In most of the world, the lack of preparation seems to be more for structural and political reasons than due to lack of knowledge. NYT had a fascinating story

In most of the world, the lack of preparation seems to be more for structural and political reasons than due to lack of knowledge. NYT had a fascinating story on an effort in the US to scale up production of ventilators, that produced nothing in 14 years https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/coronavirus-us-ventilator-shortage.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/coronavirus-us-v...