Quote Originally Posted by Full Otto View Post
In the back of my mind I can't help thinking this is a grandstand play by China to show who holds the purse strings.
Not that there isn't a virus but not near the extreme response needed.
Unlikely in the extreme. This crisis ONLY HURTS China. In fact, they're downplaying the severity because they're terrified of the economic backlash if it 'looks' like they've lost control of it. Well, I think that ship has sailed, but for the rest of us, I hope this gets under control. Not just for the suffering and deaths of others, but also because of the economic shockwaves that will ripple across the globe. We in the USA may be barely touched by the disease, but international markets collapsing will SCREW US financially......