Hmm, do you have evidence of the threat being downplayed? The initial advice against the travel ban was quite political, but it's the classic case of a nonprof

Hmm, do you have evidence of the threat being downplayed? The initial advice against the travel ban was quite political, but it's the classic case of a nonprofit needing to appease its donors. At any rate, I recall them saying that travel bans are ineffective against stopping viral spread (which has clearly been proven true). Their utility on slowing transmission is less clear, though I've read that travel controls have indeed proven helpful.