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Maybe it prevented it from being much worse like NYC. Maybe not..
Probably did, New York has almost 21,000 deaths and Florida is still just under 1,000. Considering Florida has a higher population than New York, that is extremely significant.
Hopefully, the sun and warmer temps will start to kill the virus in New York and across the nothern hemisphere.
There's no scenario where NY did a good job, they are the biggest embarrassment in the country. They did such a terrible job that if you look at the number of COVID deaths per million people, the top 3 is NY, NJ, and Connecticut... basically NY and 2 state caught in their wake.
NYC has the highest population density in the US. Most people use public transportation to commute. This includes people from suburban NYC, northern and central NJ and southern Ct.
I have not read through the thread, but I'd bet it has to do more with Australia being bathed ultra violent light (it is their summer season) that North America is just now getting hit with in the southern states.
Screening is up to TSA. TSA is an agency of the federal government. The governor of NY can't ban travelers, let alone returning American citizens. What exactly should NY have done differently given that they couldn't turn away Americans returning to the country after becoming infected?
Screening was superficial at all US international airports authorized to receive international flights. One might recall how understaffed these airports were for screening purposes causing the masses to be jammed like sardines in a can for 4-5-6-7 hours awaiting their turn to have their temperature taken.
How many of these inbound passengers acquired the infection during their return flight or while waiting to be tested?
How many of these inbound passengers had been infected but were not yet symptomatic and spread the virus? How many were asymptomatic and spread the virus?
There was no process in place to track these inbound arrivals once they cleared the health check.
Because the don't have the Black population the US has where 13% of the people have gotten 40-50% of the infection.
Many homeless, mostly overweight, mostly diabetic.
Covid-19 is affecting alot of men. Black men have obesity/overweight rates similar to White men while Black women are leading the pack in terms of obesity. I would say that homelessness, heart problems (Black men deal with alot of stress-related illnesses), and undiagnosed health issues (many men, regardless of ethnicity, don't go to the doctor in the first place, unless it's an emergency).
Blacks are a high percentage of the cases in this country. However, explain Italy and Spain, which have fewer Blacks.
Because the don't have the Black population the US has where 13% of the people have gotten 40-50% of the infection.
Many homeless, mostly overweight, mostly diabetic.
25% of NYC’s population is black.
The population has a disproportionate percentage of people who are higher risk due to obesity, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, etc.
Poor people of any race/ ethnicity are more likely to live in multi- generational housing. Young people are more likely to be asymptomatic and infectious.
The ultra- Orthodox communities in Brooklyn, suburban NYC and NJ were hit hard too, as most refused to isolate and continued to gather in the streets, at weddings and funerals. Israel has a similar challenge in these communities, too. When you have a family of 10-12-14 etc living in relatively tiny spaces, it is challenging to contain anything. Saw a similar dynamic with Measles in these communities.
Australia doesn't have New York City. Or Andy Cuomo. Or Billy de Blasio. NYC drives the infection and death numbers for the entire nation. Now, Australia has done well. Could be because it's summer (or just getting over it) down there. They are doing very well, with 3 deaths per million. Now the countries I don't understand are Mexico and Russia. Russia has 4 deaths per million. Mexico 8. Compared to NY state at 1000.
Most people in Russia and Mexico are too poor to travel within their own country, let alone outside their country.
Like China, I don’t believe Russia’s numbers. Mexico is a coin toss.
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