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by igravious 2337 days ago
In fairness, just about everybody could emote “In $country it will take $year to build a hospital. Grumble grumble.”

What you should be asking yourself is how prepared is $country for an outbreak of a virulent pathogen? And; given its preparedness (1) how quickly could an area be cordoned off and quarantined, (2) how quickly could a makeshift medical structure to house an appreciable number of patients be slung together?