New York About to Surpass Italy As Hardest Hit by Coronavirus, Crypto Coins News
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Donald Trump and many Americans appear unaware that one of their states is about to become the hardest hit by coronavirus.
Even as cases in New York surge, restrictions on movement are extremely relaxed.
The blaze attitude toward coronavirus will likely have disastrous consequences.
Coronavirus, it seems, is still a distant threat to some Americans. But as they preach about their right to freedom while clinging to the constitution and health insurance cards, the ground is crumbling beneath them. Despite ongoing coronavirus updates, many are incapable of seeing that the threat is on their doorstep. Coronavirus in the USA
Why shouldn’t they feel that way? President Trump has been keen to underscore the nation’s ability to keep the spread of coronavirus under control. After all, the nation has just 387 cases per 1 million inhabitants. In Italy, that figure is a whopping
. At first glance the US doesn’t appear in a bad position, but a deeper dive shows things are about to get worse. | Source: Worldmeters
as of Sunday night. That’s 823 per million people, not far behind Italy.
Social Distancing and Isolation Ignored
What’s more, New Yorkers are still out and about. This weekend Governor Andrew Cuomo announced tighter restrictions that will shut down non-essential local businesses and manufacturers in an effort to slow the spread.
While the rest of the world is able to compare number of cases relatively easily, it’s important to remember that most US states are roughly the same size as entire European countries. Donald Trump and many Americans are letting the US ‘massive population mask what’s really happening in their country.
America has been Blind to Coronavirus
What’s happening now in New York — overwhelmed hospitals, a lack of medical personnel and inadequate equipment, is a grim preview of what’s to come .
Simple math and a bit of logic indicate that America’s healthcare system won’t be able to cope with the onslaught of new patients.
The open disregard of social distancing advice among some Americans is shocking. | Source: Instagram
So as Spring Breakers party and celebrities Continue with business as usual
, the rest of the world will watch in horror as the nation is consumed by a virus it could have contained.
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