The U.S.& #39; coronavirus outbreak appears to have gone linear, with about 33,000 new cases and 2000 deaths each day. But so far there is no sign of a peak and decline.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/">https://www.worldometers.info/coronavir...
The same thing appears to be true of New York and New Jersey, site of the worst outbreak in the U.S.

http://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/">https://91-divoc.com/pages/cov...
I expected New York and New Jersey to peak and decline like Italy did, and other states that shut down later to follow after a week or so. But if you look at the state curves, you& #39;ll see this didn& #39;t happen. Everywhere basically went linear at once. http://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/">https://91-divoc.com/pages/cov...
It& #39;s possible that most U.S. states will peak and decline next week, following Italy and Spain& #39;s precedent.

But it& #39;s also possible that half-assed U.S. shutdowns are simply much less effectual than Italy and Spain& #39;s harsh lockdowns, and that cases/deaths keep going up linearly.
If that& #39;s true, the U.S. will have to implement much harsher lockdowns, probably enforced by police, and suffer more weeks of economic devastation.

So let& #39;s hope that the peak and decline comes soon, because that would suck.

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