About half of the US' coronavirus cases are in New York. Why has the outbreak hit the state so much harder than other places? Health experts say the answers are largely specific to the metro area, but they are also a warning to other states.
Why has the outbreak hit New York so much harder than other places?Health experts said the answers are largely specific to the New York metropolitan area -- its density and population, primarily -- but they are also a warning to other states that think they may be spared.New York is the epicenter for now, but Covid-19 will not stop there."The notion that the book is written on how this is going to play out across the country is dangerous," said Dr.
"Social distancing isn't going to stop transmission but it makes it slower and that makes it easier to treat people," Caplan explained."The old 'flatten the curve.' I think they were too slow. I think the whole country was too slow."New York state had its first case of community spread, meaning its origin was not known, on March 2 in New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City.
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