Article 5FRZR Biden pushed on immigration in press conference but provides no clear answers – as it happened

Biden pushed on immigration in press conference but provides no clear answers – as it happened

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An executive of a pharmaceutical company with ties to New York's embattled governor, Andrew Cuomo, received special access to Covid testing last year, according to a new report in the New York Times.

At a time early in the pandemic when tests were severely limited, the company, Regeneron, requested tests from the state for its president, George Yancopoulos, and his family, after someone became infected, the paper reports. The state allegedly granted the request. From the Times:

The unusual and preferential treatment granted to Dr Yancopoulos was also extended to Mr Cuomo's relatives, including his mother, Matilda Cuomo, and brother, the CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, and at least one of his sisters, as well as other influential people, according to people with direct knowledge of the effort.

Revelations that the governor's family and other influential people were given special access to state-run coronavirus tests early in the pandemic have drawn the interest of investigators in the New York State Assembly.

Related: Cuomo got Covid tests for friends and family when access was scarce

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