> The reason it wasn't escalated sooner is that through January China was still withholding and delaying the release of data. The reason doesn't matter (especi

> The reason it wasn't escalated sooner is that through January China was still withholding and delaying the release of data. The reason doesn't matter (especially when it's waiting for China's trafficked data), the institution knew about the very likelihood of pandemia and still denied it for longer than needed. That allowed various national governments to hide their own lack of counter-measures behind a "reputable" source. And finally the media gave voice (at least in France) to a lot of "experts" that implanted a false sense of security in people's mind. Fake news all the way down, and people are now paying the price for it.