cases and 15,074 deaths.

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Chris Cuomo Chris Cuomo attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Most Powerful People in Media cocktail reception at The Pool on Thursday, April 11, 2019, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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