The number coming out of China do not seem... completely above board and have been questioned by many people. Also as other have said, China, being an authoritarian country, had the power to lock down in ways that the US simply is not ready for or willing to put up with. Already in KY we've had a man who refused to self isolate after testing positive so now we have to station someone outside his house. We have 21 cases total.
We need a couple more cases like that for people to be out baying for blood and for pandemic-level laws that allow people to be jailed/isolated forcibly.
