It will be interesting to see if Trump is able to avoid the blame for how COVID19 is to kill many Americans. It would have killed many, but action taken by him would have bought time for more preparations to be made, and therefore for lives to have been saved, not just of the general public, but of those who are treating those infected. Remember that after Ebola caused a more major issue because it spread to the west in 2014, the office used to co-ordinate responses to such issues was closed!
Here in the UK, we have an issue where there are concerns about the levels of PPE (personal protective equipment) which are available in the community, let alone, what is present in hospitals. In addition to this, like all nations, the UK faces a shortage of ventilators, but unlike many others, missed out on the chance to get more. What makes my blood boil, is that NHS staff would have better protection but Jeremy Hunt decided that we were not worth it. While there are arguments that the preparation of the UK could and should have been better, there is no doubt that the NHS would have been in a better place to deal with things if not for the way it has been treated up until now.
What I find amazing though is the way that people appear to be denying the reality that is taking place in Iran, Italy and Spain. Social distancing will save lives, and sadly, the economies of most of our nations will need to be stagnant for a while. China will recover from this, but the concern there is for how long. They are to enter a state of isolation and I suspect that they will hope that a vaccine or an effective treatment is found before it recurs there. What I hope is that China will be able to help save the world. If they are able to keep COVID19 from returning, they could be the force that allows the world to have more ventilators and more PPE.
Anyway, I am hoping that the testing that has been approved for NHS staff will allow me to return to work soon. So long as the testing is found to be accurate.
It will be interesting to watch a disaster film in the future. Even now, we will be able to watch some and think "That is Trump" or "That person is just like a Trump supporter denying the effects of COVID." And as you can see from the video, being a moron is not just confined to the young.