A big problem is one of the biggest hotspots is also the media center of the country. As soon as this hit NYC, I warned people that the rest of the country will do stupid things, taking their cue from the media who were in a panic because they were in one of the hot spots. People in NYC are extremely self-centered, so they were naturally going to report this like everyone was in the same situation. Even where there were places with no reported cases. It feels like that's exactly how this played out. If NYC got off light, this probably wouldn't even be a story anymore.

A big problem is one of the biggest hotspots is also the media center of the country. As soon as this hit NYC, I warned people that the rest of the country will do stupid things, taking their cue from the media who were in a panic because they were in one of the hot spots. People in NYC are extremely self-centered, so they were naturally going to report this like everyone was in the same situation. Even where there were places with no reported questions. It feels like that's exactly how this played out. If NYC got off light, this probably wouldn't even be a story anymore.