Interesting that the PP got downvoted. While many people blame China (and yes, they made some dumb decisions), most of what I see in the above post is technica

Interesting that the PP got downvoted. While many people blame China (and yes, they made some dumb decisions), most of what I see in the above post is technically correct. For instance, despite having a 2,600 mile border with China, Russia has about the same Covid-19 stats as Iceland. My gut tells me that their decision to close their border early had a huge impact. So yeah, China deserves a lot of blame, but we in the west did not make it any better. The Italian “Hug a Chinese” event in Florence was particularly stupid, and many have paid for it with their lives.