Your post reveals that you are viewing things through a political lens. It's true the administration could have acted sooner. It's also true the opposite part

Your post reveals that you are viewing things through a political lens. It's true the administration could have acted sooner. It's also true the opposite party was smearing 'racism' and 'xenophobia' even as shutting flights down was obviously the right move. This is not a scenario where any politician can claim to have done better. In fact, world-wide we have seen a variety of responses, with no definitive answer on what has been good and what has been bad. It's a horrible situation for any national leader. As to the number of dead.... it is what it is. Is it good? Certainly not. Could it be worse? Certainly. Does anyone have all the optimal answers. Certainly not.