I found this piece by a UT professor to be really well thought out. It discusses the mobilisation that the US, and I guess other countries actually, could take to brace for and address the unavoidable progress of the virus.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/co...braith-2020-03
Compared to a world war, the COVID-19 epidemic is a fairly manageable problem, provided that the US government can rise to the challenge. But without a mass mobilization to secure critical supplies and prevent a panic, the crisis could easily spin out of control.