Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
And the CDC was apparently not allowed to tell the public that ”elderly and physically fragile Americans“ should not fly.
https://apnews.com/921ad7f1f08d7634bf681ba785faf269
“The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted the plan as a way of trying to control the virus, but White House officials ordered the air travel recommendation be removed, said the official who had direct knowledge of the plan. Trump administration officials have since suggested certain people should consider not traveling, but have stopped short of the stronger guidance sought by the CDC.”
Are we going to be another China?
In Taiwan, there were a lot of discussions on the cover-ups on Mainland China and people ask "could this happen in Taiwan"? In China, apparently one of the blames being laid out was the HuBei provincial officials were waiting for the Central Government's approval on alarming people.
The medical people in Taiwan said that Taiwan has a process where decisions and announcements are made by the TW CDC and it does not require higher approval. The TW CDC is pretty transparent (but they do try to downplay some stuff to avoid adding fear) and so far has most people's trust. Taiwan's politic is as polarized as the US but both sides in general trust their CDC so far.
Trust is very important right now.