[celticninja]

In part likely due to the fact that China misled everyone so significantly in the beginning other countries could not plan appropriately

[Cookingboy]

Ok, which part did China mislead people? China told the world the virus can be transmitted asymptomatically, can be transmitted human to human, with a 14 days incubation period, and provided all the clinical data.

[celticninja]

Probably worth reading this:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/26/the-re...

[celticninja]

It misled people by hiding the extent of the problem, by harassing and prosecuting doctors who were raising awareness. Their first response was to suppress warnings.