USA now blames China for hiding real data (which may or not be true), but this does not detract from the fact that the major powers of the world have largely been irresponsible in dealing with the problem at hand. In time when China is warning the world, Italy and UEFA have organized a football match in Milan in front of 40,000 spectators (Atalanta Bergamo - Valencia) two and a half months after the first recorded case in China. This match was a virus bomb, Italy and Spain are now paying huge price for that.
exactly! it's sort of infuriating watching the USA try to flip the narrative and blame the chinese.
by january, the possibility for widespread pandemic was well known. the federal government did not stockpile medical supplies, they spread material misinformation about mask usage, they downplayed the public health risks and the scope of existing infections every step of the way. which is why stuff like this kept happening:
and we wonder why NYC was hit so badly......