Umm, shouldn't Governments of the world planned for a pandemic decades ago?hmm

[ITasteSpring]

I mean, I have read numerous times over the decades about the fact that it is inevitable that a deadly, contagious disease will create another pandemic at some point. After Aids people were saying, ' imagine if it had been an air borne disease'.

Today's situation wasn't just predictable - it was long predicted. The Governments of the world should have already had a clear plan on how to respond, not just be making it up as they go along.

I don't understand how they could have. Like the aids pandemic and this coronavirus pandemic. It takes totally different strategies to reduce/ control them. There's way to many variables to have a proper plan of anything.

I think it's more that the government shouldn't have reduce the nhs so much over the years and listened to other countries during this current pandemic. Italy is screaming at us to get our thumbs out of our arses and we're looking the other way 😢

Taiwan obviously did;

"After securing its borders, Taiwan used technology to fight the virus. Temperature monitors were already set up at airports after the 2003 SARS outbreak to detect anyone with a fever, a symptom of coronavirus."

"Passengers can also scan a QR code and report their travel history and health symptoms online. That data is then given directly to Taiwan’s CDC."

"Those coming from badly affected areas are put under mandatory 14-day home quarantine, even if they are not sick, and are tracked using location sharing on their mobile phone. Absconding can lead to heavy fines."

"That also goes for not reporting symptoms."

"One man who didn’t tell the authorities he had symptoms after he returned from Wuhan and went to a dance club the next day was fined $10,000."

www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/what-taiwan-can-teach-world-fighting-coronavirus-n1153826