If you wish to compare China’s experience with our flu season, then you must compare China’s response to the outbreak with that of other countries, including the U.S. Although it was slow in reacting, China had the power to, and did, essentially shut down the entire country, provided test kits and medical supplies while building huge hospitals in a matter of days. Without that type of response, the numbers would be quite different. Making this type of comparison, our flu season with China’s coronavirus results, is terribly misleading. Finally, not every expert in the U.S. has political bias, and yet the overwhelming majority of real experts in the field suggests these measures.
