China certainly pulled out all the stops. Destroy their own economy lock down a city of 11 millions, weld apartment building doors shut, build open ward 1000 bed "hospitals" with no medical facilities or toilets (Like the Nazi "showers" with no floor drains!), and most damning of all, ban all air travel from Wuhan to any other Chinese destination, while allowing free travel to other countries.
They knew. They KNEW! and they wanted to take down the rest of the world with them.
The only saving grace appears to be that COVID-19 shares the high mutation rate of other corona viruses that prevent a vaccine for the corona viruses that cause the common cold, and it is rapidly mutating to progressively milder forms.
The potential for long term lung, kidney and neurological damage is also a kicker, with this Wuhan Flu.
I saw a chart earlier that shows the ground glass effect (in lungs) can begin in the very early stages (asymptomatic), and progresses, accordingly.
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3839973/posts?page=6#6
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3839973/posts?page=12#12
Good points, about it mutating to a less severe form.