With 20,875 confirmed cases; New York about to overtake Iran (23,049 cases) in terms of reported #COVID19 burden. NY is likely few weeks ahead of some other U.S. cities. Most troubling: Cities with sizable spread that aren't yet taking good mitigation steps (New Orleans, Florida)
Imperial College report: "There is no easy policy choice. [The alternative to the govt's plan] carries enormous social and economic costs which may have significant impact on health...and mortality might still be high."
The media: The govt got its whole plan totally wrong.