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SAN FRANCISCO
- San Francisco is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of
- The economy of California is the largest in the United States, boasting a $3.137 trillion gross state product as of 2019. If California were a sovereign nation (2020), it would rank as the world’s sixth largest economy, ahead of the United Kingdom and behind India.
- Capital of California is Sacramento But San Francisco is an important city
- San Francisco Mayor declared a state of emergency for the city amid concerns over the international coronavirus outbreak.
- This came as a huge setback and fears have grown
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
FEARS
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told the United States on Tuesday to prepare for community spread after infections surfaced in several more countries.
- The 14 confirmed U.S. cases of coronavirus have been mostly travel related, with only two cases of person-to-person spread.
CONCERN AREAS
- Hardly any country in the world can take strict measures that China took in Wuhan and other cities to contain Coronavirus
- Most countries lack basic testing facilities to check if people have coronavirus
- Cities likes San Francisco that receive a lot of tourists will have to be kept under emergency if Coronavirus is to be contained
TESTING KITS
- “Coronavirus testing kits have not been widely distributed to our hospitals and public health Those without these kits must send samples all the way to Atlanta, rather than testing them on site, wasting precious time as the virus spreads,” said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). I the USA
LESSONS FOR INDIA
- Just like U.S has declared emergency in San Francisco perhaps India can do the same with Bangalore as Bangalore receives a lot of international tourists
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