Dear Mr. President: It is important that you and everyone else understand the science of #covid19 because people’s lives depend on it. Let me correct the mistakes in your tweet. 1/7
I explain in my article that this new coronavirus originated in China. 2/7
As infected people moved, some brought the virus to other countries. People in those countries became infected. Some died. 3/7
In mid-March, New York City was deluged with cases of #covid19. More than 8,600 New Yorkers have died, and hundreds are dying every day. 4/7
Scientists wanted to know how the virus reached the city. Studying the virus’s genes, they found the answer: mostly from Europe. The virus did not originate in Europe, but it got to New York through Europe. 5/7
Are there any named sources you ask? Um, they’re ALL named in the article. See for yourself. nytimes.com/2020/04/08/sci… 6/7
And one more thing: reporters for the New York Times got thrown out of China after helping to expose how the Chinese government played down the severity of #covid19 in the early weeks of the outbreak. I am proud to write for the same newspaper. 7/7
