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TomCADem

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6. NY and NJ Were The Among The First To Get Hit...

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 10, 2020, 05:20 PM

Apr 2020

...and they are also densely populated, so they have two strikes against them. In California, there were complaints that San Francisco overreacted when it instituted a stay at home order so early, but it turned out to be a literal life saver.

Of course, Florida and Texas are the real head scratchers. They have a lot of lead time to see what is going on, but have been slow to act.

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