I was in S. Korea from around Feb 1 - 20. US and S. Korea had the first case of COVID at the same time, Jan 20. As of the first week of February, emergency SMS

I was in S. Korea from around Feb 1 - 20. US and S. Korea had the first case of COVID at the same time, Jan 20. As of the first week of February, emergency SMS alerts in S. Korea were sent out daily, sometimes several times per day. These alerts told everyone to wear masks, stay inside, wash hands, and exercise caution. S. Korea was already mobilizing government resources when there were very few cases. I remember there were only 20 cases at this point and all the efforts seemed overkill, but now we know they were necessary. Meanwhile in the US none of this was taking place and the president is publicly saying everything is under control, when it was not. It's comically easy to see why the US is failing to contain COVID if you have been watching how governments in Asia have been handling the outbreak.