Thread by @YossiGestetner

@opinion_joe 1/3 You write “it’s clear that DeSantis — as well as govs in TX, AZ, CA and a lot of other states — reopened too early because they too were swayed by their low death rates and were eager to get their economies back on track.” Those states opened quite in line with NY/NJ if you

@opinion_joe 2/3 look at Apple Data Mobility. What may have led to the surge is A) many northerners vacationing there in May due to the lockdowns here. @CDCDirector noted this. Secondly, Mexico is in hell since late May but there is no full border shutdown. Also, the push to reopen is not

@opinion_joe @CDCDirector 3/3 an economic one. The push is because lockdowns lead to ODs, suicides, abuses, street violance and damage to children too. Finally, many countries in Europe who had draconian lockdowns such (Spain, Italy and Belgium) have of the highest deaths-per-million in Europe.

@opinion_joe Deaths per million as of July 22 data which covers through July 21:

1,777 NJ

1,677 NY

1,236 CT

1,229 MA

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846 Belgium

608 Spain

580 Italy

561 Sweden

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409 AZ

249 FL

204 CA

157 TX

@opinion_joe Per Apple Mobility Data, Florida opened the same time as New York, but NY opened much more than FL (as measured by vehicle traffic).

All of June there were protests in NY and Day Camps here are open almost 4 weeks.

Despite all this, the case/death count here is low.

Why?