Why Government misunderstood the effects of Coronavirus?

All Government did not take coronavirus Seriously initially. This is even true for China. It is believed that Chinese authority did not take covid 19 seriously. Results 3300 death, Though Chinese authority handled it skillfully.

USA President Trump also did not take it seriously. He also bragged about the number of Covid 19 infected patient back in February. Look at the number now. Total number of infected person is closing to 300000. Why the most powerful country in the world did not take this virus seriously?

This is also true for all other countries including Italy, Germany, and Spain.

We have seen developed countries including USA, Germany, Spain, Italy is strugling to provide support to the infected person. It would be a catastrophic events if coronavirus spreads in the underdeveloped or developing countries.

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