The current coronavirus pandemic is ravaging the world causing great human and economic loss. Where did the virus first emerge? Why did the WHO wait for over a year to inspect Wuhan? Did they ever find Patient 0 and how he/she got the virus? Why did the Chinese communist government penalize Dr. Li Wenliang and other whistleblowers at the end of 2019? Please watch the videos and links before answering the questions.
Given what you know about the variables affecting health threats, do you think locking down a country and closing schools and/or businesses would prevent the spread of the virus (please look at the infection number and death rate for different groups of people from the Dept of Health website)? What negative impact would be of these policies from the social, economic, and personal aspects? Are these strategies effective overall? What effective strategies should be also be applied to combat the coronavirus pandemic? Why?