Melbourne, Australia:
Problem: 191 new cases of the virus in a city of 5 million (approx. 0.3% positivity rate)
Solution: New 6 week lockdown to stomp it out, preventing any further deaths
Florida, USA (population 21.5 million):
Problem: 15,300 new cases of the virus in 24 hours (11.25% positivity rate for recent batch of testing; 28% positivity rate Friday in Miami-Dade County)
Solution: Open Disney World!
More threats from the billionaire (with a “b”) Education Secretary to withhold any and all federal education funds if all schools are not fully reopened next month.
This comes a few days after a 17 year old Floridian died after attending a “virus party” at her church.
Sources: Australian Government Dept. of Health; Orlando Sentinel; The Washington Post; The New York Times; NPR