In a Pandemic where the rate of infection is parabolic, the initial reaction fo the disease needs to be quick and decisive. In downplaying the Coronavirus pandemic in February and not ordering life-saving ventilators, the Trump administration ceded a window of opportunity that could have saved countless lives. According to Ford’s timeline, if the Trump administration had reacted to an acute shortage of ventilators in February, the joint effort between Ford and General Elecric might have produced life-saving equipment in mid to late April instead of the now projected June. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/us/politics/coronavirus-ventilators.html
