Coronavirus
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The curve isn't flattening here in New York. Part of the reason for that is that most people haven't been social distancing for more than a few days. Some people still aren't. Parents are taking their kids to playgrounds, teenagers are hanging out together, people are going to visit friends one or two at a time. Parks are packed. Grocery stores are packed. Schools have only been closed for just over a week. A few days ago bars in my neighborhood were selling drinks out their front door and there was like 30 people standing around on the sidewalk in the afternoon drinking and smoking cigarettes. Might as well have been inside the bar.
The isolation we are now starting to take seriously isn't going to pay off until at least 5 to 10 days from now. Maybe as much as 21 days from now, based on what we know about the virus.
Sadly, we didn't take it seriously enough when Italy was shouting at us and thousands of NYers will die because of it.
- I can't believe that deBlasio hasn't closed playgrounds and entirely halted the MTA.MrAbominable
- problem is people thinks "eh i feel ok, iam all right, iam not sick"Bennn
- At least Cuomo is now scolding everyone.********
- The bigger problem is people who start to moan after like 2 days of so-called "isolation!" Forget two months. If you have an apartment and the internet, stfu!********
- We should start to see a slow down of cases in a few days, maybe a couple weeks until we're in a manageable situation.********
- As a NYer I see people being good even at parks. We can’t just sit in a tiny apartment for days on end especially with kids. It’s impossiblemonospaced
- We have to get supplies. We have to get fresh air ffsmonospaced
- It's not at all "impossible."********
- Yes. Yes it is impossible. Not only impossible but impractical and inhumane. Clearly you are single.monospaced