That was not the source of the infection. I read that nearly all New York City COVID-19 DNA was the Italian strain.
I remember reading that also, but then there was no more said about it. This NYT's article clearly shows in graphics how communist China allowed their Wuhan international flights to continue, and in effect seeded the virus throughout the world. https://www.nytimes.com/intera…d/coronavirus-spread.html
There were 900 people a week landing in NY every week alone. Theycarried the virus home, where it spread like wildfire. My guess, is that NY got hit from the east (Italy) with a slight mutation, and west (Wuhan), which may be another reason why it was so bad there. They will figure it out one day. Not that it makes much of a difference now, as the damage is done.