I'm seriously confused - is New York in 'quarantine?' Cuomo seems to think so.

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    About a week ago there was this possibility that the Trump Administration would order a quarantine for New York. Governor Cuomo objected to that idea and it didn't eventuate. However, a few days BEFORE, Cuomo said, "what we did was we closed everything down. Closed everything. If you re-thought that, or had time to analyze it, I don't know that you would say, "quarantine everyone." I don't even know that was the best public health strategy." So this implies that they were ALREADY in quarantine before the talk about a federally mandated quarantine. So WTF? I'm thinking that this can be explained by a simple difference in language - quarantine vs lockdown. I really don't know the difference. And I couldn't think how on earth New York could be locked down anymore than it already had been, so I couldn't understand what difference a quarantine would make, so I didn't understand why there was talk of a quarantine. @Jacob E Mack.
     
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    I think a lot of people are confused quarantine vs lockdown vs restrictions vs stay at home orders, etc.

    Adding to the confusion are the myriad of things which are exempt, which makes it seem to a lot of people like life is continuing on like normal.

    In Florida, we began with county-by-county restrictions early in March. Then, after the covidiots came down for Spring Break a week later, tougher restrictions were imposed (social distancing, limitations on group sizes, etc, and bars were closed.) Soon after, restaurants were closed (except for carry out), then hotels, and then last Friday the statewide "stay at home" order went into effect. But still there are a million exceptions ---- and people are poised and ready to exploit every one of them, until now some stores are limiting the number of people who can shop at one time, they are marking off social distancing spaces, and they're pleading with customers to please quit bringing the whole damn family to browse in the store.
     
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    Yes, semantic difference; staying home, social distancing, lock-down, and quarantine are all different concepts that at times other use 2 or more of the terms, in error, as synonyms. I do not agree with full lock down or full quarantine which are extreme measures. If Ebola, maybe...
     
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    But he was shocked to discover that he can't do that, LOL!
     
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    Had Cuomo not ALREADY done it?
     
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    No.
     
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    Well then it seems that you know the definition of 'quarantine.' So you know something that I don't. Care to share?
     
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    Yes, as I said above New York is not under quarantine. Quarantine literally means not leaving your home except the absolutely most essential workers and emergency shopping etc. Cuomo is a good guy and a smart guy but when he says quarantine he is not using the actual strict definition. We are not under lawfully binding quarantine. That's it.
     
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    But you are in legally binding 'LOCKDOWN?'
     
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    No; just non essentials closed. Even there the area is gray
     
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    Think of it as more of a slow down
     
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    So I hear that your Mayor got ripped up and down for walking in the park, but I couldn't understand why because surely it's allowed.
     
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    Yes and yes.
     
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    So any idea why he is being ripped up and down for it?
     
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    .yup
     
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    Well?
     
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    You're not going to say why he is being ripped up and down for it?
     
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