That's really not an issue at all. Asian countries that managed this crisis correctly took steps to prepare, which mostly means having quick access to testing,

That's really not an issue at all. Asian countries that managed this crisis correctly took steps to prepare, which mostly means having quick access to testing, and stockpiling materials. Any Western government had in its power the ability to invoke urgent measure to redirect production for face masks and equipment. That equipment could have been bought beforehand if the governments had listened to the advice of its own experts.