Tutu-Clad Cuomo Dances Into CNN Host's Coronavirus Fever Dream

NEW YORK CITY — A tutu-clad New York governor danced into a CNN anchor's dreams with a magic wand but could not make novel coronavirus go away, Chris Cuomo told New Yorkers Thursday.

“You were waving a wand and saying, ‘I wish I could make this go away,'” Chris told his brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “And then you spun around and you danced away.”

Responded Cuomo, "Obviously the fever has affected your mental capacity."

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The Cuomo brothers traded 15 minutes of banter and barbs in the middle of the governor's daily COVID-19 press briefing one day after Chris received his positive diagnosis.

"You look like you've been cutting your own hair," Chris told his older brother. "Which some people are good at and some people are not."

"I have no doubt that you would hit me when I'm down," retorted Cuomo. "That's the difference between us."

But Chris also shared some details about what it's like to live with the virus and admitted he was frightened.

"I can barely keep it together," Chris said. “I see why it takes people out."

The CNN host has continued broadcasting his nightly show "Prime Time With Chris Cuomo" from his basement despite the positive diagnosis.

"From a public service point of view, you are answering questions for millions of Americans," said his older brother. "Everybody loves you."

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