By Jonathan Medina, Somerset.
Dear Governor Murphy,
I appreciate your efforts to keep New Jersey residents safe. You were swift in your response, closing the state to all but essential businesses, while mandating face-masks. I also am grateful that the state has employed contact-tracing efforts to ensure that those who are infected do not further spread the disease. As a result, the number of COVID-19 cases has declined in New Jersey, which again is a testament to your leadership. However, reopening schools in the Fall still seems too preliminary at this point.
Unfortunately, many are not taking disease containment seriously. While other developed countries including Germany, Italy, Spain, and Great Britain have seen a significant decline in their numbers since March, much like New York and New Jersey, the United States just topped four million cases, which more than doubles the number from six weeks ago. We have had more than a thousand deaths four of the last five days, and the total number of deaths, which now exceeds 140,000, is greater than the number of Americans who died in World War I. Yet, skeptics continue to downplay the science. Overall, we have to anticipate that New Jersey might have a second wave, or areas in close proximity might become hotspots, based on how new epicenters have arisen.
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