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Collected Item: “NY Gov. Cuomo highlights the success New York has had in flattening their curve due to people following health guidelines”

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NY Gov. Cuomo highlights the success New York has had in flattening their curve due to people following health guidelines

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Tweet from NY governor with video

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This tweet stood out to me because of the contrast that it had with my state current Covid status. While New York was hit hard early, strict health guidelines have been not only enforced but followed well by the citizens of the state, which has notably flattened their curve. Meanwhile, Arizona was not hit as hard early but has now become a global hotspot for the virus due to lax enforcement of health guidelines, the state opening back up early, and therefore less public following of health and safety guidelines. The two states serve as near opposites of each other in regards to the curve of the virus.

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#curve, #NewYork, #Arizona

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https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1274026551659704321?s=20

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

@NYGovCuomo

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2020-06-21
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