COVID-19 and the American Response

It Was Never Meant To Be

A nurse wearing protective gear is seen at a hospital. Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Woeful incompetence and flagrant disregard are the most apt descriptions for the federal government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which has circled the globe in less than three months and is now officially classified as a pandemic. The response, or lack thereof, to this burgeoning public health crisis is what President Trump’s electoral…