Compare and Contrast

I have, in actual true fact, discussed the belated response of Bill DeBlasio and Andrew Cuomo to the coronavirus epidemic several times here. The difference between them and the psychopathic Brian Kemp is that they learned the lesson. Here's a good discussion from ABC News about the New York experience and why they have been able to get the virus under control while it is out of control in much of the sunbelt. It also discusses the premature re-opening in California, which has been walked back, although I would say that part of the problem in California is the cavalier attitude of much of the public rather than policy decisions as such.

As the United States continues to see increases in coronavirus cases, even in locations with stricter health policies like California, New York, the one-time epicenter of the pandemic, appears to have battled back the virus and kept it at bay since the spring.
New York City, where the vast majority of the state's cases and deaths have taken place, saw its seven-day average of new daily cases hit its peak with April 15 with an average of 5,426, while the state's average was around 9,000, according to data from the state's health department. On July 15, that seven-day average was down to 317 in the city and 725 statewide, according to the state's health department.
By comparison, Florida's seven-day average for newly recorded cases went from 1,008 on April 15 to 11,147 over the same three-month period, according to Florida's Health Department.

Follow the rules. Wear a mask, keep your distance, wash your hands after you have been in public places. Outdoors is safer. These things we know.

Update: This says it all