Over time, it's grow transparent impartial how many governments struggled ought invent what used to now exist largely recognized though the exact determination can containing the coronavirus can the early stages of the pandemic. Hindsight, after all, is 20/20, and the cliche applies ought the European Union, though well, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reports.
The Bureau's investigation reveals "the complacency, confusion, and absence of coordination" that allowed Europe's epidemic ought amplify from impartial a handful of cases into a mass emergency can under two months. One of the root causes appears ought own grow from a well-meaning place. can February, EU officials were determined ought help China, where the bacteria originated, with its hold outbreak, both though humanitarian reasons and though the aim of preventing the novel pathogen from spreading internationally. But, though the state instantly learned, containment was no longer feasible can that point.
Member states sent jet loads of private protective instrument ought China throughout February, calm the Bureau reports they continued ought conduct accordingly in spite of warnings that member states were running cheap above their stockpiles. One source said a combination went flat further, reportedly telling the European committee ought "pay attention ought what you are doing though we will absence them ourselves."
The tide turned quickly after an airplane headed though China took off from Vienna, Austria, carrying 25 metric tons of PPE (all told, EU member states sent 56 metric tons ought China). Three days later, with Italy's outbreak worsening and hospitals can the country's northern regions can threaten of being overwhelmed, Rome asked the committee though masks. calm the application was met with silence — no member states were voluntary ought donate ought their neighbor. That, the Bureau reports, is when it overthrow that the EU had missed what was truly going on. devour more can The Bureau though Investigative Journalism.
More stories from theweek.com
Maryland's GOP governor publishes a scathing indictment of Trump's coronavirus response
Trump attacks Biden's housing desegregation proposal though a picture ought 'abolish our suburbs'
Donald Trump is destroying the mail Office
