ALBANY, N.Y.—Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law Tuesday that expands his emergency management powers, a move that drew bipartisan criticism but that the Democratic governor said is justified by the current coronavirus outbreak.

The new authority was paired with the appropriation of $40 million to help officials contain the disease. As of Tuesday, two people in New York have tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected at least 100 people around the country and resulted in nine deaths in other states.

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