COVID-19 deaths in NYC: 7,349
COVID-19 deaths in Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, and Tokyo combined: 62
*Governor Cuomo is LYING! The problem isn’t density. It’s a failure to prepare, a failure to plan, and a failure to act early* https://twitter.com/J__Velasquez/status/1249723941477908483">https://twitter.com/J__Velasq...
COVID-19 deaths in Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, and Tokyo combined: 62
*Governor Cuomo is LYING! The problem isn’t density. It’s a failure to prepare, a failure to plan, and a failure to act early* https://twitter.com/J__Velasquez/status/1249723941477908483">https://twitter.com/J__Velasq...
Is density *a* factor? Yes
Is density *the* factor? NO
There are many factors at play (like socioeconomics, which matters more than density), but nothing matters more than planning, preparation, and early action — at every level of government. PERIOD.
Is density *the* factor? NO
There are many factors at play (like socioeconomics, which matters more than density), but nothing matters more than planning, preparation, and early action — at every level of government. PERIOD.
Data can be found here https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1249122974868832257?s=21">https://twitter.com/aaronacar... https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1249122974868832257">https://twitter.com/aaronacar...
Read about the city and state’s failure to act early here https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus-response-delays.amp.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/0...
The importance of responding *early* cannot be overstated.
As per @DrTomFrieden, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and former commissioner of the city’s Health Department:
As per @DrTomFrieden, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and former commissioner of the city’s Health Department:
Governor Cuomo is trying to deflect blame onto NYC’s beautiful density to cover up for his own failures.
Don’t let him get away with this. Push back!
Don’t let him get away with this. Push back!
Staten Island has close to 4 times more COVID-19 deaths than Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, and Singapore combined, despite having a lower population density.
NYC vs World
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Density and Singapore https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1246317861280366600?s=21">https://twitter.com/aaronacar... https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1246317861280366600">https://twitter.com/aaronacar...
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