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LETTER FROM NEW YORK : During the first, local wave of the Coronavirus pandemic in New York, the public health system collapsed, leading to a shortage of hospital beds and medical equipment. A confinement order helped to "flatten the curve" of the pandemic. A second, local wave has eased due to restrictions and vaccinations. But the spread of a new variant poses challenges as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo make a second attempt to reopen the economy. Photograph by Faetous (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; image was cropped from the original.

In New York, an élitism informs the economic reopening, even as a foreign COVID-19 variant, B.1.617, continues its spread

As they reopen the economy, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo ignore the lessons about the spread of new variants, including B.1.617, in the U.K. and Singapore.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio has been reportedly focused on burnishing his public image to salvage his political legacy in the final year of his two terms at City Hall. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

de Blasio mum in the face of the unexplained delay in weekly data update of Coronavirus variants/strains in New York City

Mayor Bill de Blasio refused to explain the lateness in the release of data about Coronavirus variants, including for B.1.617, the strain first reported in India.

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Personal risk sensibilities are surpassing concerns over public health as Mayor Bill de Blasio seeks to reopen the economy, despite threats from Coronavirus variants. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

de Blasio is reopening New York City without Coronavirus mutation surveillance for B.1.617, the double-variant from India

With a focus on reopening the economy, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is not tracking the noted Coronavirus double-variant of India in Genomic sequencing by City health officials.

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