> It will be impossible for us to permanently stop the spread with half measures.
You're not going to like this, but at this point, no one expects anyone to permanently stop the spread of the virus. It is very contagious, it has a very effective stealth mode, and it is widespread. You should probably expect that over half of the world population will contract this virus.
New York's restrictions are primarily to make people contract it more slowly, so that the state (and other states) can deal with it more slowly.
You're not going to like this, but at this point, no one expects anyone to permanently stop the spread of the virus. It is very contagious, it has a very effective stealth mode, and it is widespread. You should probably expect that over half of the world population will contract this virus.
New York's restrictions are primarily to make people contract it more slowly, so that the state (and other states) can deal with it more slowly.