I dont think any of them were, other countries incompetence is no excuse for our own incompetence,
as i posted in the link,
Richard Horton
wrote in the Lancet. He cited an example from his journal on 20 January, pointing to a global epidemic: “Preparedness plans should be readied for deployment at short notice, including securing supply chains of pharmaceuticals, personal protective equipment, hospital supplies and the necessary human resources to deal with the consequences of a global outbreak of this magnitude.”
our government had plenty of warnings from well respected doctors, but chose to ignore it, Doris was on record stating it was no more dangerous than Flue, as much as you like the man, he is completely incompetent...