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NJ Gov. Phil Murphy is Committed to Fighting Covid-19 and Racial Injustice
“It’s high time for action.” — Gov. Phil Murphy
On March 4, 2020- just before the Covid-19 outbreak started in earnest- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was at a New York City hospital where he underwent major surgery to remove a cancerous tumor on his kidney.
“Over 50,000 New Jerseyans will hear the words ‘you have cancer’ this year, so I’m far from alone here,” said Gov. Murphy, 62, of his diagnosis and surgery. “It’s a situation that far too many families find themselves in. That’s why we’re fighting for them each and every day.”
After undergoing hours of surgery, Murphy had originally planned to spend the following weeks recovering at home. The global health crisis upended these plans almost immediately. Only hours after his surgery successfully concluded, New Jersey announced its first likely case of the novel coronavirus.
The governor skipped his restful recovery and instead became a daily presence in the lives of the residents of New Jersey, where he has faced the biggest challenge of his political career thus far.
Gov. Murphy has led by example throughout the entire crisis, ostensibly maintaining appropriate distances in public and meticulously observing the recommendations of public…