Miguel Hernán sur Twitter :
▻https://mobile.twitter.com/_MiguelHernan/status/1304424019450630144
“1/ Look at the shape of these curves. New York and Madrid had similar epidemics until they spectacularly diverged. In March, both cities were caught by surprise and shut down because of #COVID19. In September, the situation is under control in NY and alarming in Madrid. Why?”
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8/ SPEED OF REOPENING
Let’s focus on indoor dining, a vital economic activity in both #NewYork and #Madrid, and arguably one of the main sources of transmission of the #coronavirus.
9/ Indoor dining in New York is CLOSED.
It’ll open on September 30 at 25% capacity (50% on November 1) with
– NO bar service.
– Strict protocols
– Phone number to report violations
– Deployment of hundreds of enforcement personnel to ensure compliance
10/ Indoor dining in Madrid was OPEN at 60% capacity in June.
Bar service opened too.
Protocols weren’t aggressively enforced.
Since June it has been easy to find crowded bars and tables. The contrast with NY was striking as anyone spending time in both places can tell you.
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