South China Morning Post has a recap. Naturally, since this depends on the accuracy of reports from Communist China, there's room for doubt...
According to the government data seen by the Post, a 55 year-old from Hubei province could have been the first person to have contracted Covid-19 on November 17. [Wuhan is the capital of Hubei.]...
...By December 15, the total number of infections stood at 27 – the first double-digit daily rise was reported on December 17 – and by December 20, the total number of confirmed cases had reached 60...
...On December 27, Zhang Jixian, a doctor from Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, told China’s health authorities that the disease was caused by a new coronavirus. By that date, more than 180 people had been infected, though doctors might not have been aware of all of them at the time....
...As late as January 11, Wuhan’s health authorities were still claiming there were just 41 confirmed cases....How much time did the Communist coverup cost?
...On Wednesday, U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said the speed of China's reaction to the emergence of the coronavirus had probably cost the world two months when it could have been preparing for the outbreak.
'Unfortunately, rather than using best practices, this outbreak in Wuhan was covered up,' O'Brien said Wednesday during an appearance at the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation....
Let's assume that Trump was "warned by China" (a dubious proposition) on January 15th. That means that in less than 6 weeks, he assembled the expertise, determined the course of action, and initiated the protocols.
Not bad at all, considering the umpty-billion 'what-ifs' and 'how-abouts' involved.
No doubt the LeftyCranks would have a better, more quickly-assembled and -executed plan.
Right??
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