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I don't think that comparison works.

There, you had relatively short duration disasters where very soon afterwards, coordinated efforts were dedicated to putting the pieces back together.

Now, most of the press and leadership seems to be thinking only about how to manage the health related consequences of an ongoing crisis. I really don't hear anyone strategizing how to put the pieces back together or how to contain the crisis (note that I did not say contain the disease) so things don't fall apart so completely. There is a profound absence of thought amongst those in decision-making positions, at least insofar as I can see.