what that means is that if you were to decompose the canadian curve into different provinces, you'd see something more like the peaks and decays in the european countries.

and, likewise, if you were to decompose the american curve into different states, you'd see something more like the peaks and decays in the european countries, too.

if you want to test this question of the efficacy of social distancing, you need to look more locally. so, what's happening in georgia, specifically? but, be careful - did georgia peak before it reopened?