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Your Say: Grading Gavin Newsom s handling of the pandemic Newsom did better than many leaders Gov. Gavin Newsom gets an A- for the way he has handled state policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has communicated well, projecting both competence and empathy. Unfortunately, the script that was provided to him was severely lacking. The original “stay at home order” in March 2020 had the goals of preserving hospital capacity and “flattening the curve” of infections. The necessity for drastic action was obvious from the disasters that occurred in northern Italy and New York City. The script that Gov. Newsom was reciting from opted for a “go weak, go slow” approach as compared to the “go early, go strong” strategy of New Zealand; the latter has been stunningly more successful both in preserving lives and the economy. Activity in California was reduced by 40% and by May the curve was flattened, but containment of SARS-CoV-2 requires that the curve be “crushed.�

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