re: Why did the task force advise AGAINST a quarantine of the NYC area?

I'm gonna go with Trump had an exact idea of what he wanted to accomplish. Whether it came to fruition completely or partially or at all, we won't know that.

I will say, the first idea that came to mind for me was that after all the warning prediction and foretelling of the unprecedented dire consequences of the plague, Cuomo turns around and essentially says "Whoa whoa hold up.....it ain't THAT bad." Completely poo poo'd even the general thought of the potential action Trump stated. And Cuomo really didn't even leave the possibility of that being a reasonable possibility at any point in the future either.

Cuomo bit and bit hard, tipped his hand.