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mobeau69

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Sat Mar 7, 2020, 10:16 PM Mar 2020

'Doomed from the Start.' Experts Say the Trump Administration's Coronavirus Response Was Never Going

to Work

In congressional testimony, in medical webcasts and in private discussions with health officials, they warned that the unique features of this flu-like virus made it impossible to control, and that the administration must use any time that containment measures might buy to prepare the country for an inevitable outbreak. The administration was using all its resources to blockade the doors, they warned, but the enemy was likely already in the house.

When it finally became indisputable that an outbreak was underway in Washington state, the administration was slow to catch up. There were not enough COVID-19 testing kits, hotlines were overwhelmed, and hospitals and public health departments were hobbled by a lack of reliable statistics on the spread of the disease. Experts say the U.S. response is now likely weeks—if not months—behind schedule.

https://time.com/5797636/trump-botched-coronavirus-response/

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'Doomed from the Start.' Experts Say the Trump Administration's Coronavirus Response Was Never Going (Original Post) mobeau69 Mar 2020 OP
Heckuva job, Trumpy! LudwigPastorius Mar 2020 #1
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