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Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an opinion piece published Sunday in The New York Times, the Democrat called on President Donald Trump to authorize states to expand testing capabilities, set federal standards for shutting down commerce and schools, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/breaking-news\/2020\/03\/10\/new-york-national-guard-activated-to-combat-coronavirus-establish-containment-area\/\" target=\"_blank\">mobilize the military <\/a>to bolster medical treatment capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStates cannot build more hospitals, acquire ventilators or modify facilities quickly enough,\u201d Cuomo wrote, saying the expertise and equipment of the Army Corps is \u201cour best hope.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/13\/national-guard-activated-to-combat-coronavirus-spread-in-six-states-more-to-follow\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6138352.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">National Guard activated to combat coronavirus spread in six states, more to follow<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">National Guard components in California, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Maryland Rhode Island and Washington have been activated to assist in combating the spread of COVID-19. 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