COVID-19 mortality twice as high for men in Italy as women

I wasn't panicked ... just doing what seemed like 'well, looks like this is coming our way so better get this, this and that. That's all. US government would have seen this train coming and planned for it. NOT because of whatever originated the virus, or because they knew before the virus stated that it would be started, but because there was so much time to observe the virus before it got here.

I agree 100% with everything you wrote. Though my analysis was not as well thought out or detailed as your I've had similar ideas. I put some forth in this post. Managing the Virus - Rush and President Trump are Excelling

It makes the same point about managing the panic.

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