related_tweet: @bcoughlin23 @xwolfpackallen @skol_vikings3 @seifertespn @adamschefter "asymptomatic transmission of covid-19 contributed significantly to community spread in new york city during the initial phase of the pandemic." 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (1) this is no longer "the initial phase"; the variants behave differently 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (2) nyc is our largest hotspot for transmissible disease