All of the below NYS nursing homes have more COVID-19 fatalities than Seoul South Korea, population 9.7 million.
Instead of having a false conversation about population density, let’s have a very real conversation about protecting seniors.
Instead of having a false conversation about population density, let’s have a very real conversation about protecting seniors.
Since this is blowing up, I’ll post my previous threads on density below.
Shout out to my team @yovancollado, @LuMerriam, and Kate (who doesn’t have twitter, but does have a fax machine) for their research assistance and invaluable input.
Shout out to my team @yovancollado, @LuMerriam, and Kate (who doesn’t have twitter, but does have a fax machine) for their research assistance and invaluable input.
#1
(Data from 4/13)
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(Data from 4/13)
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#2
(Data from 4/13)
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(Data from 4/13)
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#3
(Date from 4/18)
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(Date from 4/18)
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#4
(Data from 4/17)
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(Data from 4/17)
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#5
(Data from 4/11)
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(Data from 4/11)
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#6
(Data from 4/6)
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(Data from 4/6)
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#7
(Data from 4/4)
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(Data from 4/4)
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#8
Some people blame transit, but it’s not transit.
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Some people blame transit, but it’s not transit.
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#9
Some people blame the weather, but it’s not the weather.
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Some people blame the weather, but it’s not the weather.
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#10
Some people blame international tourists, but it’s not international tourists.
(Data from 4/11)
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Some people blame international tourists, but it’s not international tourists.
(Data from 4/11)
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#11
Some people blame density, but it’s not density (which is a factor, but not *THE* factor)
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Some people blame density, but it’s not density (which is a factor, but not *THE* factor)
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So what is it then?
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It’s planning.
South Korea is a country of planners, and the US should draw lessons from them.
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South Korea is a country of planners, and the US should draw lessons from them.
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Some will say that countries like the US and Germany can& #39;t draw lessons from countries like South Korea and Taiwan, because they’re “different cultures.”
But we know this is wrong, because it’s already happening.
But we know this is wrong, because it’s already happening.
Planning, preparation, and early action are EVERYTHING https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/16/taiwan-china-fear-coronavirus-success/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/1...
Countries/states that plan, prepare, and act early become models for the world. https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/09/taiwan-is-exporting-its-coronavirus-successes-to-the-world/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/0...
. @LondonBreed is a model. https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/609808/">https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/artic...
New York City has almost 10 times the population of San Francisco, but over 680 times the fatalities.
Read this thread to learn about New York’s missteps. https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1248328898024218632?s=21">https://twitter.com/aaronacar... https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1248328898024218632">https://twitter.com/aaronacar...
Trump’s missteps https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/3/14/21177509/coronavirus-trump-covid-19-pandemic-response">https://www.vox.com/policy-an...
https://www.votwitter.com/policy-and-politics/2020/3/14/21177509/coronavirus-trump-covid-19-pandemic-response
Mayor de Blasio’s missteps https://gothamist.com/news/missteps-mayor-bill-de-blasios-coronavirus-response">https://gothamist.com/news/miss...
On March 2nd, Mayor de Blasio told us to go to the movies.
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I didn’t go.