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Feds: Absolutely State: Depends on which state you are talking about Local: Depends on the municipality Let's also not forget the international leadership, p
by ilamont 6y ago
Feds: Absolutely
State: Depends on which state you are talking about
Local: Depends on the municipality
Let's also not forget the international leadership, particularly WHO, for its spectacular early failures such as ignoring warnings from Taiwan (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan/taiwan-who-spar-again-over-coronavirus-information-sharing-idUSKCN21T0BA https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan...) and avoiding any action or statement that would offend China such as calling for a travel ban in January (“In fact, we oppose it,” https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/01/30/275959/the-china-coronavirus-is-officially-an-international-emergency/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/01/30/275959/the-china...)
Regardless, the U.S. federal leadership's incompetence has made everyone's else's jobs exponentially harder. But I don't think it's fair to blame all states and municipalities for failing.