Bigger picture muse:
Shanghai, the megacity of 30 million people has done better than most at managing the outbreak. As of Feb. 27, it reported 337 infections and 3 deaths, without a single case of unknown origin.
"Without early preparedness, an outbreak could have been disastrous," said Zhang Wenhong, head of the Shanghai Medical Treatment Expert Team and director of the Infectious Disease Department at prestigious Huashan Hospital.
Yet China could have warned the rest of the world much earlier of the outbreak - but chose not to. Thanks China. This crosses the line of self-interest v selfishness in my opinion.
The Code of Hammurabi applied in diluted format = China should pay compensation. Trump will probably take that line.
More importantly, a Law of Evolution - only the strong survive. Other countries should’ve had their socio-political and economic shit in better order in the first place.