"As U.S. state and local officials halt the economy and quarantine their communities over the Wuhan virus crisis, one would hope our leaders were making such major decisions based on well-sourced data and statistical analysis. That is not the case."

So these models were borrowed from England and the creators of this InfoMap are Democratic Activists. So, What could possibly go wrong.

https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/25/inaccurate-virus-models-are-panicking-officials-into-ill-advised-lockdowns/?utm_source=whatfinger