I think as the number of cases explode with more testing availability, governments at all levels will be pressured into taking more action if only to show the p

I think as the number of cases explode with more testing availability, governments at all levels will be pressured into taking more action if only to show the population something is being done. But yes, we now know it's already too late. The US has failed to contain the disease like China, Hong Kong, Taiwan etc did, and the CDC already expects most of the U.S. population will be exposed to this virus eventually. There's no precedent yet for a COVID-19 epidemic of this size -- China has successfully contained it, and Italy's population is just 1/5 of the US. But on the other hand, we as average people can still do our part and meaningfully contribute to flattening the curve. Even one unnecessary death avoided is a win.