The past 20 years of disease outbreaks could be viewed as a series of near-miss catastrophes, which have led to complacency rather than the increased vigilance necessary to control outbreaks. Fortunately, the seriousness of the current COVID-19 situation has prompted key organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI) - set up by the World Economic Forum in 2017 - to put preparations in place in order to prevent the current epidemic from becoming a pandemic.

2017!
The Trump Administration has been told since 2017 that the Corona Virus was going Pandemic and in response Trump dismantled the Office of Disease Response!