One note: China’s policies will be seen as a failure due to their initial denial and persecution of the medical professionals attempting to call attention to the issue, they have already undermined any response’s success or failure
I disagree. I think that might be how China’s policies are viewed, but I think a more likely outcome is that they will actually work to dramatically slow the spread of the virus within China. The denials and coverups early on will seem inconsequential compared to the millions of lives saved by the quarantines.
One note: China’s policies will be seen as a failure due to their initial denial and persecution of the medical professionals attempting to call attention to the issue, they have already undermined any response’s success or failure
I disagree. I think that might be how China’s policies are viewed, but I think a more likely outcome is that they will actually work to dramatically slow the spread of the virus within China. The denials and coverups early on will seem inconsequential compared to the millions of lives saved by the quarantines.
With the benefit of hindsight, I judge this prediction to have been 100% correct. Anyone disagree?