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The US intercepted a shipment in Thailand and tried the same in Singapore. That is a very different level than an export ban. There will be hell to pay when th

The US intercepted a shipment in Thailand and tried the same in Singapore. That is a very different level than an export ban. There will be hell to pay when this is over

adventured 7y ago
There sure will be. Europe spread the virus to the rest of the world, acting as the seed infection for half the planet. This was because of their incompetent and slow response time, poor crisis preparation (including health officials in the EU declaring there was nothing to worry about in February, stating that they were well prepared), and failure to properly lock down travel even while the virus was beginning to rampage in Italy. "Coronavirus Started in China, but Europe Became the Hub for Its Global Spread" https://theintercept.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-europe-travel/ https://theintercept.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-europe-trave...
- amf12 7y ago
  > Europe spread the virus to the rest of the world, acting as the seed infection for half the planet. This was because of their incompetent and slow response time, poor crisis preparation Well why didn't the US* demonstrate competence by showing fast response times, strong crisis management (including the President in the US declaring there was nothing to worry about in March, stating that they were well prepared)? - The US could have stopped travel earlier before even getting its first case. - The US could have prepared by procuring ventilators and masks before they needed them. - The US could have cautioned people about the virus rather than stating there is nothing to worry about (even when it had already spread to the US). In fact some of the European countries took strong measures as soon as shit hit the fan in Italy, whereas there are still states which are not asking people to stay at home. * I did not mention any other countries since you did not name them.
- Pedrit0 7y ago
  This is past. The new hub is the US that is spreading it all over the American continent.
- etiam 7y ago
  Not that I'm in any way impressed with the response from most European nations, but your statement about seed infections and causing the global spread is simply wrong. https://nextstrain.org/ncov https://nextstrain.org/ncov

The US intercepted a shipment in Thailand and tried the same in Singapore. That is a very different level than an export ban. There will be hell to pay when this is over

adventured 7y ago

There sure will be. Europe spread the virus to the rest of the world, acting as the seed infection for half the planet. This was because of their incompetent and slow response time, poor crisis preparation (including health officials in the EU declaring there was nothing to worry about in February, stating that they were well prepared), and failure to properly lock down travel even while the virus was beginning to rampage in Italy. "Coronavirus Started in China, but Europe Became the Hub for Its Global Spread" https://theintercept.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-europe-travel/ https://theintercept.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-europe-trave...

amf12 7y ago
> Europe spread the virus to the rest of the world, acting as the seed infection for half the planet. This was because of their incompetent and slow response time, poor crisis preparation Well why didn't the US* demonstrate competence by showing fast response times, strong crisis management (including the President in the US declaring there was nothing to worry about in March, stating that they were well prepared)? - The US could have stopped travel earlier before even getting its first case. - The US could have prepared by procuring ventilators and masks before they needed them. - The US could have cautioned people about the virus rather than stating there is nothing to worry about (even when it had already spread to the US). In fact some of the European countries took strong measures as soon as shit hit the fan in Italy, whereas there are still states which are not asking people to stay at home. * I did not mention any other countries since you did not name them.
Pedrit0 7y ago
This is past. The new hub is the US that is spreading it all over the American continent.
etiam 7y ago
Not that I'm in any way impressed with the response from most European nations, but your statement about seed infections and causing the global spread is simply wrong. https://nextstrain.org/ncov https://nextstrain.org/ncov