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Chasing Life

Chris Cuomo on Covid-19 Recovery

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.58K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo battled the virus for weeks. Then his wife and son got sick. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has a frank conversation with Chris about his personal experience with Covid-19 and the impact it's had on his family. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I tested positive, scary, yes, as you might imagine.

0:08.0

So let's focus.

0:09.6

Let's use this example of me having it as proof that you can get it to God for bit.

0:16.2

We have to do everything we can to avoid being sick.

0:19.0

We have to do it for ourselves, our families, and for those in the front lines who are saving

0:22.3

the lives of people like me and many of you.

0:25.8

If you couldn't tell by now, that's CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.

0:30.2

Chris and I have been friends for a long time, and last month he was diagnosed with COVID-19.

0:36.6

And ever since then, he has been broadcasting his nightly show from his basement.

0:41.2

It took weeks, but he was eventually clear to emerge from self-isolation.

0:45.6

It's been a journey for Chris no doubt, and we've been discussing that journey a lot

0:51.3

on his show and on our own.

0:54.0

Like a lot of people, I was worried about him, even giving him some advice as a doctor

0:59.2

and a friend.

1:00.2

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, our chief, is back.

1:02.0

My brother in North Star, for many of us, during this time, you were right when you told

1:08.0

me that I would see a different side of this once the virus took root.

1:14.0

Chris, you may look, I know you're a warrior, but you're allowed to take a day off.

1:19.4

We love you, we think about you, and it's okay to take a day off.

1:23.1

You're totally right, you've got to take care of yourself first, you can't take care

1:25.9

of anybody else.

1:27.4

Since his initial diagnosis, Chris's wife, Christina and his son Mario, have also been diagnosed

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