How California went from a coronavirus success story to a worrying new hot spot
Article by German Lopez, posted online at Vox, July 6, 2020.
A few months ago, it looked like California had it right where New York had dropped the ball. Now, total cases have risen by 90% in the past 2 weeks, the test positivity rate is increasing, and hospitalizations jumped by more than 50% in 2 week as hospitals in Los Angeles and elsewhere could reach capacity soon. What happened in the Golden state and what can the rest of the nation learn?
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Well the article in Vox is itself an example of politically motivated thinking. They omit the protests/riots where many thousands of people were packed together, not wearing masks and shouting. You should be skeptical of anything you read in the mainstream media.
I like to think that as a scientist and a disease detective I am skeptical of everything I read period.