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Comment by arel

> Bill Gates knew (see ted talk), the rest of us didn't.

This assertion is false.

Generally speaking competent governments routinely do threat level risk assessments.

For example previous UK governments produced comprehensive pandemic response plans:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_Cygnus

In the US the Obama administration produced a pandemic playbook.

Obama gave speeches highlighting the threat of pandemics and left a fully staffed pandemic response team:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-pandemic-preparednes...

However:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/trump-coronavirus-n...

I hope this is not seen as a political attack but presentation of facts.

Some governments are simply more competent than others.

parent arel 6 years ago

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