According to news reports New Yorkers are leaving the city transporting with them the virus to other states, principally Florida. President Trump announced that he was considering locking New Yorkers in place but said he hoped not to do that.
Trump’s indecision has forced Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo to hunt down New Yorkers seeking refuge in Rhode Island. Police stop cars with New York tags at the border, and the National Guard conducts house-to-house searches to find people who traveled from New York and require from them a 14-day self-quarantine. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/rhode-island-police-to-hunt-down-new-yorkers-seeking-refuge
Meanwhile, the Florida governor copying Trump’s indecision allows Florida with its large elderly population to fill up with likely virus carriers from New York.
Leadership is where? Is Rhode Island it? Perhaps Gina Raimondo should be put in charge. A person who can make a reasonable decision and act on it seems to be rare among American public officials.
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