Maybe my calendar has a coincidental time warp function built into it's Flux Capacitor, but I recall the timeline more as:
China: Not sure when you think China released actual, factual or relevant data. But we believe they started having "issues" in Nov 2019. But hey, if you think China actually only had 40,000 infections out of a population of 1.3B, you go with that. Coincidentally, in that same month the CDC posted job openings for Public Health Advisors for their Quarantine Program in multiple cities here:
https://jobs.cdc.gov/job/dallas/publ...m/250/14136286
Italy: The first cases of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic in Italy were confirmed on 31 January 2020, when two Chinese tourists in Rome tested positive Coincidentally, that was the same day he banned all flights from China - which apparently made him a racist xenophobe in some circles.
Maybe you've never worked directly with CEOs. Maybe you didn't work much in a competitive company in the private sector. I dunno. But if you did all of the above, you would be more familiar on how a leader, aka the BOSS, thinks and operates.
The BOSS takes inputs from the team, sets one or more goals based on that input, then relies on his team, aka experts, to tell him if it's possible or not. At this point, he is expecting action plans, lists of tasks required, aka scope of work, and a draft of pros and cons, along with risk factors and known obstacles to achieving the goal and budgets.
Then there is a series of iterative process(es) and reviews, status updates, new data received, etc. - culminating in a GO/NOGO decision or modification to the plan. Rinse and repeat. Noteworthy: new data is streaming in showing impacts of already taken steps and precautions, along with data on who are impacted (age groups) and how. Not to mention progress on possible therapeutics and progress on vaccines for the future.
We are still in the iterative processes and I doubt you've recently gained the clairvoyance abilities needed to see the future accurately, based upon your challenges with understanding the recent past. But I could be wrong again.
Originally Posted by Why_Yes_I_Do
I worked for a major corporation for 46 years, reaching a senior level. Never worked directly for the CEO of the company but worked directly with people up to and including division presidents.
Yes, a good CEO listens to his trusted advisors in order to make the best decisions. Trump instead goes his own way and makes ridiculous statements to the people of this country.
Have you watched Dr. Fauci's face contort when Trump makes a statement that flies in the face of reality?
"On February 28, Trump said that coronavirus will “disappear” like a “miracle” while speaking at a press conference for his coronavirus task force. On Tuesday, he told reporters on Capitol Hill that coronavirus “will go away.” In late February, he speculated that warm weather would kill the virus and stop its spread. None of these statements are backed by science or infectious disease experts within his own administration. (Though some diseases — like the seasonal flu — do diminish in warmer seasons, there is currently no evidence the novel coronavirus will behave this way.)"
I can cite source after source talking about the many misleading statements, and absolute lies, Trump has made since the onset of the coronavirus in China. You would rather attack the source than comment on whether or not the statements are true.
I don't rely on being clairvoyent in understanding the circumstances. Today we had the most deaths from the virus so far. We have surpassed China in the number of cases, although I don't trust China to supply us with accurate data. Either way, we are at least #2 if not #1 in the world in coronavrus cases.
I listen to Trump's task force for the most reliable information on the future anticipated spread of the virus and what should be done to protect ourselves. If the experts think that business can get back in some respect to a more normal condition by Easter Sunday, fine. From what I've heard, that is very doubtful.