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Thread: Some things I learned today from @katecallen @jyangstar @rachelmendleson about COVID-19 and Toronto.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/02/lockdown-worked-for-the-rich-but-not-for-the-poor-the-untold-story-of-how-covid-19-spread-across-toronto-in-7-graphics.html
1.">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/... We had community spread in Toronto in mid-February. But Toronto Public Health was not aware until late March or April. Why? Not clear.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/02/lockdown-worked-for-the-rich-but-not-for-the-poor-the-untold-story-of-how-covid-19-spread-across-toronto-in-7-graphics.html
1.">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/... We had community spread in Toronto in mid-February. But Toronto Public Health was not aware until late March or April. Why? Not clear.
2. Largest proportion of travel-related cases was always from the US (not China, Iran or Italy). Second was UK.
3. The lockdown worked for richer/whiter neighbourhoods, much, much less so for others.
3. The lockdown worked for richer/whiter neighbourhoods, much, much less so for others.
4. The 19 neighbourhoods with Toronto’s worst infection rates are ALL in the northwest, home to some of the city’s biggest Black and Latin American communities.
5. Nearly a thousand kids in Toronto have had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
5. Nearly a thousand kids in Toronto have had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
If you live in Toronto, it& #39;s definitely worth reading the article. Highly likely you will learn things you didn& #39;t know before. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/02/lockdown-worked-for-the-rich-but-not-for-the-poor-the-untold-story-of-how-covid-19-spread-across-toronto-in-7-graphics.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/...
