Birx: What we have now are three New Yorks

“Well it really depends on the next set of cities,” Birx said. “I mean we already are starting to see some plateauing in these critically four states that have suffered under the last four weeks, so Texas, California, Arizona, and Florida, those major metros and throughout their counties.”

“And I just want to make it clear to the American public, what we have right now are essentially three New Yorks with these three major states,” Dr. Birx said, although she continued to speak about surges in four states.

“And so we’re really having to respond as an American people, and that’s why you hear us calling for masks and increased social distancing to really stop the spread of this epidemic,” she added.