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Stanford biophysicist and Nobel laureate Michael Levitt says that based on how the COVID-19 crisis has played out in multiple countries, the threat is less severe than the media has portrayed it to be and might be over sooner than most think. “The real situation is not as nearly as terrible as they make it out to be,” Levitt says, and, in the end, “we’re going to be fine.”
The primary reason New York is a "hot spot" is because they are doing the overwhelming majority of the testing and are thus having the most positive tests. New York did more tests in the last 24 hours than Florida has done overall. Trying to contain this to a few regions is not a reality at this point.
Their positive rate on test is like 3x higher than national average (8% vs 27% or something like this last I saw)
If they were overtesting then they would have a lower % not higher.
Read: As we stay safe in quarantine in our gated communities, away from most people...while all you hourly workers get to work, getting our profits back on track. A lot of you will get sick and/or die, but that's a chance we're willing to take.
Stanford biophysicist and Nobel laureate Michael Levitt says that based on how the COVID-19 crisis has played out in multiple countries, the threat is less severe than the media has portrayed it to be and might be over sooner than most think. “The real situation is not as nearly as terrible as they make it out to be,” Levitt says, and, in the end, “we’re going to be fine.”
I think I can speak for most people when I say I certainly hope this is the case.
However, when looking at Italy I would think you might have some caution. To put that in perspective, Italty is having a 9/11 EVERY DAY.
Do you think a 9/11 every day is not a "thing"??? Why?
On the other hand, a site like you have quoted with headlines like
"Kirstie Alley Thanks President Trump For Coronavirus Leadership, Rips Leftists Scolding Her"
The primary reason New York is a "hot spot" is because they are doing the overwhelming majority of the testing and are thus having the most positive tests. New York did more tests in the last 24 hours than Florida has done overall. Trying to contain this to a few regions is not a reality at this point.
Yes and no. One reason New York City is a hot spot is the layout of the city and the necessary interaction of people. Florida is more spread out.
Trump, Pence, Dr Birx and Surgeon Gen are doing a rose garden Q/A exclusive to Fox News, right now.
Trump wants a return to business as usual by Easter, 4/12. Says it will probably be necessary to continue social distancing. Obviously Trump has never commuted on public transportation or worked in typical office or retail environments.
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My God. Our country really is being led by a group of clowns.
Trump wants Americans to go back to work, but practice social distancing.
As you said, Trump, a silver spoon man of privilege who has had limo service his entire life, has probably never commuted on a New York City Subway. A quick google search shows that 2.6 million people use the subway in New York City every single day. 2.6 million people sitting in train cars, packed like sardines. Has anyone in the GOP never seen a picture of a typical NYC train during rush hour?
And what about retail? People back to sitting in restaurants, standing in line behind each other, thousands of people touching the same door handles, debit card machines, cashiers handling cash, etc, etc.
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