NYC's Health Commissioner seems to have been a tad optimistic

Okay, maybe we should have put that another way

In searching the web to make sure that NYC’s Health Commissioner did in fact issue the Tweet reprinted in the previous post — she did — I also ran across this interview, conducted January 28, 2020:

Barbot took the opportunity to dispel what she called "misinformation" circulating on social media: that Chinatown should be avoided and that there was scientific evidence proving the virus could be contracted from a person not exhibiting symptoms. 

"There is no reason to avoid subways or restaurants or to change your daily routine," Barbot said.