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The problem is the impossible standard. Every government was caught off-guard. South Korea handled it the best, but they have the preparation from the worry about chemical warfare from the North.

There is no precedent for stopping the economy for a virus, we didn't do that for Swine Flu or any other pandemic.

I'm glad this is the new standard, but lets not pretend it's always been.