Florida Shows Evidence-based Response to Reopening Works
There s still a lot that we don t know about mitigating Covid-19, but Florida s approach a decentralized health response with targeted lockdowns and quarantines reinforced by voluntary social distancing appears to have worked. Other populous states adopting this approach, such as Tennessee, have seen similar success. Governor DeSantis s experience suggests that it is possible to keep a lid on the coronavirus even while gradually reopening.
My guess is the policy responses of NY and FL did not in either case make a huge difference. NYC is vastly more dense and interconnected than anywhere in Florida, the climate is different, and Florida doesn’t have a subway. But this is just my guess.